The Churn

The latest leadership changes in the education sector

We’re tracking who’s going where in the education world. If you’ve got news to share, contact us at info@future-ed.org.

Nick Simmons, who was senior advisor to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, is now deputy chief of staff for Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont.

March 2023

Lisa Coons, chief academic officer in the Tennessee Department of Education, has been named Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction. Jeremy Riley, superintendent of Goochland County Public Schools, will serve as the state education department’s chief of staff.

March 2023

Erica L. Green, an education reporter at The New York Times for the past six years, is leaving the beat for other projects. The Times education team now includes Sarah Mervosh and Troy Clossen.

March 2023

David P. Cleary, who was Republican staff director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, has joined DLA Piper’s public affairs practice as a senior policy advisor.

March 2023

Kathy Chow, director of  communications and development for CivicWell and a former executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association, has been named executive director of Education Writers Association.

 

March 2023

Gabriella Gómez, deputy director of U.S. policy and finance for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is joining Strada Education Network as executive vice president of policy, advocacy, and communications.

March 2023

Chad Aldis, vice president for Ohio policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, has been named director of the Iowa Department of Education.

March 2023

Garry W. Jenkins, currently dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, has been named president of Bates College.

March 2023