With Senate confirmation of Miguel Cardona as U.S. education secretary, the Biden administration is filling other positions in the department. To read more about the appointments, find an alphabetical listing here or view them on The Churn. Bios for senior officials are available here.
Secretary: Miguel Cardona
Office of the Secretary
Chief of Staff: Lexi Barrett
Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy and Programs: Scott Sargrad
Deputy Chief of Staff: Donna Harris-Aikens
Senior Advisor: Amy Levitan
Senior Advisor: Chris Soto
Senior Advisor, Labor Relations: Maralyn O’Brien
Director, Strategic Partnerships: Shital Shah
Deputy White House Liaison: Jacob Brett-Turner
Director, Scheduling and Advance: Cristina Flores
Director, Scheduling: Madeline Douglas
Deputy Director, Scheduling: Kayla Ratnasamy
Director, Advance: Amanda DelGiudice
Deputy Director, Advance: Jordan Johnson
Special Advisor: Kabila Winters
Special Assistant: Jorge Santiago
Special Assistant: Chase Moore
Special Assistant, Advance: Eduardo Levi
Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff: Naseam Alavi
Executive Assistant, Executive Officer Manager: Fabiola Yang
White House Fellow: Adan Gonzalez
Deputy Secretary: Cindy Marten
Chief of Staff: Jillian Doody
Deputy Chief of Staff: Ramon Carranza
Senior Advisor, Innovation: Monica Logothetis
Senior Advisor: Joaquin Tamayo
Policy Advisor: Jenna Sablan
Under Secretary: James Kvaal
Deputy Under Secretary and Chief Economist: Jordan Matsudaira
Deputy Undersecretary: Ben Miller
Chief of Staff: Melanie Muenzer
Senior Advisor: Rich Williams
Special Assistant: Jack Hurley
Special Assistant: Wesley Whistle
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Director: Maggie Siddiqi
Deputy Director: Kathryn “Katy” Joseph
Inspector General
Inspector General: Sandra Bruce (Delegated)
Institute of Education Science
Director: Mark Schneider
International Affairs
Director: Maureen McLaughlin
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Assistant Secretary: Amy Loyd
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Jen Mishory
Senior Advisor: J. Noah Brown
Policy Advisor: Emily Lamont
Chief of Staff: DeAndre Jones
Special Assistant: Elias Romanos
Special Assistant: Catherine McConnell
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer: Luis Lopez
Office for Civil Rights
Assistant Secretary: Catherine Lhamon
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Seth Galanter
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Luke Rhine
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy: Monique Dixon
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Operations and Outreach: Suzanne Goldberg
Chief of Staff: Sam Ames
Senior Counsel: Alice Abrokwa
Senior Counsel: Adaku Onyeka-Crawford
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer: Luis Lopez
Office of Communications and Outreach
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Shin Inouye (designated assistant)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, State and Local Engagement: Lauren Mendoza
Chief of Staff: Anna Hartge
Deputy Chief of Staff: Chauncey Alexander
Press Secretary: Scott Sibley
Press Secretary, Oversight: Roy Loewenstein
Press Secretary, Higher Education: Johnny Adames
Traveling Press Secretary: Vanessa Harmoush
Digital Director: Chelsea Daley
Director, Rural Engagement: Julia Cunningham
Traveling Digital Director: Hussien Salama
Director, Speechwriting and Editorial Content: Tiffany Taber
Chief Speechwriter: Mintaro Oba
Senior Advisor: Kamau Marshall
Senior Advisor: Rachel Thomas
Senior Advisor: LaWanda Toney
Special Assistant: Allison Barry
Special Assistant, Family Outreach: Cecily Darden
Special: Assistant: Kevin Lima
Special Assistant: Ashley Mushnick
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistant Secretary:
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Adam Schott (designated assistant)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Early Learning: Swati Adarkar
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Equity and Discretionary Grants and Support Service: Bernadine Futrell
Chief of Staff: Danny Carlson
Senior Advisor: Brenda Calderon
Senior Advisor: Laura Jimenez
Senior Advisor: Kortne Edogun-Ticey
Special Assistant: Sarah Mehrotra
Office of English Language Acquisition
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director: Montserrat Garibay (acting assistant secretary)
Senior Advisor: Melissa Castillo
Office of Federal Student Aid
Chief Operating Officer: Richard Cordray
Office of Finance and Operations
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Denise L. Carter (acting assistant secretary and chief financial officer)
Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel: Elizabeth “Lisa” Brown
Principal Deputy General Counsel: Lynn Eisenberg
Deputy General Counsel: Toby Merrill
Senior Counsel: John Bailey
Senior Counsel: Joanna Darcus
Senior Counsel: William Desmond
Senior Counsel: Jessa Mirtle
Senior Counsel, Oversight: Matthew Robinson
Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Assistant Secretary: Gwen Graham
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Blanchi Roblero
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Claire Viall
Principal Advisor for Legislative Affairs: Melissa Bellin
Chief of Staff: Doralicia “Allie” Aguilera
Director of Higher Education and Oversight Strategy: Alex Payne
Senior Advisor: JoAnn Martinez
Special Assistant: Stephen Cekuta
Special Assistant: Marco Sanchez
Special Assistant: Kalila Winters
Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development
Assistant Secretary: Roberto Rodriguez
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Juliana Rinz
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Mary Wall
Chief of Staff: Kabrillen Jones
Deputy Director, Education Technology: Kristina Ishmael
Senior Advisor: John Garcia III
Senior Advisor: Maureen Tracey-Mooney
Policy Advisor: Kayla Patrick
Policy Advsior: Tariq Habash
Policy Advisor: Loredana Valtierra
Special Assistant: Jessica Bowen Gall
Special Assistant: Heather Shuttleworth
Office of Postsecondary Education
Assistant Secretary: Nassar Paydar
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs: Amanda Fuchs Miller
Senior Advisor for ARP Implementation: Antoinette Flores
Senior Advisor: Jennifer Engle
Policy Advisor: Lindsey Tepe
Special Assistant: Heather Ward
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Director: Calvin Mitchell, Jr.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Assistant Secretary: Glenna Gallo
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Katherine Neas
Chief of Staff: Eric Nutshell
Office of Special Education Programs Director: Valerie Williams
Rehabilitative Services Administration Commissioner:
Special Assistant: Meghan Whitaker
Senior Advisor: Sue Swenso
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
Executive Director: Alexis Holmes
Deputy Director: Larry Bowden
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Executive Director: Dietra Trent
Deputy Director: Naeem Jenkins-Nixon
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, Office of the Secretary
Executive Director: Melody Gonzales
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
Executive Director: Naomi Miguel
Deputy Director: