State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Charleston, West Virginia

October 2007–September 2011

Chief State School Officer

Member—Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology

Ed.D. West Virginia University
Major—Educational Leadership Studies
Minor—Curriculum and Instruction
Post Graduate, Ohio State University
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration

M.A. West Virginia University
Educational Administration

B.A. Fairmont State College
Education, Social Studies Comprehensive