SENIOR STAFF
Biographies of Senior Officials—U.S. Department of Education

Arne Duncan Secretary of Education  
Vacant Chief of Staff  
Peter Cunningham Assistant Secretary, Office of Communications and Outreach Home page
Carmel Martin Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Home page
Charles P. Rose General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel Home page
Mary Mitchelson Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector General Home page
Sue Betka Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences Home page
Russlynn Ali Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Home page
Thomas Skelly Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer Home page
* JoAnn Ryan Assistant Secretary, Office of Management Home page
Gabriella Gomez Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Home page
Danny Harris Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer Home page
Phil Maestri Director, Risk Management Service Home page
Vacant Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Home page
Vacant Deputy Secretary Home page
Bill Modzeleski Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Home page
Jim Shelton Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement Home page
* Andy Pepin Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Home page
Richard Smith Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students Home page
* Joseph Conaty Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Home page
Vacant Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Home page
Vacant Under Secretary Home page
James Manning Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid Home page
* Daniel T. Madzelan Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education Home page
Dennis Berry Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education Home page
Leonard L. Haynes III Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Home page
Vacant Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Home page

*Asterisks indicate individuals who were issued delegations of authority to perform the functions and duties vested by law and other delegations in the positions specified. They will remain in effect until nominees are confirmed and sworn in to the positions, or upon acting officers’ filling the positions, whichever occurs first.

Biographies of Former Senior Officials


 
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