New appointments at the Education Department. (In Washington).Richard LaPointe has been appointed director of the Division of High School, Postsecondary and Career Education at the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education The Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) is a subdivision of the United States Department of Education. OVAE falls under the supervision of the Undersecretary, who oversees policies, programs and activities related to vocational and adult education, postsecondary . He will serve as the principal program advisor to the Office of the Assistant Secretary on matters related to high school, postsecondary and career education programs. During his career at the Department of Education, LaPointe has held positions in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Office of Postsecondary Education and Office of the Secretary. He also served as senior advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. to the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cheryl Keenan, the former director of the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education in the state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York , has been named the director of the Division of Adult Education and Literacy. She has served on numerous state and national committees and task-forces on adult education reform, workforce development, program accountability, research and special initiatives. Keenan also played a role in shaping and implementing the new requirements in Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Assistant Secretary Carol D'Amico appointed Joan Athen as special assistant for community colleges. In addition to her 23 years of experience as an entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industry, Athen is the former chair of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges and former board chair and vice chair of Howard Community College Howard Community College is a community college in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland. HCC, in partnership with Prince George's Community College, also has a campus in Laurel that is known as Laurel College Center (LCC). . |
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