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DeVos Announces Deputy Assistant Secretary for OCR and Other Staff

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently announced the hiring of several senior staff members.

The announcement was the first official staff announcement, with additional hiring announcements expected to be made in the coming weeks. In addition, the White House announced the Presidentā€™s intention to nominate Carlos MuƱiz as the U.S. Department of Educationā€™s General Counsel.

  • Josh Venable
    Chief of Staff
  • Dougie Simmons
    Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
  • Ebony Lee
    Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
    Effective date: 4/16/17
  • Robert Eitel
    Senior Counselor to the Secretary
  • James Manning
    Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary and Acting Under Secretary
    Effective date: 4/16/17
  • Jana Toner
    White House Liaison
  • Candice Jackson
    Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office for Civil Rights and Acting Assistant Secretary
  • Jason Botel
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education and Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education,
  • Jose Viana
    Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition,
    Effective date: 4/24/17
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