Biographies of Senior Officials

Senior Staff

Name	Role
Linda McMahon	Secretary
Richard Smith	Deputy Secretary, Delegated
James Bergeron	Under Secretary, Delegated
Rachel Oglesby	Chief of Staff
Hannah Ruth Earl	Director, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Richard Lucas	Chief Financial Officer, Acting
Thomas Flagg	Chief Information Officer
Vacant	Education Technology
Denise Carter	Chief Operating Officer, Delegated, Federal Student Aid
Thomas Wheeler	General Counsel, Acting
Matt Soldner	Institute of Education Sciences
Craig Trainor	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office for Civil Rights
Gregory Fortelny	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Career Technical and Adult Education
Madi Biedermann	Assistant Secretary, Delegated, Office of Communications and Outreach
Hayley Sanon	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Beatriz Ceja	Assistant Deputy Secretary/Director, Acting, Office of English Language Acquisition
Rene L. Rocque	Inspector General, Acting
Sarah Ursprung	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Larry Kean	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Vacant	Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Erin McHugh	Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
James Bergeron	Assistant Secretary, Delegated, Office of Postsecondary Education
Vacant	White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities