Aimee Guidera

American public official (born 1967)
Aimee Rogstad Guidera
Guidera in 2024
Virginia Secretary of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 15, 2022
GovernorGlenn Youngkin
Preceded byFran Bradford
Personal details
Born
Aimee Rogstad

1967
Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationPrinceton University
Harvard University

Aimee Rogstad Guidera (born 1967) is an American education professional and public official who serves as Virginia Secretary of Education.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Maryland, Guidera received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and later earned a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.[5]

Career

After attending university, Guidera taught for the Japanese Ministry of Education and later worked for the National Governors Association on education policy and academic standards. From 1995 to 2003, Guidera worked for the National Alliance of Business, eventually becoming the organization's Vice President of Programs.[6] From 2003 to 2005, Guidera was the director of the Washington, D.C. office of the National Center for Educational Accountability. In 2005, Guidera founded the Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy organization established to improve the quality, accessibility and use of data in education to improve student achievement.[6]

Guidera has served on various boards of organizations including the Institute for Educational Leadership, Policy Innovators in Education Network, Conservative Leaders for Education, and the Harvard Center for Education Policy Research.[3][5][7]

Virginia Secretary of Education

In 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made his first cabinet selection when he appointed Guidera as the Virginia Secretary of Education.[1] Several news outlets noted that Youngkin's focus on education as a campaign priority was reflected in his decision to begin announcing his cabinet nominees with his choice for Guidera as Secretary of Education.[8][9]

Personal life

Guidera and her husband Bill moved to Virginia in 1995. They have two daughters.[10][3]

Honors and awards

In 2012, Guidera was named one of Time Magazine's School of Thought: 12 Education Activists of 2012.[6][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Youngkin makes education secretary his first cabinet pick". AP NEWS. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ "Conservative Voices at the Humphrey School Presents: Parents Matter with Aimee Guidera | Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs". www.hhh.umn.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ^ a b c d "Secretary Aimee Rogstad Guidera". Virginia Department of Education.
  4. ^ Kira (2022-08-30). "Education: AIMEE ROGSTAD GUIDERA". Virginia Business. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. ^ a b "Aimee Rogstad Guidera". cepr.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  6. ^ a b c "Aimee Guidera Biography". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. ^ "Youngkin Picks Consultant As Virginia's Next Education Secretary". 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. ^ "Gov.-elect Youngkin names school data consultant as Virginia education secretary". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  9. ^ Leonor, Mel (December 20, 2021). "Youngkin announces Aimee Rogstad Guidera as education secretary". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  10. ^ "Virginia governor-elect chooses education secretary as first cabinet pick". wusa9.com. December 20, 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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