Vicki Phillips
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Vicki Phillips is an educator who has held government and non-profit positions in various parts of the United States.
Phillips was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education
from 2003-2004. She left Pennsylvania to become the Superintendent of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon
, where she served until 2007, when she was hired by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
.
Phillips was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
from 2003-2004. She left Pennsylvania to become the Superintendent of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, where she served until 2007, when she was hired by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
.