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DANETTE GERALD HOWARD, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2011-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2011-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2011-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2011-. Chair, Segmental Advisory Council, 2011-. Member, College Savings Plans of Maryland Board, 2011-; Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs, 2011-; Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 2011-; Education Coordinating Committee, 2011-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2011-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2011-; Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center Governing Board, 2011-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2011-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2011-; P-20 Leadership Council on Maryland, 2011-; Southern Maryland Higher Education Council, 2011-; Southern Regional Education Board, 2011-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2011-; Education and Curriculum Advisory Committee of Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2011-. Board of Directors, Maryland Workforce Corporation, 2011-. Chair, Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions, 2012- (member, 2011-). Member, Student Transfer Advisory Committee, 2012-.
Member, Commission on Civic Literacy, 2011-12; Task Force to Study the Creation of a Regional Higher Education Center in Northeastern Maryland, 2011-12.
Howard University, B.A. (human communication studies-legal communications), summa cum laude, 1997; Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Ed.M. (administration, planning & social policy), 1998; University of Maryland College Park, Ph.D. (higher education policy & administration), 2007. Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2001-03 (coordinator, office of vice-president for student affairs, 1999-2001; coordinator of multicultural recruitment, office of undergraduate admissions). Research assistant, Race, Equity and Diversity in the South Project, University of Maryland, College Park, 2004-06. Assistant Director of Higher Education Policy, The Education Trust, 2007-08 (senior research associate, 2006). Board of Directors, College and Career Pathways, Inc., 2008-09 (chair, 2009-11). Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 1996-.
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