Ron DeSantis Names Longtime Official to Education Commission of the States

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September 11, 2023

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Kimberly Richey to the Education Commission of the States.

Kimberly Richey

Richey is a Senior Chancellor at the Florida Department of Education. Previously, she served as the Deputy Superintendent of the Virginia Department of Education and was the Acting Assistant Secretary/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the United States Department of Education. Richey earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Southern Nazarene University and her juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma.

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