Phyllis Hudecki

Phyllis Hudecki

Oklahoma Secretary of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2010
Governor	Mary Fallin
Personal details
Born	Morris, Oklahoma
Residence	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Occupation	Educator

Phyllis Hudecki is an American educator from Oklahoma. Hudecki was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin to serve as her Secretary of Education. As Secretary, Hudecki oversees all aspects of elementary and secondary education, vocational education and higher education for the State.

Biography

Originally from Morris, Oklahoma, Hudecki received her bachelor's degree and doctorate degree from Oklahoma State University. She received an educational specialist degree in education administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a master's degree in education from the University of Connecticut.

Hudecki began her career in education as a teacher in Norwich, Connecticut and served as an assistant principal at a technical high school in Kansas City, Missouri. She has held various positions with Iowa, Missouri and Massachusetts state departments of education and with the United States Department of Education in Washington, D.C.. In 1991, Hudecki joined the University of California-Berkeley as an associate director of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education.

Hudecki joined the Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition (OBEC) as that organization's Executive Director. OBEC is an organization supported by CEO's from 30 business across Oklahoma that develop policies to improve education in the State. Many of these policies have focused on establishing state curriculum standards, reviewing state tests and evaluating the State's education accountability policy.

On November 23, 2010, Governor-elect Mary Fallin announced that she will nominate Hudecki to serve as Oklahoma Secretary of Education. Her appointment will require confirmation by the Oklahoma Senate.

References

Governor-elect Mary Fallin Selects Phyllis Hudecki as Secretary of Education, Office of Governor-elect Mary Fallin, 11-23-10
Fallin Names Education Secretary, Tulsa World, by Barbara Hoberock, 11-23-10

External links

Official biography from the Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition

Political offices
Preceded by	Oklahoma Secretary of Education Under Governor Mary Fallin January 10, 2011-present	Incumbent

Cabinet of Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin (2011–present)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Glenn Coffee (2011–13) Larry Parman (2013) Chris Benge (2013–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Jim Reese (2011–present)

Secretary of Commerce	Dave Lopez (2011–13) Larry Parman (2013–present)

Secretary of Education and Workforce Development	Phyllis Hudecki (2011–13) Robert Sommers (2013–present)

Secretary of Energy and Environment	Mike Ming (2011–13) Michael Teague (2013–present)

Secretary of the Environment	Gary Sherrer (2011–13) Post Abolished

Secretary of Finance and Revenue	Preston Doerflinger (2011–present)

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Terry Cline (2011–present)

Secretary of Human Resources and Administration	Oscar B. Jackson Jr. (2011–12) Post Abolished

Adjutant General	Myles Deering (2011–present)

Secretary of Safety and Security	Michael C. Thompson (2011–present)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Stephen W. S. McKeever (2011–present)

Secretary of Tourism	Deby Snodgrass (2013–present)

Secretary of Transportation	Gary Ridley (2011–present)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Rita Aragon (2011–present)

Current members of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet

Governor Mary Fallin Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb Aragon Cline Deering Doerflinger McKeever Parman Reese Ridley Snodgrass Thompson

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