Keynote Speaker: Cheryl L. Keenan
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
8:45-9:30 a.m.
Cheryl L. Keenan is the Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Division of Adult Education and Literacy in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. In her role as the national director, she oversees the office which funds almost $600 million in state and local grant programs to enable adults to become literate and complete high school so they can succeed as workers, parents, and citizens. She is responsible for overseeing the Office of Corrections Education and the Adult Education National Programs Account, including resources to assist further development of the field of adult education and literacy.
Prior to her appointment to the U.S. Department of Education in June of 2002, she served as the Pennsylvania’s State Director of Adult Education and Literacy where she developed Pennsylvania’s first state-funded family literacy program supporting literacy of parents and their young children. During her tenure in Pennsylvania she also held positions in the Bureau of Special Education.
Ms. Keenan holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of education, has performed fieldwork in the area of early childhood special education, and served on numerous committees to advance the education of children and adults.
8:45-9:30 a.m.
Cheryl L. Keenan is the Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Division of Adult Education and Literacy in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. In her role as the national director, she oversees the office which funds almost $600 million in state and local grant programs to enable adults to become literate and complete high school so they can succeed as workers, parents, and citizens. She is responsible for overseeing the Office of Corrections Education and the Adult Education National Programs Account, including resources to assist further development of the field of adult education and literacy.
Prior to her appointment to the U.S. Department of Education in June of 2002, she served as the Pennsylvania’s State Director of Adult Education and Literacy where she developed Pennsylvania’s first state-funded family literacy program supporting literacy of parents and their young children. During her tenure in Pennsylvania she also held positions in the Bureau of Special Education.
Ms. Keenan holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of education, has performed fieldwork in the area of early childhood special education, and served on numerous committees to advance the education of children and adults.
