Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointments

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced
additional appointments to his Administration today. Secretariat of
Education Kathy Burcher, Deputy Secretary of Education Kathy Burcher
has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Education. Prior to her
appointment, Kathy served as Director of Government Relations and
Research for the Virginia Education Association since August 2016.

She also previously managed legislative affairs for the Virginia PTA, served
six years on Virginia’s Advisory Board for Teacher Education and
Licensure, held positions on the K-12 transition workgroups for both
Governor Bob McDonnell and Governor Ralph Northam, and most recently
co-chaired the PK-12 Cross Policy Alignment Subcommittee of the Northam
Administration’s COVID-19 Education Workgroup. Kathy has an undergraduate degree in Social Science from James Madison University and a master’s degree in Education from George Washington University. She began her career working with special education students in Fairfax County. 

Secretariat of the Commonwealth Board Appointments   Board of Historic
Resources   Trip Pollard of Midlothian, Land and Community Program
Leader, Southern Environmental Law Center   Board of Social Work   The
Honorable Canek Aguirre* of Alexandria, Member, Alexandria City Council
Gloria Polk Manns* of Roanoke, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Manns
Counseling Services and New Hope Support Services, LLC Teresa B.
Reynolds, LCSW of Cumberland County, Director of Field Education and
Social Work Program Coordinator, Longwood University   Child Support
Guidelines Review Panel   Daniel L. Gray of Fairfax, Attorney, Cooper
Ginsberg Gray PLLC   *denotes reappointment   Full Release