Arne Duncan Expected To Tap Emma Vadehra As New Chief Of Staff
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will likely soon tap a new chief of staff, sources say.
Sources close to the administration, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told The Huffington Post that Joanne Weiss, Duncan's longtime right-hand woman, will depart the U.S. Education Department this summer, likely in July. She is expected to be replaced by Emma Vadehra, who works as the chief of staff for a charter school management organization known as Uncommon Schools, the sources said.
Duncan's press secretary Daren Briscoe declined to comment. Vadehra did not respond to voice messages and emails.
Weiss first joined Duncan in 2009 as a senior adviser before becoming his chief of staff. She took the job fresh off a stint as the chief operating officer at the NewSchools Venture Fund, a venture philanthropy group that
Sources close to the administration, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told The Huffington Post that Joanne Weiss, Duncan's longtime right-hand woman, will depart the U.S. Education Department this summer, likely in July. She is expected to be replaced by Emma Vadehra, who works as the chief of staff for a charter school management organization known as Uncommon Schools, the sources said.
Duncan's press secretary Daren Briscoe declined to comment. Vadehra did not respond to voice messages and emails.
Weiss first joined Duncan in 2009 as a senior adviser before becoming his chief of staff. She took the job fresh off a stint as the chief operating officer at the NewSchools Venture Fund, a venture philanthropy group that
