Background
Dann-Messier, Brenda was born in 1949.
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Brenda Dann-Messier
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Bachelor, Rhode Island College, 1973. Master of Education in Instructional Technology, Rhode Island College, 1974. Ed.D in Educational Leadership, Johnson and Wales University, 2000.
Career
Director Rhode Island Educational Opportunity Center Program, 1987—1993. Founding director Educational Talent Search Program, Community College of Rhode Island, 1991—1993. Secretary's regional representative for New England United States Department Education, Boston, 1996—1996.
Special projects manager, LAB liaison Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory, Brown University, 1996—1999. President Dorcas Place Adult & Family Learning Center, Providence, 1999—2009. Assistant secretary for vocational & adult education United States Department Education, Washington, since 2009.
Member Rhode Island Board Governors for Higher Education, chair Academic and Student Affairs Subcommittee. Board member The Providence Plan, 2007. Co-chair State Adult Education Advisory Council to Rhode Island Director for Adult, Career and Technology Education, 2007—2008.
Advisory council member Pell Institute for Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, since 2009.
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Member Safety Net Advisory Committee United Way/Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, 2008—2009.
