Scott Jenkins
Strategy Director State Policy | State Government Sherpa | Illinois State University Trustee
- Role
- Strategy Director State Policy at Lumina Foundation
- Location
- Champaign, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Scott Jenkins
Prior to Lumina, Scott worked for the National Governors Association and Western Governors University. He served as the Senior Education Policy Director for Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana. In this capacity, he directed the Governor’s education agenda in the Department of Education, Commission for Higher Education and the Legislature. Scott was instrumental in creating WGU – Indiana under the leadership of Governor Daniels. He has worked for over 20 years in both the state and federal government, culminating his public sector work as a Deputy Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of Education. In his varied career in public service, he has worked in Florida and Michigan Departments of Education and State Legislatures. He also served as former Michigan Governor John Engler’s Education Policy Coordinator.
Experience
Strategy Director State Policy
Oct 2015 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US
Education
Purdue Global
Master of Science, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Florida State University
Higher Education
1989 — 1993
University of Central Florida
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and History
1985 — 1989
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