Hanna Skandera
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Hanna Skandera | |
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| Secretary of Education of New Mexico | |
| In office December 22, 2010 – June 20, 2017 | |
| Governor | Susana Martinez |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
Hanna Skandera is an American nonprofit executive and former government official. She was the Secretary of Education of New Mexico from 2010 to 2017.[1][2] Since 2020, Skandera has served as the president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, a Colorado-based grant making foundation founded by Bill Daniels.[3]
She is a former Deputy Education Commissioner of Florida. After President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Betsy DeVos as United States Secretary of Education in November 2016, Skandera was mentioned as a possible candidate for deputy secretary or under secretary in the Department of Education.[4]
On June 8, 2017, Skandera announced that she was stepping down as New Mexico Secretary of Education, effective June 20.[5][6]