Mary Cathryn Ricker
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Mary Cathryn Ricker | |
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| Albert Shanker Institute, Executive Director | |
| Preceded by | Leo Casey |
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| Born | December 15, 1968 |
| Spouse | Robert Cudahy |
Mary Cathryn Ricker (born December 15, 1968) is a labor leader, politician and educator in the United States, who is the current Executive Director of the Albert Shanker Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to three themes: excellence in public education, unions as advocates for quality, and freedom of association in the public life of democracies. Its mission is to generate ideas, foster candid exchanges, and promote constructive policy proposals related to these issues. Toward these ends, ASI conducts original research, sponsors research, and organizes conferences and conversations in its three theme areas. Ricker previously served as a classroom teacher, Commissioner of Education for the State of Minnesota, as Executive Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers, and as President of the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers.
Ricker was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota.[1]
Ricker is a National Board Certified Teacher who was a classroom English teacher in middle school English/Language arts for 13 years in St. Cloud, Minnesota; Camas, Washington; and Seoul. She also taught for 5 years in Saint Paul Public Schools.[2]