Holcomb Names Secretary of Education

Katie Jenner

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Governor Eric Holcomb has promoted Katie Jenner to Indiana’s first secretary of education. She previously served as senior education advisor. 

Jenner’s first position in K-12 public education was as a career and technical education teacher in Kentucky beginning in 2005. From 2009 to 2018, she worked for Madison Consolidated Schools in Indiana as a school administrator and district administrator. In 2018 she joined Ivy Tech Community College as vice president of K-12 Initiatives and Statewide Partnerships. 

Jenner earned her undergraduate degree from Transylvania University, her master’s degree in education from the University of Kentucky, an MBA from Indiana State University and her doctorate of education from the University of Kentucky.