Emilie Amundson

Emilie A. Amundson (born 1980) is an American politician and educator who was appointed by Governor-elect Tony Evers to serve as the 3rd Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.[1][2]

Amundson previously served as the Chief of Staff at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.[3]

Biography

Career

Amundson holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an M.A. in Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education.[4] She was an English teacher in the Middleton School District, an ESL teacher in Brooklyn, New York, and founder of the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (a law themed high school) in New York City[5] before moving to Wisconsin.[6]

While at DPI in Madison, Amundson served as Director of Literacy and Mathematics, English Language Arts Consultant, Assistant Director of the Content and Learning Team, and later as Chief of Staff within the cabinet of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers.[7] Amundson also served on the Boards of Wisconsin Literacy, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, and the Assembly of State Consultants of English Language Arts.[8]

References
  1. Opoien, Jessie (2019-01-03). "Emilie Amundson, chief of staff to @GovEvers at the Department of Public Instruction, is his pick for Department of Children and Families Secretary.pic.twitter.com/RowfNhpIxW". @jessieopie. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. BAUER, SCOTT. "Evers names Obama official, 2 lawmakers to Cabinet". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. "Cabinet". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  4. Intern. "Governor-elect Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Barnes: Announce Cabinet members | WisPolitics". Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  5. "Mission & History". The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. "The Latest: Evers picks Barca, Frostman for Cabinet posts". thestate. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  7. Sommerhauser, Mark (2019-01-03). "GovEvers unveils more Cabinet picks in addition to Andrea Palm to lead DHSWI First is Emilie Amundson, Evers' DPI chief of staff, to lead WisDCF-- the Department of Children & Families". @msommerhauser. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  8. "The Latest: Evers picks Barca, Frostman for Cabinet posts". CBS 3 DULUTH. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
Political offices
Preceded by
Eloise Anderson		 Wisconsin Secretary of Children and Families
2019–Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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