Laura Fornash Explained

Birthname:Laura Ann Worley
Office:15th Virginia Secretary of Education
Governor:Bob McDonnell
Term Start:August 1, 2011
Term End:November 2013
Preceded:Gerard Robinson
Succeeded:Javaid Siddiqi
Birth Date:26 August 1969
Birth Place:Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse:Mark Novey
Alma Mater:Virginia Tech (BS, MS)
Signature:Laura Fornash signature.png

Laura Worley Novey (born August 26, 1969) is a former Virginia Secretary of Education, serving from 2011 to 2013 under Governor Bob McDonnell. Previously working as Virginia Tech's director of state government relations, she was appointed Deputy Secretary of Education in 2010 and was elevated to secretary upon the resignation of Gerard Robinson.[1] She left in 2013 to take a position with the University of Virginia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura W. Fornash appointed commonwealth's Secretary of Education News Virginia Tech. vtnews.vt.edu. 2016-12-31.
  2. Web site: McDonnell's Education secretary takes U.Va. post - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia Politics. richmond.com. 2016-12-31.