An Update from the MSAP TEAM

Gillian Cohen-Boyer directs the Magnet Schools Assistance Program in the School Choice and Improvement Programs division of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Gillian came to ED in 2000 after completing a Master of Public Policy Degree at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Prior to this, she worked in MA State Government on school-linked services; implementation of the state’s first Charter School Law; and at the intersection of education with the Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence. At ED, Gillian’s work has focused primarily on supports for great teachers and leaders, including helping to found and lead the Department’s School Ambassador Fellowship program, as well as Teach to Lead, an initiative providing educators with time, space, and professional consultation to take school improvement ideas to scale. Gillian currently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two school-age daughters.

Ian Rosenblum, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Ian Rosenblum most recently served as the founding Executive Director of The Education Trust–New York, a statewide policy and advocacy organization committed to educational equity. Prior to leading Ed Trust–NY, Rosenblum served in the administrations of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.