Marian D. Banfield

U. S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Ave, Room 6W223 phone: 202-401-7767

Washington, D.C. 20202 email: marian.banfield@ed.gov

HIGHLIGHTS

· Experienced educator with established track record in education program administration at local, state, national and international levels

· Proven track record in technology application creation, development, and deployment from business-case planning to long-term maintenance

· Strong ability to analyze programmatic issues, provide effective recommendations, and add innovative solutions

· Demonstrated skills in leadership, project and contract management, team-building, and communications

TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS

Provided technology leadership in the development and management of the following ED initiatives:

· E-Language Learning System

· “News Parents Can Use” Online Registration System

· “AskED” Online Knowledge Management System

· Employee Locator System

· USA Today Education-Partnership for Family Involvement in Education Website

· APEC EDNET and Knowledge Bank Website

EXPERIENCE

U. S. Department of Education

Deputy Director 2005-Present

Policy and Technical Analysis Support, Program Studies Service, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Program Development,

· Supports assessments and data collections for the state high school initiative, math/science initiative, NCLB state indicators, and best practices.

· Supports assessments and data collections for technical papers and publications to underpin the “No Child Left Behind Act,” as well as other department legislation and programs.

· Serves as office point person on ED-generated databases and external online data sources.

· Served as the contracts liaison under ED procurements with SAIC and Northrop Grumman.

· Assists the Director in meeting office priorities and managing professional and support staff activities.

Management Analyst 2004-April 2005

Office of the Secretary, International Affairs

· Designed and developed technology solutions to promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries including developing a dual-language education website with Italy.

· Provided technical direction and joint management of the U.S.-China E-Language Learning project in partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education – the largest education endeavor by the two governments since the normalization of official relations in 1979.

Deputy Director 2002-2004

Policy and Technical Analysis Support, Program Studies Service, Office of the Under Secretary

· Responsible for supporting assessments, technical papers and publications to support the “No Child Left Behind Act,” as well as other department legislation and programs.

· Provided technical direction and joint management of U.S.-China E-Language Learning project in partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education.

· Supervised e-learning activities in the APEC.

· Collaborated with international organizations (e.g., the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), to design and implement unique studies and projects to improve education in the United States.

· Supported Director in meeting office priorities and managing professional and support staff activities.

Management Analyst

Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs 1997 - 2002

• Served as technology advisor to the Assistant Secretary and top managers on a wide-range of technology solutions and training.  
• Developed and deployed technology applications to improve the Department’s customer outreach including designing concept and system architecture, managing content and technology, developing outsourcing contracts, and managing vendors.
• Developed a department-wide online tools, the “Employee Locator” and “AskED,” to automate access and referrals to Department employees and experts that provide responses to frequently asked questions. Using survey data, customer satisfaction with the Department’s outreach improved 22%.
• Developed and managed technology applications for OIIA's eleven Internet web sites as well as ED’s “News Parents Can Use” TV Show’s Online Registration System.
• Established and maintained an ongoing partnership with USA Today to enhance outreach of the Department’s mission and message to schools, communities and customers.

Education Program Specialist 1993 to 1997

Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of National Programs

• Appointed from staff at the Departments of Education and Labor in spring of 1993 to a special presidential task force to establish a national system through states and localities to provide opportunities for youths to transition from school to work (STW) or further education. Within a team of 15 staff, awarded $2 billion through 400 grants to states and local partnerships to serve over 500,000 youths, involving thousands of businesses and educational institutions across the nation.  

· Responsible for: establishing national policy and national technical assistance plan to support implementation of state and local grants.

· Created and designed new processes including technology systems to meet existing statutory requirements; wrote and reviewed evaluations, statements of work, reports, and state plans; organized teams and work schedules; resolved legal and constituent issues; presented initiative information through workshops, bidders conferences, speeches, and written products.

• Served for three years as the Project Officer for Hawaii's $5.1 million and Colorado's $12 million state implementation grants. Worked with high-level state leadership, including Lt. Governor of Colorado, to support design and implementation of statewide STW systems. Served as the Contracting Officers Technical Representative on the $3 million technical assistance contract. 
• Wrote the first state implementation grant program for the Federal Register and developed and conducted review process resulting in the initial award of $42 million to 8 states. 
• Designed and established activities to provide technical support for the $1 billion of grants to states and localities. Activities resulted in the award of a $3 million contract for technical support, establishment of a national resource center, creation of a list of technical assistance providers, and the establishment of a $2.8 million line of credit for 27 states implementing STW systems.

Education Program Specialist 1990 to 1993

Served as one of 4 staff on the National Workplace Literacy Program to award approximately $20 million a year to partnerships between businesses and educational institutions providing job-related basic skills education to employees at the job site. Reviewed applications and reports; conducted site visits; wrote evaluations and statements of work, resolved legal issues; served as national resource for adult literacy training at the work site.

· Conducted annual technical reviews of applications for approximately 300 to 350 applications.

· Served as project officer for 18 to 38 grants annually monitoring $9 to $17 million.

· Visited companies and evaluated 4 to 5 projects annually.

· Conducted annual conferences for 40 to 50 grantees.

U.S. Army Materiel Headquarters 1988 to 1990

Project Manager

Served as manager and project officer of the Learning Resource Center at the U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia, under a contract with A.S.K. Associates of Lawrence, Kansas. Managed operations of the center and the contract. Coordinated self-paced instruction in computer software and army logistics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Mathematics Instructor

• Taught junior and senior high students Algebra I &II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Math Analysis, and General and Business Math, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Taught basic mathematics to combat soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Taught adult mathematics and computers at Adult Education, Fairfax County, Virginia

EDUCATION

• Completed graduate classes in Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Technology Leadership from University of Virginia; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; University of Northern Colorado; and Graduate School, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• B.A. Mathematics and (minor) Education, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky

HONORS AND AWARDS

Lunch with the Secretary of Education as an outstanding employee 2003

Deputy Secretary’s Quality Reinvention Award 2000

Deputy Secretary’s Quality Reinvention Award 1999

Lunch with the Secretary of Education as an outstanding employee 1993

COMPUTER SKILLS

Hyper-text markup language (HTML), Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver,