Linda Pittenger

Chief Operating Officer, NCIE Linda Pittenger is Chief Operating Officer for the new Center for Innovation in Education at the University of Kentucky. In early 2013, Linda left the Council of Chief State School Officers as Strategic Initiative Director for the Innovation Lab Network to launch the new Center with former CCSSO Executive Director Gene Wilhoit. The Center works as a partner with CCSSO to support the ILN and to promote student-centered learning policies in all states. Prior to joining the Council in 2008, Linda worked at the Kentucky Department of Education as Director for Secondary and Virtual Learning. Linda lives in rural central Kentucky.