Lillian M. Lowery: Delaware’s Secretary of Education

Dr. Lillian M. Lowery was appointed Delaware's Secretary of Education by Governor Jack Markell in January 2009.  Prior to her appointment as Secretary of Education, Dr. Lowery served as Superintendent of the Christina School District in Wilmington, Delaware, from March 2006 to January 2009.  The District serves nearly 20,000 students who reside in portions of the City of Wilmington and surrounding suburbs.

Before serving as Superintendent in the Christina School District, Dr. Lowery was the Assistant Superintendent of Cluster VII for Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax, Virginia.  She also served for two years as an Area Administrator for Fort Wayne Community Schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She has a total of seven years experience as a school building administrator, serving as principal, Minority Student Achievement Monitor, and Assistant Principal for Fairfax County between 1995 and 2002.  Dr. Lowery also taught middle and high school English for seventeen years in school districts in Fairfax, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, and Gastonia, North Carolina.

Secretary Lowery holds a Doctorate Degree in Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a master's degree in education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina Central University.  She was a Fellow in the Broad Urban Superintendents Academy in 2004.

Dr. Lowery is a member of the Newark Morning Rotary Club and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.  She also serves on the Delaware State University Board of Trustees, City of Wilmington's HOPE Commission, Delaware Nature Society Board and Boys & Girls Club of Delaware Board.