Christine Jax
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|birth_place=Detroit, MI
|education=Ph.D., MA, BA
|alma_mater=University of Minnesota
Hamline University
|spouse=Zeus Castillo
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|website=[http://www.christinejax.com www.christinejax.com]
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Christine Jax was a commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education (then known as the Department of Children, Families and Learning) from 1999 to 2003.[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/campaign2002/governor/jax.shtml "Christine Jax (Ind.)"], Campaign 2002, Minnesota Public Radio News{{cite web|url=http://www.mnhs.org/people/ventura/transcripts/003.pdf |title=Remarks by Governor Ventura and Lieutenant Governor Mae Schunk |work=Minnesota School Boards Association Leadership Conference |pages=3, 5 |date=January 15, 1999}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stthomas.edu/news/minnesota-department-of-children-families-and-learning-commissioner-to-address-first-friday-club/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212531/http://www.stthomas.edu/news/minnesota-department-of-children-families-and-learning-commissioner-to-address-first-friday-club/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2016|title=Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning commissioner to address First Friday Club - Newsroom|date=31 January 2000|publisher=University of St. Thomas}} In 2012 she ran for a school board position in Palm Beach County, Florida,[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2012-05-27-fl-palm-school-board-elections-20120527-story.html Only 1 seat on Palm Beach County School Board contested, South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 27, 2012]
and in 2015 she became the dean and chief academic officer for Digital Media Arts College, an art and design college in Boca Raton, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://www.datsyn.com/press-release/3765/2015/08/10/Dr-Christine-Jax-Appointment-at-Digital-Media-Arts-College|title=Dr. Christine Jax Appointment at Digital Media Arts College - PR on datsyn - data syndication platform|first=|last=webneeds.net|publisher=}}
Career and writing
Jax founded and managed a school for homeless children in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the early 1990s. In 1996, Jax received a Bush Foundation grant to conduct a study concerning educational policy pertaining to urban high school students.{{cite web|url=https://www.bushfoundation.org/search/content/Jax|title=Site Search|publisher=}} For the past 25 years Jax has taught and held administrative positions at various higher education institutions, including Ashworth College,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashworthcollege.edu/why-ashworth/faculty/|title=Ashworth College's Faculty & Staff - Ashworth College|website=www.ashworthcollege.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-12-07}} Capella University,{{cite web|url=https://www.capella.edu/faculty/bio/dr-christine-jax/1411704/|title=Capella University|publisher=}} and Walden University,{{cite web|url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/webinars/archived-webinars.html?qs=Jax|title=Archived Webinars from Past Years - Education Week|publisher=}} as well as Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.St. [https://www.smumn.edu/Resources/pdf/17409.pdf Mary's University Magazine, Vol.30, No.2] In 2015 she accepted the position of chief academic officer at Digital Media Arts College.[https://issuu.com/jespublishing/docs/brm0216_flipbook Boca Magazine, March, 2016] In 2021 Jax became the CEO of International Accreditation Association.[https://internationalaccreditationassociation.org IAA official website]/
From 1999 to 2003 she served the state of Minnesota as Commissioner of Education (Education Chief) as a member of Governor Jesse Ventura's appointed cabinet.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.smumn.edu/Resources/pdf/17409.pdf |title=Turning a Dream into Reality: Governor Ventura names Saint Mary’s professor as Minnesota State Education Commissioner |page=10| work=St. Mary's University Magazine |date= Summer 1999}} During her tenure, the budget of the department she led (the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning, which was the state's state education agency) was cut by $8.5 million (more than 10 percent). As a result, according to Education Week, Jax "cut one-quarter of the department's staff, to 183 positions, and restricted agency spending on travel, hiring, and contracting."{{cite web|url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2002/10/02/05recaps.h22.html?qs=Jax|title=Capitol Recap|date=October 2, 2002|newspaper=Education Week}}
Jax has authored three non-fiction books: The Seven Stages of an Enlightened Teacher; Who's Building the Ark: How to Manage Through Hell and High Water; and Rolling in Their Graves: Trump Versus Great Minds (the latter under the pseudonym C.J. Castle). {{cite web |title=Writing |url=http://christinejax.com/ |website=Christine Jax official site |accessdate=27 June 2018}}
Electoral politics
In 2002, Jax was briefly a candidate for governor of Minnesota, running as an Independence Party of Minnesota candidate.{{Cite web |title=MPR: Campaign 2002: Christine Jax |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/campaign2002/governor/jax.shtml}} Jax dropped out of the race and endorsed congressman Tim Penny, who was defeated by Republican Tim Pawlenty in a three-way race.Megan Boldt, [http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2012/05/24/former-state-ed-commissioner-christine-jax-running-for-palm-beach-school-board/ Former state ed commissioner Christine Jax running for Palm Beach school board], St. Paul Pioneer Press (May 24, 2012).
Jax subsequently moved from Minnesota to South Florida. Jax ran for the Palm Beach County School Board in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-27/news/fl-palm-school-board-elections-20120527_1_paulette-burdick-board-members-school-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527210037/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-27/news/fl-palm-school-board-elections-20120527_1_paulette-burdick-board-members-school-board|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2013|title=Only one seat on Palm Beach County School Board contested|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pbcelections.org/CFElectionCandidates.aspx?elect_id=118|title=Palm Beach County, FL Supervisor of Elections|publisher=}} In a five-candidate race, Jax advanced to a runoff election,{{cite web|url=http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2012/05/24/former-state-ed-commissioner-christine-jax-running-for-palm-beach-school-board/|title=» Former state ed commissioner Christine Jax running for Palm Beach school board|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local-govt--politics/murgio-jax-headed-for-fall-runoff-palm-beach-county-school-board-district-race/8HtUfF4QYspPR7pUmOdWNI/|title=Murgio, Jax headed for fall runoff in Palm Beach County School...|publisher=}} but was defeated by Michael Murgio.[https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/education/2012/11/07/murgio-powers-win-palm-beach/7450632007/Murgio,%20Powers%20win%20Palm%20Beach,%20Martin%20County%20School%20Board%20seats%20by%20narrow%20margins,%20Palm%20Beach%20Post Murgio, Powers win Palm Beach, Martin County School Board seats by narrow margins, Palm Beach Post],
Personal
Jax is married to Jesus "Zeus" Castillo, a Miami-Dade Firefighter/paramedic. The couple has seven children and seven grandchildren.{{cite web|url=http://www.christinejax.com|title=christinejax.com|publisher=}}
References
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External links
- [http://christinejax.com/ Official site]
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