Bio

• Education: Arcadia University, MA; Boston College, BA
• From: Trenton, NJ
• Ethnicity: Caucasian

Since 2006, Oates has advised New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) on higher education and served as executive director of the state's Commission on Higher Education. She previously advised Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

A native of Philadelphia, Oates began her career as a special education teacher, working in public schools in Philadelphia and Boston

A Philadelphia native, she began her career as a middle-school special education teacher, serving public schools in Philadelphia and Boston.

Last Job

• State of New Jersey, executive director of Commission on Higher Education/senior policy adviser to Gov. Jon Corzine

Other Jobs

• U.S. Senate, senior adviser to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Temple University, director of field services in human services and education

Choices at a Glance

Connections

• Affiliated with the Kennedy family (What's this?)