Justin Murphy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
USA TODAY NETWORK
Adrian Hale, a Rochester native and longtime proponent of education reform and career preparation, was appointed this week to the state Board of Regents, overseeing education policy across New York.
He replaces Ruth Turner, who stepped down earlier this year to take a job as deputy superintendent in the Rochester City School District.
Hale, 34, grew up in northeast Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School, then served in the U.S. Marines. After coming home he got an associate’s degree from Monroe Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University at age 28.
‘He truly embodies … where we think education can take us,’ Assemblywoman Sarah Clark said in Albany upon his appointment.