Christine Jax

Christine Jax
Born	January 2 Detroit, Michigan
Education	Ph.D., MA, BA
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Hamline University
Spouse(s)	Zeus Castillo
Children	3 daughters, 4 step children
Website	www.christinejax.com

Christine Jax is an author, educator, and speaker. She is best known for her public service as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education from 1999-2003. Jax was named commissioner by Gov. Jesse Ventura on Jan. 15, 1999. During her tenure as Minnesota's education chief, student test scores improved and many education reforms were implemented, including web-based student performance reporting and alternative teacher compensation options. She is currently Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Digital Media Arts College.

She has appeared as an expert commentator on CNN,ABC News, and a Discovery documentary; and she was quoted in Time magazine, The Washington Post,The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Education Week, and the National Journal.

Inspired by her service as Commissioner of Education after relocating to South Florida, Jax ran for Palm Beach school board in 2012. Jax was endorsed by Palm Beach County Republican Party Chairman Sid Dinerstein. None of the five candidates (Christine Jax, Michael Murgio, Michael Howard, Robert Bittenbinder, Lowell Levine) were able to secure the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the priamry, which resulted in a runoff between Christine Jax and Micahel Murgio. Murgio ultimately won the runoff.

Jax is a published author who has written and published two non-fiction books and a variety of mainstream articles on diverse topics, such as leadership, management, education, parenting, moral development, and religious philosophy. Some of her work can be seen at GlobalPost, Synonym, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, ModernMom, TheBump, Livestrong, and eHow. She is also published in the academic arena in such areas as education law, public policy, and teacher education.

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