Dr. Rose Wan-Mui Chu has dedicated her professional life to the tireless pursuit of education equity and excellence for children and youth.

 

Rose brings over 20 years of rich and diverse experiences in the private sector, in school settings, in higher education, in public service, and in nonprofits. Her original Industrial and Systems Engineering background coupled with her experience as a classroom teacher have continued to ground her life’s work in educational reform and transformation.

 

Rose has served as Assistant Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Education. She has previously served as interim Dean of Urban Education and is now a Professor Emerita of Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

She currently holds the position of Senior Policy Fellow at Minnesota Education Equity Partnership, leading a campaign to elevate the teaching profession.