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Statewide Technology and Engineering Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Education, then five years as Director of Career and Technical Education in the Newton Public Schools. In 2006, Spicer was hired as associate director of the Museum of Science (Boston)'s National Center for Technological Literacy, where she rose to vice president for Advocacy and Educational Partnerships, a division she created and led.
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