RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Senior Education Advisor Eric Guckian will leave the McCrory administration later this month for a leadership position with a national education advocacy group.

Gov. Pat McCrory announced Guckian's departure Wednesday for his role as Vice President of Alliances for Leadership for Educational Equity, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Teach For America (TFA) corps members and alumni.

Guckian has served as Executive Director for Teach For America, North Carolina.

He is a teacher who began his classroom service in New York City, where he was an elementary school science teacher.

Guickian will leave July 31.
 
"Whether it is a kindergartner learning to read or an adult accessing our storied higher education system, the Governor has always kept student achievement and access to a better life at the forefront of every decision," Guckian said in a statement.

No word yet on who will succeed Guckian in the McCrory administration.