Appointments and Resignations
Office of Education Innovation and Improvement: Who is Jim Shelton?
James H. Shelton III has served as assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement since April 2009, putting him in charge of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. In this position, he oversees the $650... read more
Director of Job Corps: Who is Edna Primrose?
A longtime job training executive, Edna Primrose has served as the national director of the Job Corps program since March 2010.
Primrose attended college at Towson University in Maryland, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in busin... read more
U.S. Parole Commission: Who is Isaac Fulwood, Jr.?
Isaac Fulwood Jr. has served on the U.S. Parole Commission since November 2004, after he was appointed by President George W. Bush. President Barack Obama promoted Fulwood to chairman of the commission in May 2009. The Commission is a semi-auton... read more
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico: Who is Edward Drusina?
A civil engineer by trade, Edward Drusina has served as the U.S. commissioner to the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC), since January 19, 2010. The Commission is charged with maintaining border and wate... read more
Bureau of International Information Programs: Who is Dawn McCall?
A business leader experienced in media and international markets, Dawn L. McCall took over as coordinator of the State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs on July 28, 2010. The Bureau is the main propaganda arm of the U.S. ... read more
Director of the Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management: Who Is David Geiser?
The director of the Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) brings with him to the job almost twenty years of experience in the department. LM oversees former nuclear weapons complex sites that have undergone cleanup of radioactive... read more
Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Who Is Christopher Portier?
Christopher J. Portier, who has thirty years of relevant, high-level experience under his belt, took over as director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) on August 2, 2010. ATSDR is a federal public health agency under ... read more
Office of Intelligence and Analysis: Who is Caryn Wagner?
A 30-year careerist in the field of intelligence, Caryn A. Wagner has served as the under secretary in charge of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of Homeland Security since February 2010.
Born September 22, 1957, in ... read more
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Who is Bernard Melekian?
A veteran police chief from California, Bernard K. Melekian has been the director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice since October 2009. Founded in 1994, COPS promotes a community-based... read more
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Who is Alejandro Mayorkas?
A former U.S. Attorney who was involved in a controversial clemency decision during the Clinton years, Alejandro “Ali” Mayorkas has served as director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services since August 2009.
Born on November 24, 1... read more
Federal Detention Trustee: Who is Michael Pearson?
Michael A. Pearson has served as the Federal Detention Trustee since July 5, 2010. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice at Michigan State University and a master’s degree in forensic sciences at George Washington University... read more
Director of National Technical Information Service: Who is Bruce Borzino?
Appointed by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on November 9, 2009, Bruce E. Borzino took over as director of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) after working in the public and private sectors designing, acquiring and modernizing bus... read more
Chief of the National Guard: Who is Craig McKinley?
General Craig R. McKinley has served as chief of the National Guard since November 2008, and in the process became the first four-star general in history to command the Guard.
McKinley received his commission as a second lieutenant in 1974 a... read more
Ambassador to Greece: Who is Daniel Bennett Smith?
Nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece on June 3, 2010, and confirmed August 5, Daniel Bennett Smith was sworn in on September 7. He is a member of the Senior Foreign Service. Born circa 1955, Smith earned his B.A. in History from the Uni... read more
Director of National Reconnaissance Office: Who is Bruce Carlson?
A retired general from the U.S. Air Force, Bruce Allen Carlson has served as the director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) since June 2009. The NRO is in charge of launching and maintaining the nation’s spy satellites. Carlson had no ... read more
Director of Defense Information Systems Agency: Who is Carroll Pollett?
President George W. Bush nominated U.S. Army Lieutenant General Carroll F. Pollett in September 2008 to be director of the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) in the Department of Defense after the Senate refused to confirm Bush’s first choic... read more