ARMY REVIEW BOARDS AGENCY
Catherine C. Mitrano
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Review Boards)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Washington, D.C.
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Catherine (Cathy) Mitrano was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in July 2008, as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army Review Boards. She is responsible for the Army Review Boards Agency which serves as the highest administrative level of review of personnel actions taken by lower levels of command in the Army. The Army Review Boards Agency consists of 15 Army personnel boards which include the Army Board for Correction of Military Records, the Army Discharge Review Board, the Army Special Review Boards, the Army Grade Determination Review Board, and the Army Clemency and Parole Board; and provides oversight of the Army's Law Enforcement and Corrections missions. These Boards make final administrative determination on correction of military records, discharge or separation, grade determinations, physical disability appeals, conscientious objector status, and clemency and parole. The Army Review Boards Agency is also the Department of Defense executive agent for records corrections, discharge reviews, and clemency and parole. The Army Review Boards Agency consists of 151 civilian employees and military personnel, and adjudicated over 29,000 cases in FY11.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
- Jun 2007 - Jul 2008: Director, Army Board for Correction of Military Records, Army Review Boards Agency, Washington, DC
- Mar 2006 - Jun 2007: Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
- Dec 2004 - Mar 2006: Senior Counsel to the General Counsel and later Senior Counsel to the Homeland Security Labor Relations Board, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
- Apr 2003 - Dec 2004: Deputy Associate General Counsel (General Law), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
- Feb 2000 - Apr 2003: Attorney, United States Coast Guard, Washington, DC
- Jan 1991 - Jan 1999: Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, Burlington, MA
- May 1988 - Jan 1991: Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Bureau), Massachusetts Department of the Attorney General, Boston, MA
COLLEGE:
- JD, Boston University School of Law, 1989
- BA, Political Science, Boston University College of Liberal Arts, 1989
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
- National Judicial College, 2007
CERTIFICATIONS:
- Admitted to Bar, Massachusetts, 1989
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Mediator Certification, 2005
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Secretary of Homeland Security Team Award, 2004
- United States Coast Guard Commander's Award for Civilian Service, 2003
- FAA Regional Administrator's Award for Excellence in EEO, 1994 and 1995
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
- Association of the United States Army
- American Correctional Association
- Association of Paroling Authorities International