Management Team
Archivist of the United States
David S. Ferriero
301-837-1600
david.ferriero@nara.gov
David S. Ferriero's bio.
David S. Ferriero was sworn in as 10th Archivist of the United States on November 13, 2009.
Previously, Mr. Ferriero served as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries (NYPL). In this position he was part of the leadership team responsible for integrating the four research libraries and 87 branch libraries into one seamless service for users; and was was in charge of collection strategy; conservation; digital experience and strategy; reference and research services; and education, programming, and exhibitions.
Before joining the NYPL in 2004, Mr. Ferriero served in top positions at two of the nation's major academic libraries, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, and Duke University in Durham, NC.
Mr. Ferriero earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from Northeastern University in Boston and a master's degree from the Simmons College of Library and Information Science, also in Boston. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
Deputy Archivist of the United States
Debra Steidel Wall
202-357-5900
debra.wall@nara.gov
Debra Steidel Wall's bio.
Debra Steidel Wall became Deputy Archivist of the United States in July 2011. She previously served as the agency's Chief of Staff (2008-2011), as Senior Special Assistant to the Archivist (2005-2007), and before that as Director of the Lifecycle Coordination Staff, where she led staff responsible for developing policies, processes, systems and standards relating to the life cycle of records. She was the initial manager of the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) database and other information technology projects, was Deputy Director of the Information Resources Policy and Projects Division, and worked as an archivist in the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video unit.
Debra joined NARA in 1991 as an archivist trainee and holds an undergraduate degree in history and government from Georgetown University, and a graduate degree in film from the American University. She has a master's certificate in information technology project management from George Washington University, and has served as a member of the International Council on Archives (ICA) Committee on Information Technology and Committee on Descriptive Standards.
Chief Operating Officer
William J. Bosanko
301-837-3604
william.bosanko@nara.gov
William J. Bosanko's bio.
William J. Bosanko was appointed as the Executive For Agency Services effective March of 2011. As such he is responsible for NARA's efforts nationwide to service the ongoing records management needs of Federal agencies and to represent the public's interest in the accountability and transparency of these records. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Bosanko served as the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) from January of 2008 to March of 2011. In this capacity, he was responsible for oversight of the government-wide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program. Mr. Bosanko also served as the Executive Secretary of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel and the Public Interest Declassification Board and as the Chairman of the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee and the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee. He also served on the Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and led NARA's efforts as the Executive Agent for oversight of the government-wide CUI program. Mr. Bosanko began his career with NARA in February of 1993, first as an Archives Technician and later as an Archivist, working on NARA's Special Access and FOIA Staff and NARA's Records Declassification Division. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania).
Chief Human Capital Officer
Deborah Dodson (Acting)
301-837-0366
deborah.dodson@nara.gov
Chief Strategy and Communications Officer
Donna Garland
202-357-7464
donna.garland@nara.gov
Donna Garland's bio.
Donna Garland became NARA's Chief Strategy and Communications Officer (CSCO) effective September 26, 2011, bringing to NARA nearly 25 years of experience as a communications professional, including 17 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she most recently served as the Associate Director for Communication. In this capacity, she was responsible for directing overall agency communication, marketing, and response to issues. Garland also established department-wide strategic initiatives, milestones, as well as staffing, project, and budget plans. She also served as the Director in the Office of Enterprise Communication of the CDC for five years, where she commissioned the agency's first communication audit to better understand the communication needs and expectations of internal and external audiences. Among her other roles within the CDC, one of Garland's key accomplishments was revamping the strategic planning process within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. In particular, she established a collaborative process for developing the strategic plan that included educating all agency staff on the overall process, clarifying budget decision-making, and ensuring transparency throughout the entire development. Prior to the CDC, Garland was media coordinator at the Children's Defense Fund; marketing media representative and marketing publications editor at Hallmark Cards, Inc.; and public affairs director at the Atlanta Urban League. She has volunteered her public relations expertise to such organizations as UNICEF, the United Negro College Fund, Habitat for Humanity and The Girl Scouts of America. She holds a Bachelors degree in Business and Organizational Communications from the University of Akron.
Chief Innovation Officer
Pamela Wright
301-837-2029
pamela.wright@nara.gov
Donna Garland became NARA's Chief Strategy and Communications Officer (CSCO) effective September 26, 2011, bringing to NARA nearly 25 years of experience as a communications professional, including 17 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she most recently served as the Associate Director for Communication. In this capacity, she was responsible for directing overall agency communication, marketing, and response to issues. Garland also established department-wide strategic initiatives, milestones, as well as staffing, project, and budget plans. She also served as the Director in the Office of Enterprise Communication of the CDC for five years, where she commissioned the agency's first communication audit to better understand the communication needs and expectations of internal and external audiences. Among her other roles within the CDC, one of Garland's key accomplishments was revamping the strategic planning process within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. In particular, she established a collaborative process for developing the strategic plan that included educating all agency staff on the overall process, clarifying budget decision-making, and ensuring transparency throughout the entire development. Prior to the CDC, Garland was media coordinator at the Children's Defense Fund; marketing media representative and marketing publications editor at Hallmark Cards, Inc.; and public affairs director at the Atlanta Urban League. She has volunteered her public relations expertise to such organizations as UNICEF, the United Negro College Fund, Habitat for Humanity and The Girl Scouts of America. She holds a Bachelors degree in Business and Organizational Communications from the University of Akron.
Director of Communications
Chris Isleib
202-357-5328
chris.isleib@nara.gov
Chris Isleib's bio.
As Division Director, Chris leads the staff which is responsible for employee communication, product development, public affairs and media relations. Among the top priorities are to heighten awareness of the many great things happening within the National Archives nationwide, enhance the ability of NARA staff to capture and share our stories and continue to develop the internal communication for NARA staff around the country.
Chris joins NARA from the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs as the Deputy Chief of Current Operations (SAF/PAO). In that office he worked with national news media to explain Air Force policy and operations. He and his team of public affairs specialists dealt with such front-page issues as military intervention in Libya, Relief Operations in Japan & Haiti, and the repeal of the Don't Ask/Don't Tell policy.
Prior to this, he was a press desk officer with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD PA). He worked with Acquisition, Technology, and Logisitics (ATL) issues, and was principal communication advisor to Undersecretary of Defense for ATL. He managed the development of strategic communication plans for major weapons program development, energy, nuclear weapons surety, environmental issues, base realignment and closures, etc.
Chris' prior experience includes being a freelance writer in the entertainment industry. Reserve Captain Isleib also has served as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves (NR). His reserve assignments included Reserve Director of Public Affairs for Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk VA, Reserve Director of Public Affairs for US Pacific Command in Honolulu, HI, Commanding Officer of NR Navy Media Center San Diego, and Director of NR Navy Public Affairs Center San Diego. He was recalled to active duty to the OSD/PA in 2003 to support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and also served for four years active duty as a Navy Surface Warfare Officer.
He holds a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California, and a MA in Communication from Boston University. He is married, has a daughter, and his family resides in Bethesda, MD.
General Counsel
Gary M. Stern
301-837-1750
garym.stern@nara.gov
Gary M. Stern's bio.
Gary M. Stern has been the General Counsel of the National Archives and Records Administration since 1998, and also serves as NARA's Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, and Dispute Resolution Specialist. Mr. Stern provides legal and policy guidance with respect to NARA's implementation of the Federal Records Act, the Presidential Records Act, and all of the other statutes, regulations, orders, and directives that govern NARA's multiple archival and records-related responsibilities. Before coming to NARA, Mr. Stern worked for the U.S. Department of Energy (1995-98), the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (1994-95), and the Washington Office of the American Civil Liberties Union (1987-94), where he specialized in national security, classification, and information law issues. While at the ACLU, Mr. Stern participated as a plaintiff in Armstrong, et al. v. Executive Office of the President, the first major case involving government email recordkeeping practices, and also served as legal consultant to the National Academy of Science's Committee on Declassification of Information for the Environmental Remediation and Related Programs of the Department of Energy. Mr. Stern earned his law degree in 1987 from Yale Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of International Law; he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College in 1983, where he majored in Ancient Greek.
Director, Congressional Affairs
John Hamilton
202-357-5100
john.hamilton@nara.gov
John Hamilton's bio.
John Hamilton serves as Director of Congressional Affairs for the National Archives, where he plans, directs, and coordinates the legislative and congressional relations activities of NARA. Before coming to NARA, Mr. Hamilton led federal relations efforts for the University of California (UC) in Washington, DC, primarily in the Federal budget and appropriations processes, science and technology policy, and higher education programs and regulations. Mr. Hamilton also served as the assistant director for federal relations at the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman Robert Traxler, following issues related to education, science, labor, civil service, transportation and the Federal courts. Mr. Hamilton is a native of Michigan and received a BA in history from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan and an MBA from an international graduate school at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea.
Chief Information Officer
Michael Wash
301-837-1992
michael.wash@nara.gov
Michael Wash's bio.
Mike Wash was appointed NARA's Open Government Executive/Chief Information Officer (CIO) effective March 27, 2011, and is responsible for leading innovative projects and programs, and developing information systems and tools that will help customers discover NARA's holdings. Mike brings to his new assignment 7 years of experience as the CIO of the U.S. Government Printing Office, where he provided principal guidance for strategic information system initiatives at the agency and led the team that researched, developed, and launched the agency's Federal Digital System (FDsys), which is a secure digital content management system for millions of federal documents from every corner of the government, increasing transparency and creating business value. Mike was also instrumental in leading a collaborative effort with the Office of the Federal Register that developed and launched Federal Register 2.0 last summer. Before joining the federal government, Mike worked for 26 years in the private sector with the Eastman Kodak Company, directing the company's digital photo finishing equipment systems division and developing the platform that delivered Kodak Perfect Touch Processing to consumers in North America and Europe.
Chief Financial Officer
Micah Cheatham
301-837-2992
micah.cheatham@nara.gov
Micah Cheatham's bio.
Micah Cheatham was appointed as NARA's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in June 2011. As CFO, he is the principal adviser to the Archivist on Federal financial management and provides enterprise wide leadership for budget, accounting policy and operations, financial reporting, and operation of NARA's Trust Fund. He has previously served as the Director of Budget for the General Services Administration and in financial management positions in the Internal Revenue Service. Micah holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a graduate degree in Applied Economics from the University of Michigan.
Executive Director, Office of Federal Register
Charley Barth
202-741-6002
charley.barth@nara.gov
Charley Barth's bio.
Charley Barth was appointed Director of the Federal Register in July 2012. Mr. Barth earned bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Military Science from Ball State University and a master's degree in Procurement and Acquisitions Management from Webster University. Throughout his 19 year career, Mr. Barth has held a wide variety of positions across the United States Government, beginning as an intern for Senator Carl Levin (Michigan). Since then, Mr. Barth has worked as a contract specialist at the Naval Information Systems Management Center (NISMC) where he managed major Information Technology (IT) acquisitions, a Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert in the Information Management (IM) program for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO), and became the first Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Following his position with DHS, he accepted an offer from the DON to serve as the Director of Records under the Secretary of the Navy Staff.
Mr. Barth is a Charter Member and was previously a Board of Directors participant for the Federal Information and Records Managers (FIRM) Council. He is a member of the Federal Records Council and has received certification from NARA as a Federal Records Manager. He currently serves as the Chairman on the Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA) for the Archivist of the United States. He also serves on the Digital Government Institute's E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conference Education Advisory Committee.
As the Director of the Federal Register, Mr. Barth is responsible for providing access to the official text of Federal laws, Presidential documents, Administrative regulations, Notices, and Descriptions of Federal Organizations as well as their programs and activities. He is also the executive in charge of administering the Electoral College and the Constitutional amendment process.
Executive for Agency Services
Carla Riner
(Acting)
301-837-0643
carla.riner@nara.gov
William J. Bosanko was appointed as the Executive For Agency Services effective March of 2011. As such he is responsible for NARA's efforts nationwide to service the ongoing records management needs of Federal agencies and to represent the public's interest in the accountability and transparency of these records. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Bosanko served as the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) from January of 2008 to March of 2011. In this capacity, he was responsible for oversight of the government-wide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program. Mr. Bosanko also served as the Executive Secretary of the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel and the Public Interest Declassification Board and as the Chairman of the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee and the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee. He also served on the Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and led NARA's efforts as the Executive Agent for oversight of the government-wide CUI program. Mr. Bosanko began his career with NARA in February of 1993, first as an Archives Technician and later as an Archivist, working on NARA's Special Access and FOIA Staff and NARA's Records Declassification Division. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania).
Executive for Research Services
Bill Mayer
301-837-1893
bill.mayer@nara.gov
Bill Mayer's bio.
Mayer brings to this assignment more than 20 years of experience working in dynamic research environments, most recently having served as the University Librarian at American University in Washington, DC. In this role, Mayer connected the University Library fully to the work of the university through strong leadership, innovative visions for today’s technology-driven research environments, and a passionate focus on the customer. While at American University, Mayer led his faculty and staff through a collaborative transformation that led to unprecedented achievements in customer satisfaction with the library’s research collections and services. With the mission statement of “We Enable Success” Mayer brought vision and energy to his work at American that resulted in the redesign of physical research spaces and new opportunities for both virtual and face-to-face service delivery.
Prior to his work at American University, Mayer served from 2001 to 2007 as the Associate University Librarian for Information Technology and Technical Services at George Washington University. He was directly responsible for the development, implementation, and integration of information technology services across the entire library system operation. He also served as an adjunct faculty member for the School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University.
Mayer’s library career began in 1990 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, and later moved to the Harvard Business School Library as access services manager. He came to DC in 1999 to serve as the systems librarian for public services for the Washington Research Library Consortium. Mayer is an international speaker and leader on the changing face of services in research organizations, management of organizational change, and innovative applications of technology in information systems. He was George Washington University’s first Frye Leadership Institute Scholar in 2005. He earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Washington and a MLS from Simmons College in Boston.
Prior to working in academic libraries, Mayer worked in a variety of occupations, including vineyard management, cattle ranching, and residential construction. His interests include ocean ecology, music, and next-generation learning systems.
Executive for Legislative Archives, Presidential Libraries, and Museum Services
Jim Gardner
301-837-5472
jim.gardner@nara.gov
Jim Gardner's bio.
Dr. Jim Gardner was appointed the Executive for Legislative Archives, Presidential Libraries, and Museum Services effective August 15, 2011, and provides executive direction, guidance, strategic coordination, and evaluation of NARA's national education and exhibits programs, the Center for Legislative Archives and the Presidential Libraries system. Dr. Gardner brings to this assignment over 30 years of experience leading complex national, public and private organizations that span the historical, cultural, museum, library, archival, and educational communities. Most recently, he has spent over 12 years working at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History (NMAH). Since 2009, he has served as the Senior Scholar, overseeing collections and research planning and working on pan-Smithsonian initiatives. Dr. Gardner previously served as Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at NMAH, with responsibility for the Museum's collecting, research, and exhibition development as well as its involvement with Smithsonian Affiliates and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Prior to his appointment at the museum he served as Deputy Executive Director of the American Historical Association. He also served as Director of Education and Special Programs for the American Association for State and Local History. Dr. Gardner holds Doctorate and Masters Degrees in History from Vanderbilt University and an undergraduate degree in History from Rhodes College.
Executive for Business Support Services
Charles Piercy
301-837-1973
charles.piercy@nara.gov
Charles Piercy's bio.
Charles Piercy was appointed Executive for Business Support Services in February 2011. As Executive for Business Support Services, he is responsible for NARA Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and network operations, acquisition management, financial resources, security, facility and property management. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Piercy was Acting Assistant Archivist for Information Services and acting Chief Information Officer (CIO), positions he held in deputy status since his arrival at NARA in September 2008. As acting CIO, Mr. Piercy was responsible for IT operations, policy, capital planning, IT security, and system development, including the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) project. Prior to NARA, he worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the Program Manager for the $1.2B Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System and as a lead communications and network engineer on the National Weather Service's systems engineering staff. He also has held engineering positions at a Department of the Navy research and development laboratory where he helped to manage an early version of the Internet, known as ARPAnet, and designed and managed secure networks in support of the lab's high performance computing initiative. Mr. Piercy has an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and is certified in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework.
Chief Records Officer
Paul M. Wester Jr.
301-837-3120
paul.wester@nara.gov
Paul Wester's bio.
Paul M. Wester, Jr. is the first Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, named Mr. Wester to this position effective March 13, 2011.
As the Chief Records Officer, Mr. Wester leads records management throughout the Federal Government, with an emphasis on electronic records. He is responsible for issuing Federal records management policy and guidance; liaisoning with Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Government CIO Council, and other stakeholders on records management issues; and serving as an ombudsman between agencies and the Archivist to ensure that NARA and the agencies it serves meet their statutory mandates and records management requirements.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Wester served as the Director of Modern Records Programs in the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of Records Services - Washington, DC. In this position, Mr. Wester was responsible for the overall management and performance of NARA's agency-facing activities in the Washington, DC area. Mr. Wester also directed NARA's National Records Management Program, coordinating the activities of headquarters and regional records management staff in support of NARA's overall strategic plan.
Mr. Wester holds an undergraduate degree in history and Master of Arts and Master of Library Science degrees from the University of Maryland.
Important Points of Contact
Inspector General
Paul Brachfeld
301-837-1532
paul.brachfeld@nara.gov
Paul Brachfeld's bio.
Paul Brachfeld has served as the Inspector General of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) since December 1999. Mr. Brachfeld began his career in the Federal Government with the United States Secret Service before transferring to the United States Customs Service and ultimately the Treasury Department Office of Inspector General. After leaving the Treasury Department, Mr. Brachfeld served as the first Assistant Inspector General for Audits (AIGA) at the Federal Elections Commission. Directly prior to assuming his post at NARA, Mr. Brachfeld was the AIGA of the Federal Communications Commission, Office of Inspector General.
External Affairs Liaison
David McMillen
301-837-3110
david.mcmillen@nara.gov
David McMillen's bio.
David McMillen was appointed External Affairs Liaison in November 2005. Before coming to the National Archives he was a professional staff member in the Senate and House for 15 years, responsible for oversight of the National Archives and shepherded three reauthorizations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission's (NHPRC) funding through the Congressional process. He also helped write and pass the EFOIA bill, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the E-Government bill of 2002. Prior to working for Congress, Mr. McMillen was part of the management team at the Census Bureau that fielded a survey of income and program participation. Mr. McMillen holds a Ph.D. in Applied Social Statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana, and M.A. from Carnegie Mellon University in literature and linguistics.
Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
Ismael Martinez
301-837-1849
ismael.martinez@nara.gov
Ismael Martinez's bio.
Ismael Martinez is the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). As EEO Director, Mr. Martinez is the principal advisor to the Archivist of the United States on all EEO matters, and is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Agency’s EEO Program.
Mr. Martinez brings to NARA a wealth of knowledge and experience in EEO and civil rights. Previously, he served as an EEO Manager for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where he was responsible for developing and implementing a model EEO and affirmative employment program. Through his career, Mr. Martinez has served in numerous positions including EEO Counselor, Complaint’s Specialist, Budget Officer, EEO Investigator, Compliance Officer, and Special Emphasis Program Manager for Hispanics and Persons with Disabilities.
Mr. Martinez also served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, where he received extensive training and education in leadership and program management relating to civil rights, EEO, and diversity. Mr. Martinez holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland and is an Honors graduate from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
Executive Director, National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Kathleen Williams
202-357-5010
kathleen.williams@nara.gov
Kathleen Williams's bio.
Kathleen M. Williams was named Executive Director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant-making arm of the National Archives, in April 2008. She serves as spokesperson for the NHPRC, articulating the Commission's mission and overseeing its grant programs and related activities. Before joining the NHPRC in 2004, she spent over twenty years as an archivist in Federal and non-profit settings. She served for ten years at the Smithsonian Institution as a senior archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, including service as its Archives Division Director for six years. Her career has included ten years as archivist at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where she began the archives program and two years at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She earned her BA in history from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. She studied archives and history as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received an MA in arts administration from Goucher College in Baltimore.
Director, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
John Fitzpatrick
202-357-5205
john.fitzpatrick@nara.gov
John Fitzpatrick's bio.
John P. Fitzpatrick was appointed the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), with the approval of the President of the United States, on August 1, 2011. Mr. Fitzpatrick previously served as the Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for Security and before that as the Director of the DNI's Special Security Center. He served as the DNI's principal advisor on matters of securely sharing and protecting national security information, and also led efforts to reform the security clearance process across the Executive Branch. As a Senior Executive with the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, Mr. Fitzpatrick worked extensively in industrial security, national policy formulation and direct support to overseas operations. Mr. Fitzpatrick holds a bachelor's degree in economics and psychology from the College of William and Mary.
Director of Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)
Miriam Nisbet
301-837-3787
miriam.nisbet@nara.gov
Miriam Nisbet's bio.
Miriam Nisbet was appointed the director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), an organization newly established within the National Archives and Records Administration under the OPEN Government Act of 2007. Ms. Nisbet is responsible for reviewing policies and procedures of administrative agencies under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); reviewing compliance with FOIA by administrative agencies; and recommending policy changes to Congress and the President to improve the administration of FOIA. As Director, Ms. Nisbet is also responsible for offering mediation services to resolve disputes between persons making FOIA requests and administrative agencies, and may issue advisory opinions if mediation has not resolved the dispute.
Prior to this appointment, Ms. Nisbet served as Director of the Information Society Division of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Legislative Counsel for the American Library Association, and as Special Counsel for Information Policy at the National Archives from 1994 to 1999, advising the Archivist of the United States as well as other Archives and federal agency officials on legal issues concerning the Federal Records Act, the presidential Records Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Privacy Act, among others. Ms. Nisbet also served as Deputy Director of the Office of Information and Privacy, U.S. Department of Justice, from 1982 to 1994. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and was awarded a J.D. from the University of North Carolina.
Director of Federal Records Center Program (FRCP)
David Weinberg
301-837-3115
david.weinberg@nara.gov
David Weinberg's bio.
David Weinberg has served as the Director of the Federal Records Centers Program (FRCP) since August of 1999, upon the completion of converting the FRCP from an appropriated program to a reimbursable one. Before joining the National Archives, Mr. Weinberg served as the Deputy Records Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia, the Curator of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, and the Assistant Curator of Temple University's Urban Archives. He earned a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in Library Science from Drexel University, and a second master's degree in American History from Temple University. In 1997, Mr. Weinberg was selected as a Research Fellow for the Study of Modern Archives at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, examining the feasibility of local government records programs that began with NHPRC grant funding.
Director of the National Declassification Center (NDC)
Sheryl Shenberger
301-837-0585
sheryl.shenberger@nara.gov
Sheryl Shenberger's bio.
Sheryl J. Shenberger was named as the first director of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Declassification Center (NDC) effective June 7, 2010. She comes to the National Archives from the intelligence community where she was most recently with the CIA Declassification Center, responsible for its 25-year review and referral program and for coordinating government-wide review of Presidential Library referrals through the Remote Archives Capture (RAC) program. From 2003 through 2006, she served as branch chief for the CIA declassification efforts at NARA where she was responsible for directing CIA review efforts and collaborating with NARA to improve declassification processes. Prior to working in the declassification field, Ms. Shenberger worked in the CIA Counter Terrorism Center (2001 – 2003), the CIA Crime and Narcotics Center (2000 – 2001), and the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency (previously known as NIMA and NPIC; 1988 – 2000).
Ms. Shenberger is a graduate of Villanova University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1979, and of North Carolina State University where she received a Master of Arts degree in English in 1983.
Director of the National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis)
Scott Levins
314-801-0587
scott.levins@nara.gov
Scott Levin's bio.
Scott Levins was appointed the Director of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), effective July 3, 2011, bringing to the position over 20 years of experience at the National Archives. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Levins served as the Assistant Director for Military Records at NPRC and worked on space and facility matters in the Central Office of Regional Records Services, helping with the transition of the FRC Program to a fully reimbursable operation. He also was the Coordinator of Records Center Operations at the Pittsfield Federal Records Center and held Management Analyst positions in the Central Office of Federal Records Centers and at the Washington National Records Center.
Mr. Levins holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Saint Xavier University in Chicago and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.