Feb 15, 2013

Not Acting Like A Caretaker



Memorandum
Date:         February 14, 2013                                                                                                                   Refer To:  S7K
To:          Senior Staff

From:        Carolyn W. Colvin  /s/
              Acting Commissioner

Subject:    Executive Personnel Assignments - INFORMATION
As one of my first communications as Acting Commissioner, I want to share with you the makeup of my immediate executive team as well as several other Senior Executive Service (SES)  leadership changes.
Jim Kissko, formerly the Deputy Inspector General, is Chief of Staff. 
Kate Thornton, formerly one of my Senior Advisors, is Deputy Chief of Staff.
Karie Kilgore, SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) Class V graduate, is the Executive Secretary. 
Stacy Rodgers, Greg Pace, and Dot Smallwood will continue as my Senior Advisors.
In the Office of Budget, Finance and Management, Mike Gallagher will leave for the Appeals Council March 4.  Pete Spencer, former Regional Commissioner in San Francisco prior to his retirement, has agreed to return and serve as the Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management through the end of the year.
In the Office of Operations, Chicago Regional Commissioner (RC) Nancy Berryhill will serve as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations.  Terrie Gruber will resume her position as Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) for Operations.  Marianna LaCanfora will remain as a second ADC for Operations during this transition.  Marcia Mosley will serve as Acting RC, Chicago, while Nancy is on assignment in headquarters.
In the Office of Systems, Marti Eckert, currently Deputy Associate Commissioner (DAC) for Telecommunications and Systems Operations (OTSO), will serve as Acting Associate Commissioner for Information Systems when Brad Flick reports to his new post in Chicago.
Dave Thomas, currently the Assistant Associate Commissioner (AAC), OTSO (Enterprise IT Services Management), will serve as Acting DAC, OTSO.  Sylvia Heist, SES CDP Class V, will serve as Acting AAC, OTSO (Enterprise IT Services Management). 
Commissioner Astrue’s executive team will report to new assignments next week.  Jo Tittel and Tiffany Flick will move to the Office of Appellate Operations.  Dean Landis has accepted an external assignment with the National Institutes of Health.  Steve Nash will move to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Disability Adjudication and Review.   I would like to thank all of Commissioner Astrue’s team for their fine work and dedication to the agency’s mission.  I am confident they will continue that support in their new roles.
Please join me in congratulating everyone on their new roles and giving them your full support.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

These were all planned changes, we've been waiting for some of these to be announced for weeks. Likely not the sole product of Ms Colvin but the last product of Astrus staff.

Anonymous said...

Dah - doesn't the statute state that the COSS and DCOSS can stay after their term is over until a successor is nominated and confirmed?

Astrue resigned which moved Colvin up to acting under the succession provisions.

Considering how long it took for Colvin to be confirmed - and how long it is taking for some other Presidential nominations to be reviewed and confirmed - Mrs. Colvin could be around for some time.

Anonymous said...

I hope this means that Sklar is no longer DC for ODAR - he is the main cause for the PII and secret judge fiascos.

Anonymous said...

"Pete Spencer, former Regional Commissioner in San Francisco prior to his retirement, has agreed to return and serve as the Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management through the end of the year."

After all the crap about the money spent on that conference in his region, this is kind of funny. LOL

Anonymous said...

Deck chairs on the Titanic. LOL

Anonymous said...

the debacle begins. the astrue haters will be begging for him to return.

Anonymous said...

Good riddance to the nastiest front office executive staff imaginable.