I am pleased to share the news that the Board has approved some investments for our division. These are very positive changes that will help us manage and fulfill our critical support responsibilities to the Board and System, and they put us in an improved position to successfully achieve our goals.

As part of the recent and ongoing process of creating the 2016-19 Board Strategic Plan and our own 2016-20 divisional plan, we were able to take a comprehensive look at our division’s growing responsibilities, which now include supporting more than 3,600 employees and retirees; providing services to DFM and COO; and managing additional leased office space. We determined that we need to make investments in both our strategic and operational capabilities. This includes adding a number of officer and staff positions as well as adjusting some reporting lines.

Below is an overview of the changes that the Board approved. Effective dates are shown where applicable; in other cases the timelines are still being developed.

  • The deputy director and chief human capital officer positions will be decoupled. Tameika Pope has been appointed as chief human capital officer reporting to the deputy director effective October 18. The deputy director will be selected in the coming weeks.
  • Ann Buckingham has been appointed assistant director overseeing the Intelligence and Resiliency Programs (IRP) area effective this month. Ann joined the Board in 2014 and serves as the Federal Reserve System’s Continuity Coordinator for National Continuity Programs. She also is involved with the White House and Department of Homeland Security continuity of government programs. Ann will continue to report to Deputy Director Dave Capp.
  • Todd Glissman, senior advisor, will be reassigned to report directly to Chief Operating Officer (COO) Don Hammond. Todd’s guidance has been valuable and his contributions to the division are significant, and I have yet to meet anyone with greater breadth and depth of knowledge about the Board and System. However, Todd’s support of the Financial Sector Assessment Program and Dodd-Frank Act implementation are better aligned with the COO function, and Don needs his help.
  • A chief of staff function and assistant director position will be established to oversee Board Internal Communications and assist the director with strategic initiatives; ad hoc and recurring project management responsibilities; and prioritization and integration of cross-functional activities. This position will report to the director.
  • An assistant director position will be established to oversee project management and operations within the Facility Services branch. This position will provide strategic oversight of the Martin Building renovation and other major infrastructure projects and will report to Senior Associate Director Marie Savoy.
  • A division support function and assistant director position will be established to support the centralization of budget and administration; coordinate projects and initiatives in support of the MGT, COO, and DFM divisions; and develop reporting and performance metrics. This position will report to the director.
  • An assistant director in the Law Enforcement Unit will be established to oversee operations, technical security, and the training bureau. This appointment will report to Assistant Director and Chief Curtis Eldridge and will be requested next year.
  • Five staff positions will be created to meet emerging business needs: two in Human Resources, two in Technology Services, and one in IRP.

I have briefed the officers and managers on these changes. Some of the changes are still developing and we’ll be sharing the details as we finalize them about how the branches and sections will be affected. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact your manager, officer, or me with questions or concerns.

Make It a GREAT Day!!!

Michell Clark