{"id":377,"date":"2020-11-10T21:36:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T03:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/nativevote\/?p=377"},"modified":"2020-11-10T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T03:42:14","slug":"president-elect-biden-names-transition-team-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2020\/11\/10\/president-elect-biden-names-transition-team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"President-elect Biden names transition team members"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nNovember 10, 2020<\/p>\n

Biden<\/span>-Harris Transition Team Announces Members of Agency Review Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Formation of Agency Review Teams Among the First Steps to Building a Successful Administration<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the Biden<\/span>-Harris Transition announced key members of the agency review teams (ARTs), which are responsible for evaluating the operations of the federal agencies so that the incoming Biden<\/span>-Harris administration is prepared to lead our country on Day One. The ARTs are composed of highly experienced and talented professionals with deep backgrounds in key policy areas across the federal government. The teams possess a diversity of perspectives critical to addressing America\u2019s most urgent and complex challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur nation is grappling with a pandemic, an economic crisis, urgent calls for racial justice, and the existential threat of climate change. We must be prepared for a seamless transfer of knowledge to the incoming administration to protect our interests at home and abroad. The agency review process will help lay the foundation for meeting these challenges on Day One,\u201d said Senator Ted Kaufman, Co-Chair, Biden<\/span>-Harris Transition.<\/strong> \u201cThe work of the agency review teams is critical for protecting national security, addressing the ongoing public health crisis, and demonstrating that America remains the beacon of democracy for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The transition\u2019s work continues full steam ahead. The agency review teams will proceed by meeting with former agency officials and experts who closely follow federal agencies, and with officials from think tanks, labor groups, trade associations, and other NGOs. Further, many of the ART members have had long careers in the federal agencies they will now help prepare for the incoming Biden<\/span>-Harris administration.<\/p>\n

Once the GSA Administrator ascertains the results of the election, the ART members will work directly with staff in federal agencies to ensure that the incoming Biden<\/span>-Harris administration is able to effectively achieve the policy goals of the President\u00a0and Vice President-elect.<\/p>\n

Finally, President-elect Biden<\/span> and Vice President-elect Harris are proud to have one of the most diverse agency review teams in presidential transition history. Of the hundreds of ART members to be announced, more than half are women, and approximately 40 percent represent communities historically underrepresented in the federal government, including people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities. The President-elect and Vice President-elect are committed to building an administration that looks like America.<\/p>\n

Find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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See names of interest below in large type. Email indianz@indianz.com or share @indianz<\/a>\u00a0the names of other noteworthy transition team members.<\/em><\/p>\n

Department of Health and Human Services<\/h2>\n

The Department of Health and Human Services team will also review the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nMost\u00a0Recent Employment<\/th>\nSource\u00a0of Funding<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Team Lead<\/td>\nManatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Gordon, Team Lead<\/td>\nState of Michigan, Department of Health & Human Services<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kathryn Alvarez<\/td>\nThe Aspen Institute<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Auerbach<\/td>\nTrust for America\u2019s Health<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lisa Barclay<\/td>\nBoies Schiller Flexner, LLP<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Blum<\/td>\nHealth Management Associates<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lu Borio<\/td>\nIn-Q-Tel<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perrie Briskin<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Berkeley<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ken Choe<\/td>\nHogan Lovells, LLP<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henry Claypool<\/td>\nSelf-employed<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Cordero<\/td>\nUniversity of Georgia<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Despres<\/td>\nPew Charitable Trusts<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eliot Fishman<\/td>\nFamilies USA<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cristal Gary<\/td>\nAMITA Health<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mina Hsiang<\/td>\nDevoted Health<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Inglesby<\/td>\nJohns Hopkins University<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David C. Kaslow<\/td>\nPATH<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natalie Kates<\/td>\nAlloy<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeremy Konyndyk<\/td>\nCenter for Global Development<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anna Martinez<\/td>\nState of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families, Division on Women<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Nolan<\/td>\nService Employees International Union<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yngvild Olsen<\/td>\nInstitutes for Behavior Resources, Inc.<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edwin Park<\/td>\nGeorgetown University<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharon Parrott<\/td>\nCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chuck Peck<\/td>\nGuidehouse, Inc.<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne Reid<\/td>\nCo-Equal<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Geoff Roth<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

Self-employed<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meena Seshamani<\/td>\nMedStar Health<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyrus Shahpar<\/td>\nResolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Wakefield<\/td>\nUniversity of Texas at Austin<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Department of the Interior<\/h2>\n

The Department of the Interior team will also review the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Commission on Fine Arts, the Denali Commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nMost\u00a0Recent Employment<\/th>\nSource\u00a0of Funding<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Kevin Washburn, Team Lead<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

University of Iowa<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bob Anderson<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

Harvard Law School<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bret Birdsong<\/td>\nThe Nevada System of Higher Education<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shannon Estenoz<\/td>\nThe Everglades Foundation<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Goranson<\/td>\nCarnegie Mellon University, The Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Janie Hipp<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

Native American Agriculture Fund<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kate Kelly<\/td>\nCenter for American Progress<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth Klein<\/td>\nNew York University, School of Law, State Energy & Environmental Impact Center<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amanda Leiter<\/td>\nAmerican University, Washington College of Law<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Molly McUsic<\/td>\nWyss Foundation<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maggie Thomas<\/td>\nEvergreen Action<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanya Trujillo<\/td>\nColorado River Sustainability Campaign<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Small Business Administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nMost\u00a0Recent Employment<\/th>\nSource\u00a0of Funding<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jonathan Swain, Team Lead<\/td>\nHarvard University<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xavier Briggs<\/td>\nNew York University<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liyan David Chang<\/td>\nDevoted Health<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michele Chang<\/td>\nMarkle Foundation<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Chodos<\/td>\nMedsphere Systems Corporation<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isabel Guzman<\/td>\nState of California, Governor\u2019s Office of Business & Economic Development<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bibi Hidalgo<\/td>\nFuture Partners LLC<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Hinson<\/td>\nAtegra Capital Management<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chris James<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clifton Kellogg<\/td>\nC-PACE Alliance<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellen Kim<\/td>\nRoti Modern Mediterranean<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arthur Plews<\/td>\nStripe<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Roth<\/td>\nNext Street<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meredith Shaffer<\/td>\nPublic Private Strategies<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jorge Silva-Puras<\/td>\nUniversidad del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n in San Juan<\/td>\nVolunteer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Biden-Harris Transition announced key members of the agency review teams (ARTs), which are responsible for evaluating the operations of the federal agencies.<\/p>\n

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