Postal Service Governor Appointed to New Position

Governor Katherine Tobin to Leave Board at End of Month

WASHINGTON—U.S. Postal Service Governor Katherine Tobin has been appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance Improvement in the Department of Education’s Office of Management and will be leaving the postal governing board effective Aug. 30.

“Katherine has served on the board with great distinction and been a wonderful colleague. We will miss her.” said Board of Governors Chairman Carolyn Gallagher, noting that Tobin chaired the Audit and Finance Committee through fiscally challenging times.

With passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in 2006 just months after she joined the board, Tobin quickly became well-versed in Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, pension liabilities and other complex financial issues. “She addressed all issues with dedication, thoughtful analysis and a steady grasp,” said Gallagher.

Postmaster General John Potter said that the three years Tobin has served on the board have been some of the most eventful years in Postal Service history. “Governor Tobin has made her three years count,” said Potter. “She made all her decisions based on solid fact and a thorough understanding of the subject, filtered through her business experience and her education in policy analysis.”

Tobin has extensive experience in education at the university and college level and is a trained social scientist. She worked as a manager and social scientist in the private sector and created and ran her own company for four years. Tobin earned a Ph.D. and Master of Arts degree from Stanford University's School of Education. She earned a Master of Arts in teaching from the University of Massachusetts’ School of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with honors from Skidmore College.

She was appointed to the Board of Governors in August 2006 for a term ending in December 2012. Governors are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board includes nine governors. More information is available at: http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/bog.htm

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