President Biden Announces Key Nominees

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration:

• Erika L. McEntarfer, Nominee for Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Department of Labor
• Jeff Rezmovic, Nominee for Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Homeland Security
• Laura Stone, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Leslie N. Bluhm, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps
• Alvin Harlyn Warren, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps
• David K. Sing, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
• William J. Brodsky, Nominee for Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation
• Claudia Slacik, Nominee for Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation
• Todd Gloria, Nominee for Trustee of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
• Tadd M. Johnson, Nominee for Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

Erika L. McEntarfer, Nominee for Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Department of Labor

Erika L. McEntarfer is a senior supervisory economist in the Center for Economic Studies at the United States Census Bureau and recently served as a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisors. She leads a section of economists conducting research in various fields of economics, including labor, macro-, education, and urban economics. She also leads development of new experimental economic statistics derived from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics jobs data, such as Job-to-Job Flows, Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes, and Veteran Employment Outcomes. McEntarfer’s own research is focused on job loss, retirement, worker mobility, and wage rigidity. Prior to joining CES, she was an economist at the U.S. Treasury Department. She holds a B.A. in Social Science from Bard College and a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Jeff Rezmovic, Nominee for Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Homeland Security

Jeff Rezmovic is an experienced national security leader and most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, where he supported the Secretary of Homeland Security in overseeing the daily operations of the Department’s 260,000 personnel and $98 billion budget. In this role, Rezmovic worked to advance the strategic, policy, and operational priorities of the Department, including: counterterrorism; cybersecurity; border security; immigration; emergency management; and combating human trafficking and child exploitation. From 2018-2020, Rezmovic served as a Branch Chief at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, overseeing data and information sharing relationships with international and interagency partners. From 2011 through 2017, Rezmovic served in the DHS Office of the Deputy Secretary in a variety of roles, including Acting Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Deputy Secretary. He also served as Chief of Staff of the DHS Blue Campaign, where he shaped and implemented the Department’s anti-human trafficking priorities by administering a nationwide public awareness campaign to combat human trafficking and spearheading policy solutions to support survivors of human trafficking.  In 2010, Rezmovic served as a Presidential Management Fellow and Speechwriter for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rezmovic is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and received his law degree from the University of Colorado.

Laura Stone, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Laura Stone, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, currently serves as the Deputy Coordinator of the Secretary of State’s Office of COVID Response and Health Security. She previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Maldives; in the office of the Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, where she coordinated efforts to counter Chinese malign economic influence; and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mongolia. Prior to that, she worked as the Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs; Director of the Economic Policy Office in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; and Economic Counselor in Hanoi, Vietnam. Stone also served three tours in Beijing as well as tours in Bangkok, Tokyo, the Public Affairs Bureau, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Stone is the recipient of numerous State Department awards, including the Cordell Hull Award for Economic Achievement by a Senior Officer. Stone holds an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University. She speaks Chinese.

Leslie N. Bluhm, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps

Leslie N. Bluhm has served as a Member of the AmeriCorps Board of Directors since July 2022. She is a social entrepreneur who empowers people to tackle challenges through collaborative action. In 1991, Bluhm co-founded Chicago Cares, Inc., the city’s leading volunteer service organization, which has sought to strengthen trust between Chicagoans from different communities, backgrounds, and life experiences. Bluhm was recognized by the University of Chicago with an alumni professional achievement award in 2023. She was also named one of six Chicagoans of the year by Chicago Magazine and was named to Crain’s 40 under 40. She is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of Chicago Cares, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, OneGoal, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Shining Hope for Communities. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Rush Street Interactive, Inc. Bluhm earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Before founding Chicago Cares, she was an attorney in the New York offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom. Bluhm and her husband, David Helfand, reside in Chicago with their two sons.

Alvin Harlyn Warren, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps

Alvin Harlyn Warren has served as a Member of the AmeriCorps Board of Directors since March 2022. Warren is Vice President of Career Pathways and Advocacy for the LANL Foundation in Espanola, New Mexico. He is responsible for expanding young students’ and adult learners’ access to high-quality academic, technical, and professional opportunities, as well as personalized supports in districts, schools, communities and Native American pueblos, tribes, and nations in support of college, career, and community readiness. Warren has also previously served as the New Mexico Cabinet Secretary of Indian Affairs, Lieutenant Governor of Santa Clara Pueblo, Program Officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and national Tribal Lands Program Director for the Trust for Public Land. During his career he has helped: tribes across the United States regain and protect traditional lands; ensure over $150 million in state dollars flowed to tribes to build essential infrastructure; enact state legislation establishing a framework for collaborative state-tribal governmental relations; support tribal immersion and dual-language schools; transform high schools across New Mexico and improve public awareness and narratives about Indigenous peoples. He is the Vice President of the Santa Fe Indian School board of trustees and a founding member and former President of the Kha’p’o Community School board.  Warren holds his B.A. in History from Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Warren is a member of Santa Clara Pueblo where he lives with his wife Pamela, an Isleta Pueblo tribal member, and their children. He is a longtime farmer and is actively involved in the cultural life of his tribal community.

David K. Sing, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities

David K. Sing is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawai’i Hilo and a managing partner at Educational Prism, LLC. Sing designed an education model and has directed programs at the K-12 level such as Nā Pua No’eau, as well as in higher education, through programs such as Ke Ola Mau Health Pathways, Hawaiian Leadership Development Program, which raise achievement and aspirations through a pedagogy that integrates native perspective, history, language, culture, and values. Sing also mobilized Native Hawaiian education caucus groups, creating a voice for Native Hawaiian education to be heard through grassroots venues (Native Hawaiian Education Association and Hawaiian Leadership Conference). He was the first Native Hawaiian voted on to the Board of the National Indian Education Association. Sing was awarded the National Indian Education Association Educator of the Year Award in 2008 and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. In 1991 and 2009 he received the Native Hawaiian Education Award recognized as the outstanding educator for contributing to the achievement and educational enrichment of Native Hawaiian children. Sing received his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Claremont University in California.

William J. Brodsky, Nominee for Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation

William J. Brodsky has served as a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation since May 2022. He has been in the financial services industry for over 50 years. His career roles have included asset classes of stocks, options, futures, private equity, and venture capital. Brodsky has worked at four major exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, as well as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where he served as President and CEO from 1985 to 1997, and also the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where he served as Chairman and CEO from 1997 to 2013 and later Chairman from 2013 to 2017. Brodsky has also served on the boards of the Options Clearing Corporation and the Futures Industry Association. Internationally, Brodsky was Chairman of the International Options Market Association as well as Chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges, a global body comprised of more than sixty of the leading exchanges of the world. He also served for over ten years on the International Capital Markets Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Currently, Brodsky is a life Trustee of Syracuse University where he serves on the Investment and Endowment Committee. He is a life Trustee of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he served as Chairman of the Board and, Chairman of its Investment Committee for 14 years. He served as Chairman of the Board of Navy Pier, Inc.—the most visited venue in Chicago and the Midwest—from 2013 to 2023. Brodsky is Chairman of Cedar Street Asset Management and Options Solutions.

Claudia Slacik, Nominee for Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation

Claudia Slacik has served as Chair of the Board of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation since February 2022. Slacik has a career spanning over 30 years in the financial services sector. She has a breadth of experience in financial restructurings, risk management, corporate finance, trade finance and general management. Slacik also has experience serving on boards of directors, both public and private, with an audit committee specialty. Slacik has worked for JPMorgan, Citibank and Bankers Trust in New York and London. From 2013 to 2016, Slacik was the Chief Banking Officer of at the Export Import Bank of the United States. In 2018, she was a Fellow in Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Institute and she currently serves on the boards of Junior Achievement Worldwide and the Collegiate Churches of New York. She has degrees from Smith College and NYU and lives in New York City with her wife, Susan M. Davis.

Todd Gloria, Nominee for Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Todd Gloria currently serves as the 37th Mayor of the City of San Diego. A third-generation San Diegan, he is the first person of color and the first LGBTQ person to be elected the city’s Mayor. Gloria began his political career serving two terms as a City Councilmember, including several years as City Council President. He then served two terms in the California State Assembly representing the 78th Assembly District. Prior to serving in elected office, Gloria began his career at the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency before serving as District Director to Representative Susan A. Davis (D-CA). Gloria holds a B.A. from the University of San Diego.

Tadd M. Johnson, Nominee for Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

Tadd M. Johnson has served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation since December 2017. He is the first Native American on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Prior to that, he was the first Senior Director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations for the University of Minnesota system. An enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Professor Johnson served as a tribal attorney for more than 30 years, but has also served as a tribal court judge, a tribal administrator, and is a frequent lecturer on American Indian history and federal Indian law. Johnson spent five years with the U.S. House of Representatives, ultimately becoming Staff Director and Counsel to the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Johnson to Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Johnson earned his B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and his law degree from the University of Minnesota. He has served as faculty member of the National Judicial College and has served on the Board of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

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