Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Tom Frieden – Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization
Perry L. Holloway – Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Department of State Willie E. May – Under Secretary for Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce Therese W. McMillan – Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation Pamela Leora Spratlen – Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Department of State

President Obama also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Betsaida Alcantara – Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development
————–> Karen K. Narasaki – Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights Patricia Timmons-Goodson – Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights Michael P. Ross – Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

President Obama said, “I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”

President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Dr. Tom Frieden, Nominee for Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization

Perry L. Holloway, Nominee for Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Department of State

Dr. Willie E. May, Nominee for Under Secretary for Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

Therese W. McMillan, Nominee for Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation

Ambassador Pamela Leora Spratlen, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Department of State

Betsaida Alcantara, Appointee for Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Karen K. Narasaki, Appointee for Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
Karen K. Narasaki is an independent civil and human rights consultant. Ms. Narasaki was previously the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center from 1995 to 2012. She was the Washington Representative for the Japanese American Citizens League from 1992 to 1994 and was a corporate attorney at Perkins Coie from 1986 to 1991. Ms. Narasaki began her career as a law clerk for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1985 to 1986. Ms. Narasaki is currently Chair of the Asian American Diversity Advisory Council for Comcast/NBCU and Co-Chair of the Asian American Advisory Council for Nielsen. She also manages the Shelby Response Fund for Public Interest Projects. She has served on many boards and commissions throughout her career, including Vice Chair of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Chair of the Rights Working Group. She is a board member for Common Cause, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Independent Sector, and the National Immigration Law Center. Ms. Narasaki received a B.A. from Yale College and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Appointee for Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson was most recently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 2006 to 2012. She served as an Associate Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 1997 to 2005 and a District Court Judge for the Twelfth District of North Carolina from 1984 to 1997. Prior to her appointment to the District Court, Justice Timmons-Goodson was a Staff Attorney at Lumbee River Legal Services from 1983 to 1984 and was an Assistant District Attorney for the Twelfth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina from 1981 to 1983. She began her career as a District Manager for the United States Census Bureau in the Department of Commerce from 1979 to 1980. Justice Timmons-Goodson has served in several leadership positions with the American Bar Association, and is a member of the Guilford College Board of Trustees and the Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Judicial College. Justice Timmons-Goodson received a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an L.L.M. from Duke University School of Law.

Michael P. Ross, Appointee for Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council Michael P. Ross is Of Counsel at the law firm of Prince Lobel Tye LLP. He is also an opinion columnist for the Boston Globe. Previously, he served as a Member of the Boston City Council from 2000 to 2014, serving as its President from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Ross is the son of Holocaust survivor Stephan Ross, whom he assisted in founding the New England Holocaust Memorial in 1995. In 2012, Mr. Ross was named one of “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ross received a B.A. from Clark University, an M.B.A. from Boston University, and a J.D. from Suffolk University.