President Joe Biden has nominated Val Butler Demings and William Zollars to be members of the USPS Board of Governors.
Demings, a Florida resident, was a U.S. representative for the state’s 10th District from 2017 to 2023. Prior to that, she was a member of the Orlando, FL, Police Department for 27 years, serving as chief from 2007 to 2011.
The nomination will be for a term expiring Dec. 8, 2030.
Zollars, a Kansas resident, was a member of the board from 2020 to 2022. He previously served as chairman, president and CEO of YRC Worldwide, a global transportation service provider.
The nomination will be for a term expiring Dec. 8, 2029.
In March, Martin J. Walsh, a Massachusetts resident and former U.S. labor secretary, was nominated for the remainder of a seven-year term expiring Dec. 8, 2029.
The U.S. Senate must confirm nominees before they join the board.
The governors are the principal officers of the Postal Service. The board is similar to a board of directors, conducting long-range planning duties and setting strategic policies, among other duties.