Raj Sanghera has been named Central Area vice president, a role she has held on an acting basis since January.
She succeeds Eric E. Henry, who retired in 2024.
Sanghera oversees delivery and retail operations across 14 states serving around 76 million customers. Central Area has more than 11,500 Post Offices and 33.6 million delivery points.
She has previously served as acting vice president for retail and Post Office operations, California 1 District manager, acting director of the Tier 1 Post Office support team, senior plant manager at the San Francisco Processing and Distribution Center, and San Francisco postmaster.
Sanghera joined USPS in 1989 as a letter carrier and entered management as a customer service supervisor, holding a number of positions in the San Jose, CA, and San Francisco areas.