Pensioned Military and Lifelong Bureaucrats Fill Soft
Seats
Under Secretary of Transportation for Security James M. Loy
announced several key additions to the Transportation Security
Administration management team. These appointments will drive
continued operational, security and workplace improvements.
These new team members include Vice Adm. John E. Shkor as the
new associate administrator/chief operating officer, and Gale
Rossides, formerly associate under secretary for training and
quality performance, as the associate administrator/chief support
systems officer. Additional team members include Carol
DiBattiste as the new chief of staff for TSA, Kimberly Walton as
the TSA ombudsman, and Dr. Cory de Groot Whitehead as the acting
associate administrator for training and quality performance.
ViceAdmiral John E. Shkor has been named TSA
chief operating officer and associate administrator. He is a
retired Coast Guard officer and was the Coast
Guard’s Atlantic Area commander from 1999 to
2001.
Gale Rossides has been named TSA chief support
systems officer and associate administrator. She has served
as TSA associate under secretary for training and quality
performance, and previously served as assistant director for
training and professional development for the Federal Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
Carol DiBattiste has been named chief of staff
for TSA. She most recently was a partner at Holland &
Knight, LLC, and previously served as under secretary, U.
S. Air Force, associate U.S. attorney, and as a major in
the U.S. Air Force, retiring after 20 years of service.
Kimberly Hubbard Walton has been named TSA
ombudsman. She most recently served as deputy chief
administrative officer for human resources and administrative
services at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
and was formerly the director for civil rights at the Department of
Commerce. She holds a law degree from Catholic University.
Dr. Cory de Groot Whitehead has been appointed
TSA’s acting associate administrator for training and quality
performance. She previously served as assistant administrator
for government procurement, grants, and contracts at the Small
Business Administration, and served for 26 years as a U.S.
naval officer in the field of education and training.