New Member, NTSB; Militarization Continues

Mark V. Rosenker was sworn in Monday as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Beginning January 20, 2001 until the announcement of his nomination to the Board, Mr. Rosenker served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office. In this capacity, he had responsibility for policies, personnel and plans that involve Department of Defense assets in direct support of the President. He later held a temporary assignment at the Transportation Security Administration, where he advised in the roll out of the Federal screener program. [His wife, Heather Rosenker, is Assistant Deputy Director of Public Affairs at TSA --ed.]

Prior to his White House appointment, Mr. Rosenker was Managing Director of the Washington, DC office for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), overseeing the development, implementation and management of a national public information program dealing with all facets of organ transplantation in the U.S. Before joining UNOS, Mr. Rosenker served 23 years as Vice President, Public Affairs for the Electronic Industries Alliance.

Mr. Rosenker's interest and experience in transportation safety dates back more than three decades to his time at a major national public affairs organization. His clients there included the American Safety Belt Council, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, and the Safety Helmet Council of America. He later served as Director of Communications for the American
Moped/Motorized Bicycle Association.

Mr. Rosenker's professional experience also includes service in the federal government at the Department of Interior, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In 1990, he was appointed by President Bush a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). After serving four years, Mr. Rosenker received the Commission's highest honor, the AMBC Meritorious Service Medal.

A Major General in the Air Force Reserve, General Rosenker entered the Air Force in 1969 through the University of Maryland ROTC program. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. His current reserve assignment at the Pentagon is Mobilization Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, where he advises and supports the Secretary
on reserve component issues. Mr. Rosenker's term as a Board Member expires on December 31, 2005.

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