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.