Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairman Dan G. Blair announced that Commissioner Nanci Langley has been named Vice-Chairman of the Commission, succeeding Vice-Chairman Mark Acton. PRC regulations provide that the Commission elect a member to serve as Vice-Chairman for a term of one year.
Vice-Chairman Langley was nominated Commissioner by President Bush on February 26, 2008, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 4, 2008, for a term extending through November 22, 2012. Prior to this appointment, she served as the Commission's first Director of the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations. In addition to Commissioner Langley's tenure on the Postal Regulatory Commission, she served in the office of Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) for 17 years. For nine of those years, she was Deputy Staff Director of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, and counseled Senator Akaka on issues related to the U.S. Postal Service, including the drafting, negotiating, and passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA).
"I am honored to be Vice-Chairman as the Commission continues the implementation of the PAEA. There are significant challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, and postal customers, and I look forward to working with my fellow Commissioners and all stakeholders to sustain the vitality and value of the U.S. Postal Service," said Langley.
Vice-Chairman Langley, who resides in Northern Virginia with her husband, is a graduate of the University of Southern California and the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Postal Regulatory Commission is an independent federal agency comprised of five Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Commissioners, each serving terms of six years. The Chairman is designated by the President. In addition to Chairman Blair, the other Commissioners are Vice-Chairman Nanci Langley, Ruth Goldway, Tony Hammond and Mark Acton