Katherine Hammack
Katherine Hammack | |
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| Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment | |
| In office June 28, 2010 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Secretary | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning |
| Preceded by | Keith E. Eastin |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Oregon State University (BS) University of Hartford (MBA) |
Katherine Grace Hammack (born November 23, 1959)[1] is the former United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment), having assumed office on June 28, 2010, and completing her appointment on January 20, 2017. She then returned to her previous employer, Ernst & Young LLP, as executive director in the Government and Public Sector Advisory practice.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Born Katherine Grace Dellett in Washington, D.C., she was educated at Oregon State University, earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a specialization in HVAC in 1981. She later received an M.B.A. from the University of Hartford in 1990.[1][2]
Hammack's career focused on energy and sustainability advisory services. Specifically, she has worked on the evaluation of energy conservation projects, including ventilation upgrades, room air distribution, indoor air quality, lighting efficiency, cogeneration, sustainable design, solar energy, and building operations.
From November 1995 to March 2001, Hammack was a senior account executive for Arizona Public Service. From March 2001 to June 2010, she worked as a senior manager in the Ernst & Young Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. There, her work focused on helping her clients achieve LEED certification.
In January 2010, President of the United States Barack Obama nominated Hammack to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) and, after Senate confirmation, she was sworn into office on June 28, 2010.
On August 7, 2017, it was announced that she would return to her previous employer, Ernst & Young LLP, as executive director in the Government and Public Sector Advisory practice.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 111th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2011. pp. 142–144. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Former Assistant Secretary of the Army Katherine Hammack returns to Ernst & Young LLP as Executive Director in the Government and Public Sector Advisory practice". Ernst and Young, LLP. August 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Eric White (August 8, 2017). "Senate approves bill to take on government card fraud". Federal News Radio. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Katherine Hammack at Wikimedia Commons
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