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Headquarters Leadership
Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, DoDEA Director Dr. Nancy C. Bresell, Acting Principal Deputy Director & Associate Director for Education Mr. Kevin Kelly, Associate Director for Financial and Business OperationsArea Leadership
Dr. Steven R. Bloom, Acting Director, DoDEA Pacific Dr. Dell W. McMullen, Acting Director, DoDEA Europe Dr. Linda L. Curtis, Acting Director, DoDEA Americas
The DoDEA Leadership
Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald
DoDEA Director
As the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald will have oversight of all DoDEA schools, in the U.S. and overseas.
Prior to her current selection Marilee Fitzgerald was appointed as the Director of Workforce Issues and International Programs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy, in June 2005. She oversaw and approved the Department of Defense (DoD) human resource policies and programs that affect over 700,000 employees worldwide. She also serves as the Principal Deputy to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy.
Ms. Fitzgerald also served as the Director of the Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service and was permanently assigned as the Deputy Director for Field Advisory Services. The Civilian Personnel Management Service provides DoD-wide service to Component Headquarters and all operating field civilian personnel offices in the human resources arena. As Deputy Director for Advisory Services, Ms. Fitzgerald was responsible for executive program oversight, policy development, and management of field advisory services for the DoD civilian personnel program, including programs functioning through both appropriated and nonappropriated funds. In addition, she was responsible for the coordination of wage surveys, development of the resultant wage schedules, and development and issuance of special salary rates for the Department. Ms. Fitzgerald was charged with planning and implementing human resource strategies to meet Department-wide strategic plans for civilian personnel management. Within that strategic vision, she assisted the Department in drafting legislative proposals and other policy and regulatory guidance to meet the strategic direction.
Previously, Ms. Fitzgerald served as the Associate Director of Management for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). As the Associate Director of Management, Ms. Fitzgerald provided executive leadership in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating major system-wide support in the areas of human resources, logistics, procurement, financial management, information technology, and the management control functions.
Earlier, Ms. Fitzgerald held several positions with the DoD school system including Chief of Staff, Chief of Executive Services, and Chief of Recruitment. In accomplishing these functions, she was responsible for conducting and overseeing long-range and strategic planning based on the strategic goals of DoDEA, the military, DoD initiatives and priorities, and Congressional requirements. She has also led many of the DoDEA reorganization and realignment projects, which included the decentralization of civilian personnel and other management functions within DoDEA.
Ms. Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland , with an additional concentration in secondary education, and has completed significant graduate work in Education and Human Development at the George Washington University. She is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive for sustained superior accomplishments in the management of significant Department of Defense programs. She was also awarded the Department of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award for her distinguished accomplishments with the Department of Defense Education Activity.
