WASHINGTON, D.C.EM headquarters is moving forward with a new organizational structure intended to further improve EM’s ability to effectively and efficiently conduct cleanup activities across the DOE complex.

   The new structure, finalized in late July, is expected to address inefficiencies such as duplicative processes; disproportionate senior leadership reporting ratios; and a critical lack of clarity in roles, responsibilities and lines of authority.

   “The recent reorganization of EM headquarters is intended to place field operations at the center of our organizational structure. This will help further improve our ability to aid the field, where our mission execution occurs,” EM Assistant Secretary Monica Regalbuto said. 

   The core of the reorganization is the consolidation of EM headquarters’ previous set of seven mission units and mission support offices into three new offices led by a new set of Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries.

   “These new positions are critical to our plans for clarifying roles and responsibilities and establishing clear lines of authority and accountability,” EM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Whitney said.

   The new Field Operations Office, led by Stacy Charboneau, oversees the various EM field offices, as well as EM’s technology development efforts; analysis and engineering for major capital projects; and safety, security, and quality assurance programs. Charboneau last served as the Manager of the Richland Operations Office at Hanford, and has more than 20 years of experience managing projects involving nuclear operations, construction, environmental remediation and deactivation and demolition. 

   The new Regulatory and Policy Affairs Office, led by Frank Marcinowski, supports complex-wide infrastructure management and disposition issues; waste and materials management; and regulatory and stakeholder engagement. Marcinowski last held the positions of acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste Management in the previous EM headquarters organization. He has more than 27 years of experience ensuring the safe use, management and oversight of radioactive and nuclear materials, and has extensive expertise in environmental policy development and governmental affairs on a national, regional and local level.

   The new Corporate Services Office, led by Candice Trummell, oversees acquisition and project management; budget and planning activities; workforce management, information technology and communications. Trummell last served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Deputy Secretary of Energy, and has nearly 15 years of experience managing critical business functions, communications, stakeholder engagement and Congressional relations.

   Other significant changes at EM headquarters as a result of the reorganization include:

  • The creation of a new Chief Engineer Office, which is responsible for providing technical engineering support to sites across the EM complex and guidance on major construction and commissioning activities.
  • Strengthened alignment of the procurement and project management activities of EM headquarters and EM Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) personnel by integrating contracting and project management support. Ralph Holland will serve as both the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Project Management and Director of EMCBC. Holland was named EMCBC Director in August 2015, and has served in various contracting, supervisory, and management positions within DOE over the last 20 years. 
  • The creation of a new Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Policy Office, led by Mark Gilbertson. This office is responsible for the development of EM policies related to the management and operation of SRNL. Gilbertson previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Site Restoration in the previous EM headquarters organization, and has previously held a variety of senior-level positions at EM headquarters.