Judith Kaye is the new executive chief of staff to Interim Laboratory Director Pete Nanos. The appointment is effective immediately and will encompass numerous administrative and management responsibilities.
"I am extremely pleased that Judith is joining my personal staff. She is a highly skilled professional who brings to the position a keen knowledge and understanding of the institution and the issues facing it. Her assistance to me will be invaluable," said Nanos.
University of California President Richard Atkinson has announced his intent to seek the approval of the UC Board of Regents to name Nanos the permanent director of Los Alamos.
As chief of staff, Kaye will assume a number of duties in support of Nanos. Primary among these duties is ensuring coordination and integration of the Laboratory's institutional strategy with execution of the strategy; engaging appropriate Laboratory organizations to communicate institutional strategy and Labwide policies; and coordinating and integrating functions in the Director's Office that require knowledge, tracking and communication of critical issues. Kaye also will provide operational assistance to the Laboratory's director and deputy director, manage and coordinate operations in the Director's Office, interface with the Laboratory's Senior Executive Team and the chiefs of staff in the Laboratory's directorates, and serve as a personal trouble-shooter for the director and deputy director, among other duties.
"I'm pleased and honored to have this opportunity to work directly with Pete Nanos, Carolyn Mangeng and the Lab's senior executive team to help achieve Pete's vision and ambitious goals for performance improvement at the Laboratory," said Kaye.
Kaye joined Los Alamos in 1985 as deputy group leader for Science Education and Outreach in the Human Resources (HR) Division. She also has served as group leader for Science Education and Outreach, group leader for Training and Development (HR-TD), acting deputy director and acting HR Division director and special assistant in the Quality Improvement (QIO) Office. Most recently, she was on assignment from QIO to the Laboratory director as a special assistant.
Kaye was project director for the book Science at Home and has written numerous papers on human resources, training and education, science education and education reform. She also has served on a number of national and state committees, including the Department of Energy's Science Education Director's Council, the DOE Task Force on Evaluation, the Governor's Business Executives for Education and the New Mexico Systemic Initiative for Math/Science Education.