WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

• Anita Fineday – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
• Russ McDonald – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
• Valerie Jarrett – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Susan Rice – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Linda Smith – Member, Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences
• Carole Johnson – Member, National Cancer Advisory Board
• Suzy George – Member, National Security Education Board
• Jason Collins – Member and Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Carli Lloyd – Member and Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Paulette Aniskoff – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Caitlin Cahow – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Pamela Coleman – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Chase Cushman – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Gabrielle Douglas – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Debra Eschmeyer – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Tara McGuinness – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Ibtihaj Muhammad – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
• Robert Carrigan – Member, President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
• Senator Angus King – Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
• Benjamin Rhodes – Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
• Shannon O’Neil – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
• Daniel Restrepo – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
• Kristie Canegallo – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• Christopher Fonzone – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• Maneesh Goyal – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• Rudy Mehrbani – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 
• Natalie Quillian – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 
• Roberto Rodriguez – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 

President Obama said, “I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I know they will serve the American people well.”