Four months after its president announced his retirement, the National Academy of Public Administration has selected a new leader.

The better governance nonprofit tapped Department of Labor senior executive Terry Gerton to succeed Dan Blair as president and CEO.  

"Terry brings a depth of expertise in strategic organizational management, along with a proven track record as an effective leader in a variety of organizational contexts," said NAPA's Board of Directors Chairman Reginald L. Robinson in a statement. 

"We welcome her vision, energy, and leadership as the Academy prepares to write its next chapter."

Gerton currently serves as deputy assistant secretary of policy for Veterans' Employment and Training Services at DOL and has 20 years of military service, in addition to service in the Defense Secretary’s Program Analysis and Evaluation office, where she helped develop the OSD Future Years Defense Plan to submit to Congress.

"I am pleased and excited to accept this opportunity to further the Academy’s important mission of good governance that benefits all citizens," Gerton said in a statement.

"This is a time of great opportunity for the Academy as the government undergoes the transition to a new presidential administration and faces growing challenges that require innovative solutions. I look forward to working with the Academy’s Board of Directors, Fellows and staff to achieve meaningful results."

Gerton steps into the role previously held by Blair, who announced his retirement in August after heading NAPA since 2011.

The academy — established in 1967 to provide government leaders guidance on how to build "more effective, efficient, accountable and transparent organizations" — recently concluded notable research and best practices on the 2017 presidential transition.

An alum of the U.S.

Military Academy

at West Point with an MBA from Duke University, Gerton has military service that included various roles in the Army — including Executive Officer for a Fort Hood maintenance battalion and economics professor West Point — coinciding with government and private sector experience.

She also won the Meritorious and Distinguished Presidential Rank Awards in 2008 and 2011, respectively, for her service in the DoD.

NAPA officials said Gerton assume her new role on Jan. 9.

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