The Federal Managers Association have elected a new president, tapping Renee Johnson to lead the 200,000-strong group.
Johnson was selected at the FMA’s national convention in Alexandria, Va., having previously served as the FMA Region 2 Director for the past two years.
She also serves at the Fleet Readiness Center East in Cherry Point, N.C., as a Component Program Deputy Integrated Product Team Lead and has been a fed for the past 26 years, starting as a GS-1.
“It is humbling and an honor to lead the Federal Managers Association—an organization I have long supported, but for which I have greater and greater respect with each passing year,” Johnson said, in a release.
She will succeed Patricia Niehaus, who has served as president of the association since 2010. The new president said that since federal employees have continued to operate under political pressures, budget cuts and pay freezes, FMA would continue to advocate for innovation that serves both the workers and agency goals.
“I will stand strong on behalf of federal managers and make sure the highest levels of government hear not only their concerns, but also their ideas for streamlining efforts and cutting costs where we can without hurting agencies’ missions,” she said. “FMA has a proud tradition of finding solutions to problems and we will continue to be a leader on that front.”
FMA represents more than 200,000 federal executives, managers and supervisors across the government.
