Janine Velasco to Lead BLM’s Human Resources Office

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Kathleen Clarke announced today the appointment of Janine Velasco as the new Assistant Director for Human Resources in Washington, D.C. Velasco has been serving as the Deputy Assistant Director for Business and Fiscal Resources and previously served as the BLM’s Division Chief for Management Systems in the Washington Office.

“Janine has an excellent record in performance management and organizational change management, and her talent and energy are a good fit for Human Resources,” Clarke said. “I also want to thank outgoing Assistant Director Marilyn Johnson for her many years of outstanding public service.”

Velasco will oversee five key divisions and two centers that support the Bureau’s staff of approximately 11,000 full employees.

“I am excited and honored to serve the BLM in a mission that is critical to the future of the Bureau,” Velasco said. “I started my career in environment and natural resources research in Washington, and have since been able to evaluate the BLM’s work from various points of view. Now I have the opportunity to develop and support our workforce throughout the agency.”

Velasco entered the civil service as a student intern with the Congressional Research Service’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, which she followed with a stint as a legislative fellow for New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman during graduate school. Since that time, she has held positions with the Forest Service and also worked as an analyst for the Office of Management and Budget. In 1999, she joined the Department of the Interior as the Bureau of Reclamation’s strategic planning program lead.

A native of Michigan, Velasco received degrees from Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, and addressed environmental and health conditions on the U.S.-Mexico border. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband, Robert and sons Robert and Paul.

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