Chief Acquisition Officer

La Verne Fields

On October 2, 2016, La Verne Fields was appointed acting Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO), and on September 17, 2017, she was appointed NARA’s first CAO. As the principal procurement advisor, La Verne leads agency wide acquisition policy, planning, and operations. La Verne also serves as NARA’s Suspension and Debarment Official and Acquisition Career Manager (ACM),. As ACM, she is responsible for the training and professional development of the distributed acquisition workforce.

La Verne joined NARA in 2005 and has served as Director of Acquisitions since 2011. Prior to joining NARA, she held acquisition positions at the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and Master’s degrees in organizational management; industrial and organizational psychology; and acquisition and supply chain management.