Committee Membership

Archivist of the United States David Ferriero appointed 20 members to the FOIA Advisory Committee in May 2016. The Committee consists of 10 members from within the Federal government and 10 non-governmental members who have considerable FOIA expertise and who were selected to achieve a balanced representation. Committee members are appointed to serve a two-year term. Alina M. Semo, OGIS Director, is the Committee Chair.

Government Members

• Alina M. Semo, Chair, Office of Government Information Services
• Michael Bell, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Stephanie Carr, U.S.Department of Defense
• Jill Eggleston, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Sarah Kotler, Food and Drug Administration
• Raynell Lazier, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Ginger McCall, U.S. Department of Labor
• Logan Perel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• David Pritzker, Administrative Conference of the United States
• Melanie Pustay, U.S. Department of Justice

Non-Government Members

• Michael Bekesha, Judicial Watch
• Mitra Ebadolahi, American Civil Liberties Union
• James Hershberg, George Washington University
• Nate Jones, National Security Archive
• Chris Knox, Deloitte
• Margaret Kwoka, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
• Sean Moulton, Project on Government Oversight
• Thomas Susman, American Bar Association
• James Valvo, Cause of Action Institute
• Lynn Walsh, Society of Professional Journalists