Mark W. Everson
Mark W. Everson (born September 10, 1954) is the incoming President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross. In April 2007, The Board of Governors of the American Red Cross unanimously approved him for those positions, effective May 29, 2007.
Education
Everson received his bachelor of arts in history from Yale University and masters of science in accounting from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Public service and business experience
Everson was appointed by President George W. Bush to a five-year term as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 1 May 2003 as the 46th commissioner since the position was created in 1862. Everson left the IRS effective May 4, 2007, when deputy commissioner Kevin Brown assumed the position of Acting Commissioner.[1]
From August 1, 2002 until his IRS confirmation, Mr. Everson served as deputy director for management for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He chaired the President's Management Council, which is composed of cabinet department and major agency chief operating officers. The council is charged with improving overall executive branch management, including implementation of the President's Management Agenda. Before becoming deputy director for management, he served as controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management, also a part of OMB.
Prior to joining the Bush administration in August 2001, he was group vice president of
finance at SC International Services, Inc., at the time a $2 billion privately owned,
Mr. Everson also served in the Reagan administration from 1982 until 1988 holding several positions at the United States Information Agency and the Department of Justice, where he was deputy commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. While at INS, he oversaw implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, landmark legislation providing for sanctions against employers hiring illegal immigrants and granting amnesty to qualifying illegal immigrants.
Mr. Everson was appointed CEO and President of the American Red Cross effective May 29, 2007. The appointment was announced April 18, 2007.[1]
Notes
- ^ Everson Departs IRS; Deputy Commissioner is Acting Chief, Item I.3, May 4, 2007, CCH 2007 Tax Day (online), CCH Tax Research NetWork.
References
This article incorporates information from the United States Internal Revenue Service. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain.
Crenshaw, Albert B. "IRS to Tell Taxpayers Of Frozen Refunds", www.washingtonpost.com. Page D01. January 25, 2006. Block, Sandra. "IRS Quietly Freezes Many Refunds", USA Today. January 10, 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2006-01-10-irs-freezing-refunds_x.htm http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/1461/3 "Everson: IRS Will Review Frozen Refund Program" http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=153813,00.html
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