Appalachian Regional Commission Nomination of William E. Albers To Be Alternate Federal Cochairman.

The President today announced that he will nominate William E. Albers, of Washington, D.C., to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission. He would replace George Siebels, resigned.

Albers was born August 3, 1943. He received a B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University in 1967. From 1967 to 1969, he was a systems analyst for the Defense Nuclear Support Agency of the Defense Department, and from 1969 to 1971, he was a senior staff member, performing management consulting activities for Brandon Applied Systems, Inc.

From 1971 to 1972, and again in 1974 and 1975, he served as Management Programs Officer for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. In 1972 and 1973, he was a selfemployed consultant, providing management and organizational consulting services. In 1973 and 1974, he worked for the Justice Department's Office of Criminal Justice, working on development of a long-range planning capability for the Department.

In 1976 Albers was a national fund-raising director for the Carter campaign and then worked for the Transition Talent Inventory Program. In 1977 he was a consultant to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. From September 1977 to March 1978, he was a consultant to ACTION, working on a new program for the Agency in the area of criminal justice. He is currently a consultant to the Appalachian Regional Commission.