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Leadership

Executive Biographies

  • Vacant

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

  • James Paul McHugh

    DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY

  • Patricia W. Silvey

    DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OPERATIONS

    Patricia W. Silvey was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations in December 2010.

  • Julie Ann Schmidt

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Julie Ann Schmidt is MSHA ‘s Chief of Staff for Mine Safety and Health Administration.  She was appointed March 31, 2025.