Brownies are named for former FEMA Director Michael "Brownie" Brown. They are defined by their lack of experience but breadth of tenure with Bush, his friends, favorite lobbyists and other cronies.
Our first award receipient is Julie L. Myers , the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The bureau has 15,000 employees and a budget of $4 billion. But Brownie Myers has no experience managing a large government agency and has not worked with immigration issues. Before her coronation she was the special assistant for personnel to Mr. Bush. But she was also nominated to be Brownie Myers as one of the youngest (36) and most inexperienced (0) officials to ever head an agency. Most likely her personal connections account for the appointment. See, she is the niece of General Richard Myers, who was recently the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and she just wed Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s chief of staff, John F. Wood.
Never mind Congress issued a statutory requirement that appointees have at least 5 years of relevant experience in management and law enforcement. Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) went so far as to tell Myers that her résumé indicates she is not qualified for the job.
Baylor University
Cornell Law School
Clerked for C. Arlen Beam US Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit
Associate at Mayer, Brown & Platt
Federal Prosecutor in Brooklyn - 2 years
Associate for Kenneth Star - 1.3 years
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Money Laundering and Financial Crimes at the Treasury Department.
Chief of Staff for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement - 1 year
(170 employees - $25 mil budget)
Personnel Assistant to President
And they call me a job hopper....
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