FDA Office of External Affairs
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Sharon Smith Holston is slated to become deputy commissioner of the Office of External Affairs, according to agency staffers. She will fill the position recently vacated by Carol Scheman, who left the agency to become vice-president of the University of Pennsylvania ("The Gray Sheet" Aug. 22, In Brief). Since 1993, Holston has been serving as associate commissioner, Office of Management and Systems, where she spearheaded the Reinventing Administrative Management Program, an agency-wide project to streamline and increase efficiency of administrative operations. She also has been acting associate commissioner of OMS' Office of Management