Five months after being nominated by President Barack Obama, Patrick Corvington was confirmed by the Senate to be the next chief executive officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Senate consent was unanimous and Corvington is expected to officially begin later this month after the president signs his confirmation.
Corvington will be the first permanent CEO at the corporation since David Eisner stepped down 16 months ago. Eisner, who was nominated to lead the federal agency by President George W. Bush in 2003, was appointed last fall as president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
CNCS oversees service programs, such as Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. The corporation received a record budget increase totaling $1.14 billion to support its mission, and Congress enacted the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, described as the most sweeping expansion of service in a generation. Its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011 is $1.4 billion. Read More
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