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Zelda
Chapman Bailey, a career government
employee who has held increasingly responsible positions
with the U.S. Geological
Survey and the National Park Service, has been appointed
director of the Boulder
Laboratories of the Commerce Department’s
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Bailey
will begin her new duties on May 5, 2003.
Bailey formerly was the interim director of the National
Cave and Karst Research Institute in the National Park
Service. She began her career in 1977 as a hydrogeologist
with U.S.
Geological Survey in Indiana and later worked in Tennessee.
Bailey then served as assistant district chief for operations
for the USGS in the Caribbean District, and moved to Colorado
as associate district chief for hydrologic studies. She
also completed extended assignments as acting district
chief for
Colorado and Wyoming. Bailey has a degree in geology from Indiana University and
is a Certified Ground Water Professional, a Certified Professional
Geologist in Indiana, and a Registered Professional Geologist
in Tennessee. She has served for several years on boards
of directors for the American Water Resources Association
- Colorado Section and the Greater Denver Area Gem and Mineral
Council.
As director of the Boulder Labs, Bailey is
the senior site manager and oversees the facilities and
technical infrastructure
for NIST Boulder’s 400 scientists, engineers, technicians
and support staff. She also leads the public outreach associated
with NIST Boulder’s technical program and is responsible
for interactions with the community and the other Commerce
agencies on-site.
As a non-regulatory agency of the Commerce
Department’s
Technology Administration, NIST works to develop and promote
measurement, standards and technology to enhance productivity,
facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.
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Note to Editors: An high-resolution, downloadable image
of Bailey is available at www.boulder.nist.gov/bldiroff.htm.
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