The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role, the agency announced in a news release issued Aug. 28. Coetzee Leslie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and subsequently received her MBA from National University, where she […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator.
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role, the agency announced in a news release issued Aug. 28.
Coetzee Leslie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and subsequently received her MBA from National University, where she was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award (criminal law).
Coetzee Leslie later transitioned into the Navy Reserve in 1993.
In her civilian life, she has worked in both the public and private sectors in municipal and state government, retail distribution, medical-device manufacturing, and the U.S. Department of Defense, the SBA said. Coetzee Leslie has also been a small-business owner.
She was most recently recalled to active duty in 2011 and, until her confirmation, served as the chief of staff to the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L). In that position, she facilitated the under secretary’s leadership of AT&L across the offices of five assistant secretaries of defense, eleven directorates, and several defense agencies.
“I applaud President Trump for nominating Althea Coetzee Leslie and … the U.S. Senate for confirming her as SBA deputy administrator. Allie’s leadership background as a U.S Navy two-star rear admiral, along with her public and private-sector experience will be an asset for the agency,” McMahon said in the release. “On behalf of America’s entrepreneurs and 30 million small businesses, I sincerely congratulate Allie and look forward to working with her on SBA priorities.”
The swearing-in was held at the SBA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. in a gathering that included agency staff and Coetzee Leslie’s family.
Regulatory reform comments
In another matter, McMahon on Aug. 28 encouraged small businesses to comment on the agency’s Federal Register notice posted in August.
The notice is in response to President Trump’s executive order 13777, which aims to “ease the burdens” placed on the nation’s small businesses.
Under this executive order, all federal agencies are required to designate a regulatory-reform officer and develop a process of evaluating their existing regulations and determine which ones should be repealed, replaced or modified.
“As I travel the country meeting with small business owners, I hear over and over again about the volume of regulations they must comply with and how difficult it is to manage the burden. So I’ve appointed a taskforce here at SBA to help identify SBA regulations that need to be changed or eliminated.” McMahon said in the SBA release. “Your feedback will help SBA do its part to identify which SBA regulations may be impeding small business economic growth, innovation and job creation.”
“Our agency has a responsibility to ensure that SBA regulations do not have an adverse economic impact on small businesses. I encourage Upstate New York small businesses who find regulations that are unnecessary, ineffective or burdensome to post comments on our website, www.sba.gov/reducingregs,” Bernard J. Paprocki, director of the SBA Syracuse district office, added in the release.
Small businesses may post comments at that website until Oct. 16, the SBA said.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator.
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role, the agency announced in a news release issued Aug. 28.
Coetzee Leslie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and subsequently received her MBA from National University, where she was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award (criminal law).
Coetzee Leslie later transitioned into the Navy Reserve in 1993.
In her civilian life, she has worked in both the public and private sectors in municipal and state government, retail distribution, medical-device manufacturing, and the U.S. Department of Defense, the SBA said. Coetzee Leslie has also been a small-business owner.
She was most recently recalled to active duty in 2011 and, until her confirmation, served as the chief of staff to the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L). In that position, she facilitated the under secretary’s leadership of AT&L across the offices of five assistant secretaries of defense, eleven directorates, and several defense agencies.
“I applaud President Trump for nominating Althea Coetzee Leslie and … the U.S. Senate for confirming her as SBA deputy administrator. Allie’s leadership background as a U.S Navy two-star rear admiral, along with her public and private-sector experience will be an asset for the agency,” McMahon said in the release. “On behalf of America’s entrepreneurs and 30 million small businesses, I sincerely congratulate Allie and look forward to working with her on SBA priorities.”
The swearing-in was held at the SBA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. in a gathering that included agency staff and Coetzee Leslie’s family.
Regulatory reform comments
In another matter, McMahon on Aug. 28 encouraged small businesses to comment on the agency’s Federal Register notice posted in August.
The notice is in response to President Trump’s executive order 13777, which aims to “ease the burdens” placed on the nation’s small businesses.
Under this executive order, all federal agencies are required to designate a regulatory-reform officer and develop a process of evaluating their existing regulations and determine which ones should be repealed, replaced or modified.
“As I travel the country meeting with small business owners, I hear over and over again about the volume of regulations they must comply with and how difficult it is to manage the burden. So I’ve appointed a taskforce here at SBA to help identify SBA regulations that need to be changed or eliminated.” McMahon said in the SBA release. “Your feedback will help SBA do its part to identify which SBA regulations may be impeding small business economic growth, innovation and job creation.”
“Our agency has a responsibility to ensure that SBA regulations do not have an adverse economic impact on small businesses. I encourage Upstate New York small businesses who find regulations that are unnecessary, ineffective or burdensome to post comments on our website, www.sba.gov/reducingregs,” Bernard J. Paprocki, director of the SBA Syracuse district office, added in the release.
Small businesses may post comments at that website until Oct. 16, the SBA said.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role, the agency announced in a news release issued Aug. 28. Coetzee Leslie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and subsequently received her MBA from National University, where she […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator.
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role, the agency announced in a news release issued Aug. 28.
Coetzee Leslie graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and subsequently received her MBA from National University, where she was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award (criminal law).
Coetzee Leslie later transitioned into the Navy Reserve in 1993.
In her civilian life, she has worked in both the public and private sectors in municipal and state government, retail distribution, medical-device manufacturing, and the U.S. Department of Defense, the SBA said. Coetzee Leslie has also been a small-business owner.
She was most recently recalled to active duty in 2011 and, until her confirmation, served as the chief of staff to the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L). In that position, she facilitated the under secretary’s leadership of AT&L across the offices of five assistant secretaries of defense, eleven directorates, and several defense agencies.
“I applaud President Trump for nominating Althea Coetzee Leslie and … the U.S. Senate for confirming her as SBA deputy administrator. Allie’s leadership background as a U.S Navy two-star rear admiral, along with her public and private-sector experience will be an asset for the agency,” McMahon said in the release. “On behalf of America’s entrepreneurs and 30 million small businesses, I sincerely congratulate Allie and look forward to working with her on SBA priorities.”
The swearing-in was held at the SBA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. in a gathering that included agency staff and Coetzee Leslie’s family.
Regulatory reform comments
In another matter, McMahon on Aug. 28 encouraged small businesses to comment on the agency’s Federal Register notice posted in August.
The notice is in response to President Trump’s executive order 13777, which aims to “ease the burdens” placed on the nation’s small businesses.
Under this executive order, all federal agencies are required to designate a regulatory-reform officer and develop a process of evaluating their existing regulations and determine which ones should be repealed, replaced or modified.
“As I travel the country meeting with small business owners, I hear over and over again about the volume of regulations they must comply with and how difficult it is to manage the burden. So I’ve appointed a taskforce here at SBA to help identify SBA regulations that need to be changed or eliminated.” McMahon said in the SBA release. “Your feedback will help SBA do its part to identify which SBA regulations may be impeding small business economic growth, innovation and job creation.”
“Our agency has a responsibility to ensure that SBA regulations do not have an adverse economic impact on small businesses. I encourage Upstate New York small businesses who find regulations that are unnecessary, ineffective or burdensome to post comments on our website, www.sba.gov/reducingregs,” Bernard J. Paprocki, director of the SBA Syracuse district office, added in the release.
Small businesses may post comments at that website until Oct. 16, the SBA said.
