Senior Management Profiles
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Jeffrey N. Trimble, Executive Director
The Executive Director advises the Board on developments in international broadcasting and manages the BBG staff, which provides the Board with technical, professional and administrative support as well as strategic guidance and program oversight.
Jeffrey N. Trimble joined the BBG in 2007 as Director of Programming. Prior to that, he had a 10-year career at RFE/RL, where his positions included Acting President, Counselor to the President for Programs and Policy, Director of Policy and Strategic Planning, and Director of Broadcasting.
He also worked at U.S. News & World Report magazine for 15 years, in positions including Assistant Managing Editor, Foreign Editor, Moscow Bureau Chief, and diplomatic correspondent.
He holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and is a fluent Russian-speaker.
Return to the TopJanice H. Brambilla, Director of Management Planning
The Director of Management Planning advises and makes recommendations to the Board and the Executive Director on agency-wide issues involving management and personnel strategies and programs, and coordinates development of management strategies, initiatives, and plans involving all BBG entities.
Janice H. Brambilla has more than 34 years of Federal service. She has served in senior executive positions since 1987 when she was appointed Director of Human Resources for the Voice of America, and subsequently for the U.S. Information Agency.
In 1999, she joined the Department of State and served as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy where she handled financial and human resources.
In January 2005, Jan served as the Chief of Staff to the IBB Director, and in June 2006, she was appointed Executive Director of the BBG. In April 2008, the Board appointed Jan as the Director of Management Planning.
Maryjean Buhler, Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for the direction of all budgeting, financial, and strategic management operations for the BBG, and serves as the point of contact and liaison officer on budget and financial matters with the Office of Management and Budget, Treasury Department, the Government Accountability Office, and other government agencies.
Maryjean Buhler is an accomplished financial executive with over 20 years of experience in leading and re-engineering multi-million dollar federal and local government budgets, financial management systems, acquisition processes, and accounting and financial analysis efforts. Most recently, Ms. Buhler served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President which includes the White House, Office of the Vice President, Office of Management and Budget and the National Security Council. She managed and directed the financial and reporting activities of the EOP’s approximately $1 billion budget and led staff activities in budget, accounting operations, financial systems, travel management and accounts payable functions.
Maryjean holds an M.B.A. from California Lutheran University and a B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Management Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, Deputy General Counsel
The General Counsel’s broad responsibilities include
- advising senior agency officials on legal matters,
- providing interpretations as to authority and application of laws, regulations, Executive Orders, contracts, international agreements, and legal decisions, and making determinations on all legal matters affecting Broadcasting operations
- drafting legislation, Executive orders, international agreements, and other legal documents involving Broadcasting operations
- handling all legal matters referred to Broadcasting by other government departments or agencies; and
- representing the agency in litigation matters involving employment claims, contract claims, and other matters raised before the agency or administrative tribunals and assisting Department of Justice attorneys in litigation in U.S. federal courts or litigation in foreign jurisdictions.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey joined the BBG as Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel in June 2009. He also serves as Designated Agency Ethics Official.
Prior to joining BBG, Paul served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Global Relief Technologies (GRT), a software company focused on providing global data collection and management solutions to government and non-profit agencies. Before that, Paul spent nearly a dozen years in the international satellite communications industry, holding Associate General Counsel positions at New Skies Satellites in The Hague, The Netherlands, and Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications and COMSAT Corporation. At COMSAT, he played a key role in the privatization of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) and the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat). Paul also worked as a corporate law associate at major law firms in Tokyo, Japan and Washington, D.C.
Paul received a juris doctor degree from Stanford Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Journal of International Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.