Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board; Notice of Membership
This notice announces the appointment of members to the Performance Review Board (PRB) for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The PRB is responsible for reviewing the pe...
Notice of Membership of the Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB).
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the appointment of members to the Performance Review Board (PRB) for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The PRB is responsible for reviewing the performance appraisals of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and making recommendations regarding performance ratings, pay adjustments, and bonuses to ensure consistency, fairness, and adherence to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations and agency policies.
DATES:
Effective October 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments must be submitted to National Endowment for the Arts, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20506 within 30 days from the date of this publication in the
Federal Register
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, Director, Office of Human Resources, National Endowment for the Arts (202) 682-5527 or by email at
williamsl@arts.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
4314 (c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more SES Performance Review Boards. The Board shall review and evaluate the initial appraisal of a senior executive's performance by the supervisor, along with any response by the senior executive, and make recommendations to the appointing authority relative to the performance of the senior executive.
The following people have been selected to serve on the Performance Review Board of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA):
Tony Chauveaux, Deputy Chair for Programs & Partnerships, NEA
Sunil Iyengar, Director, Research & Analysis, NEA
Valencia Rainey, General Council, NEA
Dated: October 22, 2026.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Director (Acting), Office of Administrative Services and Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.