WASHINGTON — Mai Dinh has been named director of the Office of Proceedings at the Surface Transportation board, a position in which she oversees development of the public record of STB proceedings and manages the office’s legal and administrative sections.
Dinh was appointed by STB Chairman Martin Oberman, with the approval of the rest of the board. Oberman said in a press release that with the addition of Dinh, “the board gains more than 25 years of expert legal and policy experience in diverse areas of practice. Her impressive background and leadership skills will help the board maintain an extremely busy proceeding schedule and will further enable the Office of Proceedings to provide advice and assistance that the board relies upon to decide complex cases for the public’s benefit.”
Dinh previously was assistant general counsel with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She also has administrative law experience at agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Election Commission, and National Indian Gaming Commission.