Vicksburg District announces new chief of Management Support Branch
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The Corps\u2019 Vicksburg Engineer District announces the selection of Laura Barlow as chief of the Management Support Branch, Operations Division. The mission of the Management Support Branch is to provide financial management of quality engineering and other professional services for operation and maintenance of flood control, navigation, recreation, water supply, hydropower, fish and wildlife projects, natural and national emergencies, regulatory, and environmental engineering activities, as well as, manage all programs to ensure consistent and thorough implementation of policy, guidance, procedures, and programs as directed by higher headquarters in such a manner that meets or exceeds the customer\u2019s expectations. <\/p>\n
Barlow began her career with the Vicksburg District<\/a> in 2019, as an auditor in the Internal Review office. She has worked in the Operations Division as a program analyst for the past four years in the Management Support Branch, where she most recently served as a team lead for the River Operations and Revetment Branches. Prior to joining, she spent eight years working in public accounting. <\/p>\n Barlow is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a MBA from Mississippi College. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Defense Financial Manager \u2013 Acquisition Specialty. <\/p>\n The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. The Vicksburg District is engaged in hundreds of projects and employs approximately 1,100 personnel.<\/p>\n The post Vicksburg District announces new chief of Management Support Branch<\/a> appeared first on Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n