Acting VP announced

Dane Coleman has been appointed Northeast Area’s acting vice president, effective June 13.

The area has more than 30 plants; 4,000 delivery and retail units; and approximately 90,000 employees. The area includes New England, parts of New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Coleman, a 33-year Postal Service employee, is Northeast Area’s operations support manager. His previous executive assignments include Baltimore District manager; Philadelphia Network Distribution Center acting plant manager; operations integration and support manager at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC; and acting chief of staff for Chief Operating Officer David Williams.

Coleman joined the Postal Service in 1986 as a distribution clerk in Easton, MD.

He is a recipient of a 2018 National Engagement Leader of the Year Award.

Eric Chavez, the current Northeast Area vice president, will retire June 30 after 35 years with USPS.