Maxanne (Maxie) Witkin

Maxanne Witkin serves on the Senior Executives Association’s Board of Directors and the City of Alexandria Commission for Women where she provides guidance and advice to local and state officials on legislation and public policies impacting women. She also currently serves as Vice Chair of the Government Accountability Office’s Personnel Appeals Board.

Ms. Witkin was formerly the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Senior Executive responsible for the adjudication of workplace discrimination complaints. She has also served as Chief Administrative Judge in the Merit Systems Protection Board’s Denver office and was the first General Counsel of the Department of Defense school system. Earlier in her career, she supervised the Department of Navy’s EEO complaints processing program and was a staff attorney and litigator in the Navy’s Office of General Counsel.

Her professional awards include the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Distinguished Career Award, the Department of Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and the Department of Defense’s Exceptional and Meritorious Civilian Service Awards. Ms. Witkin is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a Master of Public Administration and law degree from George Washington University.