President Obama announced plans to nominate Janice Schneider to Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management within the Department of Interior. If confirmed as Assistant Secretary, she would be responsible for public lands, offshore waters and federal energy and mineral resources. Schneider has been an environmental lawyer in the Environment, Land and Resources Department of Latham & Watkins LLP since 2005. She received a B.S. from the University of Miami and a J.D. with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. The appointment awaits approval from the House and Senate.

Sources: The White House