She was appointed deputy under secretary for operations on June 10, 2024 and has performed the duties of under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere succeeding Richard Spinrad when his term expired at the end of the Biden Administration.

It also created an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to serve as Deputy Administrator of NOAA.

[6] William Evans was the first person to have the title of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

Trump first nominated former AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on Oct 12, 2017.

Starting with Bill Evans in 1988, that person held the title of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.