The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has appointed Kimberlyn (Kim) Bauhs vice president for the Learning Management Support Office (LMSO), effective June 1, 2020. Bauhs will report to First Vice President Ron Feldman.

Based at the Minneapolis Fed, Bauhs will lead the LMSO, which provides learning and professional development tools, change management, and vendor oversight for the Federal Reserve System.

“Kim has an impressive record of accomplishment across a wide range of large organizations,” Feldman said. “That record, combined with her deep experience in workforce management and human resources, positions the Federal Reserve System to serve the public by pursuing a growing economy and stable financial system that work for all of us.”

Bauhs most recently was the director of workforce management for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Immediately prior to NOAA, she was chief learning officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She holds a B.A. in mathematics from the College of Charleston and an M.A. in organization development and human resources from Johns Hopkins University.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System, the nation’s central bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is responsible for the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous banking organizations, and provides a variety of payments services to financial institutions and the U.S. government.