Dep. Sec. Jane Holl Lute

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — Though law enforcement is still often considered a “boys club”, women are landing a number of top spots at the Department of Homeland Security.

Rich Cooper, a columnist for Security DeBrief, has compiled an impressive list of woman holding top spots besides Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano.

“While I’ve not gone through the other Cabinet Departments to compare how many women are in some of their most senior leadership positions, at DHS the facts speak for themselves,” Cooper writes.

Here’s the list he compiled:
• Janet Napolitano, Secretary, DHS
• Janet Lute, Deputy Secretary, DHS
• Jan Lesher, Chief of Staff for Operations
• Elaine Duke, Under Secretary for Management
• Vice Admiral Vivien S. Crea, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• Dr. Tara O’Toole, Under Secretary for Science & Technology, DHS (nominee)
• Juliette Kayyem Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Programs
• Gale Rossides, (Acting) Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
• Chani W. Wiggins, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs
• Sue Ramanathan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs
• Connie Patrick, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
• Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer
• Dora Schriro, Special Advisor on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Detention & Removal