FRANK M. KALDER, JR., CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Since October, 2000, Mr. Kalder has served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration and is responsible for the world-wide functions of Budget, Finance, Procurement, and Organizational Management. Prior to coming to DEA, Mr. Kalder served for three years as the Deputy Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, responsible for Resource Management and Planning. Prior to this, he served for four years as the Assistant Director and then the Deputy Director of the Department of Justice's Budget Staff, and prior to this, he served for nearly four years as the Director of Budget and Legislation at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, an agency he helped establish when it was created by Congress in 1989.

Frank began his federal career in 1983 as a Presidential Management Intern at the Office of Management and Budget, where he served as a Justice Department Examiner for over six years. He also worked for a short time at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Mr. Kalder has won numerous awards during his tenure with the Federal Government, including the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award in 2002.

Before becoming a Federal employee, Frank enjoyed a varied career, including working as a cabinet maker in Michigan and serving in Eastern Europe for several years in the 1970's with a Christian mission organization.

Frank earned a Bachelors degree in Forensic Science and Psychology from Indiana University in 1974 and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Michigan State University in 1983. He is married with four children. He enjoys spending time with his family, coaching soccer, doing woodworking projects, and teaching an adult Sunday School class in his church.