U.S. General Services Administration
Christopher Averill Named Regional Administrator of GSA’s New England Region
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the appointment of Christopher Averill to serve as the Regional Administrator of GSA’s New England Region, effective February 4, 2019.
As the New England Regional Administrator, Averill will oversee all of GSA’s operations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; including management of federal real estate and information technology. He will also be responsible for an inventory of 422 government-owned or leased buildings and 332 employees.
“I’m very pleased to welcome Chris to the GSA leadership team in the New England Region,” said GSA Administrator Emily Murphy. “His experience in public service and the private sector will be invaluable as we further pursue our mission of delivering value and savings in real estate, acquisition, technology, and mission-support services across government.”
Since August 2017, Averill has served in GSA’s Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs in the agency’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. He also spent seven years on Capitol Hill, having held the communications director position for former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, and Congressman Sam Graves, as well as serving on the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In between his work in the public sector, Averill worked for The New England Council, as its director of federal affairs.
Averill received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
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