Season 4, Ep. 1: Five Questions with Ventris Gibson, Director of the US Mint

We start Season 4 of The Planchet podcast with a very special guest: Ventris Gibson, the 40th Director of the US Mint. Gibson is the first African-American to serve as Director, and is the 7th woman to serve in this position. Director Gibson is a U.S. Navy veteran who joined the Mint from the District of Columbia government, where she served as the Director of Human Resources. Prior to that, she served as Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Director Gibson’s career with the Federal Government includes leadership roles in the Federal Aviation Administration, where she was Assistant Administrator for Human Resources, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resource Management and its first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution Management. In this episode, we discuss the responsibilities of the US Mint Director, learn about the American Women Quarters program, and get a sneak peek at what’s ahead for the United States’ 250th birthday.

Erratum: The obverse (not the reverse) of the coins in the American Women Quarters program was designed by Laura Gardin Fraser.

Total Time: 18:05
Music: “The National Emblem”, a public domain march composed by E. E. Bagley.

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