Kim Zeich
Deputy Executive Director
Kimberly M. Zeich assumed the Deputy Executive Director position for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled in September 2007. Zeich has been with the Committee for over 16 years.
The Committee is an independent federal agency responsible for directing and managing the AbilityOne Program through which federal activities purchase goods and services from nonprofit agencies associated with National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH (serving people with a wide range of disabilities). AbilityOne Program procurements provide high quality goods and services needed for the operation of the federal government, while providing employment and training opportunities for tens of thousands of people who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Her previous positions with the Committee were Director, Program Operations, Director of Business Management and Public Affairs.
Also the Director of Program Operations, Zeich was responsible for overseeing the review, rule makingand administrative processes used to make additions, deletions or changes to the official Procurement List of AbilityOne products and services. Her department handles business analysis and integration, pricing analysis, information management, records management and information technology.
Ms. Zeich holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Maryland’s University College, and is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland’s College of Journalism. She is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute’s Leadership for a Democratic Society Program.
