Archileti named DeCA acting chief of staff

FORT LEE, Va. Vicki Archileti was appointed acting chief of staff for the Defense Commissary Agency, effective Sept. 8. She will temporarily leave her position as director of corporate planning for six months. In the interim, Sheila Walton will be acting director corporate planning through Dec. 12, and Mark Simpson will assume the duties from Dec. 13 to March 13, 2009.

“I am excited to serve in this newly created position and look forward to tackling these new responsibilities,” Archileti said. “I believe this position is critical because it involves managing day–to–day headquarters activities which will further allow our executive leaders to focus on significant operational initiatives.”

Archileti was selected director of corporate planning in January 2004. In that position, she has been responsible for anticipating and planning for DeCA’s external challenges.