The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint, announcing that Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson is the 2024 recipient of the Black Business Association President’s Award. Gibson is the current Mint Director and was the first African American appointed to the position since 1792.
The U.S. Mint is proud to share that the Honorable Ventris C. Gibson is the 2024 recipient of the Black Business Association (BBA) President’s Award. Gibson – the Mint’s 40th director – is the first African American appointed to the position since 1792. She is attracting a new community of coin collectors due to her visionary leadership, strategic insight, and personal charisma.
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. In this role, Ms. Gibson provided executive oversight and execution of human capital programs and services for nearly 37,000 employees. Prior to that, she served as Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She was responsible for the development, articulation, and delivery of Department-wide human resources policies, plans, and programs.
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. She was the VA’s highest-ranking woman veteran and directed human resources management and civil rights programs affecting 230,000 employees.
During a career spanning more than 40 years in human resources executive and professional positions, Director Gibson earned numerous awards and commendations. She received an Exceptional Service and a Meritorious Service Award from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Exceptional Service Award from the Secretary of Transportation, FAA Manager Association’s Leadership Award, National Hispanic Coalition’s President’s Award, and the Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area’s prestigious “Woman of the Year” award.
Director Gibson will accept the award at the BBA’s 21st annual Salute to Black Women Business Conference, Vendor Faire & Awards Luncheon held on March 23 in Los Angeles. She will have the opportunity to speak to attendees about coin programs, such as the American Women Quarters™ Program and the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program that support the event’s theme: “Celebrating Women Who Advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”
Check back at the end of March (Women’s History Month) for a summary and photos from the event.