WASHINGTON — Denis J. Toner was welcomed to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, meeting in open session, in Washington today. He was appointed a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service by President Barack Obama on September 17, 2010, for a term that expires December 8, 2012.

For 34 years Governor Toner directed policy, public and political affairs on the staff of then-Senator and now-Vice President Joseph Biden, Jr., and served as his Deputy Chief of Staff from 1995 to 2005.

Following his career of the staff in the United States Senate, Toner launched a private practice, Horizon Advisors, which provides guidance and strategic planning to private clients and non-profit organization. Horizon Advisors also maintains a professional resource network intended to advise and promote dialogue among the public, private and non-profit sectors.

Toner is a graduate of the University of Delaware and lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors includes nine governors who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. More information about the Board is available at: http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/bog.htm.

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