Amber F. McReynolds was appointed to the Postal Service Board of Governors by President Joseph R. Biden and was confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 2021. She is serving the remainder of a seven-year term that expires on December 8, 2026. McReynolds was elected by her fellow Governors to serve as chair on November 14, 2024, and was reelected as chair on November 14, 2025. Previously, she was elected by her fellow Governors to serve as vice chair on November 14, 2023. She also currently chairs the Board’s Strategic Government Services Committee and serves on the Operations Committee.

McReynolds is a leading expert on election administration and policy. Her professional career has focused on strengthening democratic institutions with a goal of improving the voting experience for all: first as an election official, serving as the director of elections for the City and County of Denver; then as a thought leader and founding chief executive officer for a national nonpartisan organization; and now as an elections consultant and advisor supporting election officials, government institutions, businesses and nonpartisan organizations across the United States.

As the former director of elections for the City and County of Denver, McReynolds led the implementation of a first-in-the-nation ballot tracking, reporting, and communication program to increase accountability and enhance security for mail ballots. Her efforts garnered national and international awards and helped shape Colorado’s system modernizations in 2013. In 2018, Governing magazine named her a Top Public Official of the Year for her work to improve the voting process. She was also recognized as a 2020 Top Women in Business in Colorado and in 2022 she received the University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award.

McReynolds is the co-author of “When Women Vote” and regularly delivers speeches on how to improve and strengthen election processes and improve the voting experience. She serves on the National Task Force on Election Crises and the National Council on Election Integrity. She also serves as an advisory board member for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election and Data Science Lab and serves on various boards of directors and advisory boards for other national organizations and businesses. McReynolds also served on the 2021 Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission.

McReynolds is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Latest update: November 2025