Vice Commander, NAVSUP

Karen Fenstermacher

Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command

Ms. Karen Fenstermacher serves as the Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), located in Mechanicsburg, PA. Ms. Fenstermacher leads NAVSUP with a worldwide workforce of over 22,500 military and civilian personnel in strategy, business transformation, and execution of Navy end-to-end supply chain integration, acquisition, operational logistics, and Sailor care services to sustain naval forces worldwide.

Ms. Fenstermacher was selected to the Senior Executive Service in 2004. Prior to her present assignment she served as the Executive for Strategic Initiatives, NAVSUP, where she was responsible for the oversight of efforts which advanced the Command's reform program, auditability, and other areas aimed at restoring readiness and increasing lethality. Other assignments include Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Operations, located in the National Capitol Region; Assistant Commander for Financial Management and Comptroller; Assistant Commander for Enterprise Business Operations; Director of Corporate Operations; and Command Information Officer, all at NAVSUP.

Ms. Fenstermacher graduated from Elms College, Chicopee, MA, with a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics, spending a year studying at the London School of Economics. She holds a master’s degree in strategic studies from U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.

She joined the federal government after graduating from college in 1990. Prior to her assignments at NAVSUP, she served in the Washington, DC area as a financial systems analyst with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comptroller; financial analyst on the staff of the Senate Arms Services Committee; and program manager in the Navy Budget Office. She has authored numerous technical papers and presentations in the area of finance.

Ms. Fenstermacher received the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award in both 2011 and 2017. She was the recipient of the Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2014 and 2016 and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2000. She holds professional memberships in the American Society for Military Comptrollers and Level III certification in the Acquisition Professional Community.