FRANCIS A. (FRANK) BURNS
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Wellness
And Community-Based Programs

Frank Burns was appointed to serve as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in AoA in March 2005.  In this capacity, he is responsible for guiding the operations of AoA programs.  Prior to this appointment, Frank was the Director of the AoA Office of Evaluation since September of 2000.  In that position, he directed significant improvements in AoA’s performance measurement and accountability processes, and in the agency’s program data management operations.

Before coming to AoA, Frank held a number of management positions in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget of the Department of Health and Human Services.