Howard A. Pollack, Chairman - Administrative Judge

Anne Waters Westbrook, Vice Chair - Administrative Judge

Joseph A. Vergilio, Administrative Judge

Recorder, Elaine M. Hillard
Deputy Recorder, Alice L. Vincent
Legal Technician, Natalie D. Krolczyk

Howard A. Pollack, Chairman

Born Baltimore, Maryland, October 30, 1946; B.A. University of Maryland; J.D. University of Maryland. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1972, admitted U.S. District Court for Maryland, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney, Office of District Counsel, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, 1972-1973; District Trial Attorney, Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, 1974-1978; Assistant to Chief Counsel for Litigation, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1979-1980; Supervisory Trial Attorney, Construction and Litigation Section, Veterans Administration, 1980-1984; Administrative Judge, Veterans Administration Board of Contract Appeals, 1984-1988; Member and then Partner in firm of Braude and Margulies, P.C., 1988-1994; Partner in firm of Huddles, Pollack and Jones, P.C., 1995. Program Chairman, BCA Judges Association, 1988 and 1998, Lecturer, Department of Justice C.L.E., Basic Contracts Seminar, 1981-1990. Member ABA Public Contract Law Section. Treasurer, Secretary BCA Judges Association 1996-1998. Appointed to Department of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals, October 23, 1995. Named Vice Chairman February 28, 1998. Named Chairman August 23, 2002.

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Anne Waters Westbrook, Vice Chair

Born Lancaster, South Carolina 1941. B.A., University of Georgia, 1963; J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1966. Admitted to South Carolina Bar, 1966; admitted to Georgia Bar, 1967. Member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Board of Contract Appeals Judges Association. Associate, Arnold and Cate, Atlanta, Georgia 1966-1968; Instructor, Gordon College, Barnesville, Georgia, 1968-1969; Assistant District Counsel, Savannah District, Corps of Engineers, 1971-1991; Principal Senior Assistant District Counsel, Savannah District, Corps of Engineers, 1991-1998. Instructor, Corps of Engineers Contract Law course, 1989-1998. Recipient, George Wolfe Koonce Award for Outstanding Corps of Engineers Attorney, 1997. Appointed to Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals, January 1999. Named Vice Chair, June 1, 2003.

Joseph A. Vergilio, Administrative Judge

University of Virginia (B.A., mathematics) (1980); George Washington University (J.D.) (1983). Admitted to D.C. Bar (1983). 1983-1985: worked with Professors Cibinic and Nash; was a consultant to various law firms; co-authored articles and course materials on procurement. 1985-1989: attorney then General Counsel at General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals (GSBCA). 1989-1998: GSBCA judge. Worked with American Bar Association, Public Contract Law section, and District of Columbia Bar Association, Government Contracts and Litigation section (including terms as co-chair). Appointed to Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals, November 1998.

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