Last night, we hosted the fourth GovLoop Mentors Program Kick-Off Event, welcoming and congratulating more than 50 new mentor pairings at the District Architecture Center in Washington, DC. I wanted to be sure and post the names of both mentees and mentors to honor their commitment to the advancement of their careers and the betterment of government in their respective agencies.
Mentees
| Name | Location | Job Title | Organization |
| Amaechi, Lillian | Washington, DC | Management Analyst | National Institutes of Health |
| Beard, Journey | Santa Ana, CA | Equal Opportunity Specialist | Housing and Urban Development |
| Beausy, Margot | Washington, DC | Program Examiner | Office of Management and Budget |
| Bobadilla, Paola | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | Special I.G. for Afgahnistan |
| Bourke, Megan | Chesterfield, VA | Budget and Management Analyst | City of Chesterfield |
| Bowe-Hester, Pamela | Washington, DC | Management Assistant | Joint Base Anacostia Bolling |
| Bright, Matthew | Washington, DC | Budget Analyst | International Trade Administration |
| Ciero, Damian | Suitland, MD | IT Specialist Systems Admin | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Colvin, Christopher | New Haven, CT | Natural Resource Manager | National Park Service |
| Coon, Bryant | Amarillo, TX | Design Technician | Texas DOT |
| Culliver, Vincent | Indian Head, MD | Contract Specialist | Naval Sea Systems Command |
| Douglas, Matthew | Washington, DC | Presidential Management Fellow | Housing and Urban Development |
| Dreier, Jessica | San Francisco, CA | Program Analyst | General Services Administration |
| Etti, William | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | National Institutes of Health |
| Everling, Jennifer | Washington, DC | Acting Deputy Clerk / Legal Counsel | Merit Systems Protection Board |
| Federspiel, Seth | Washington, DC | Science and Technology Policy Fellow | Department of Energy |
| Foster, Marcie | Washington, DC | Policy Analyst, Workforce Dev | Center for Law and Social Policy |
| Guzman, Michelle | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | Office of Personnel Management |
| Guzman, Patricia (Ashley) | Washington, DC | Human Resources Consultant | Office of Personnel Management |
| Hanley, Jennifer | Boston, MA | Fiscal Specialist | Admin. for Children, Youth and Families |
| Hartwig, Kyle | Bethesda, MD | Human Resource Specialist | National Institutes of Health |
| Herbert, Antwanya | Washington, DC | Project Manager | U.S. Air Force |
| Hilsinger, Cynthia | Bethesda, MD | Chief Knowledge / PA Officer | Navy Med. Professional Dev Center |
| Huang, Jamie | Chicago, IL | MPA / MPP Graduate Student | University of Chicago |
| Iasimone, Damien | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | Transportation Security Administration |
| Ivy, Stephanie | Jackson, MS | Data Analyst Principle | MS Dept of Finance and Administration |
| Jenkins, Katherine | Rockville, MD | Public Affairs Specialist | National Institutes of Health |
| Kalra, Gurpreet | Plano, TX | Recent Grad Student | University of Oxford |
| Kearns, Mary | Baltimore, MD | Health Insurance Specialist | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Kevil, Jennifer | Hood River, OR | Recreation / PA Staff Officer | Forest Services |
| Koenig, Tanya | Washington, DC | Attorney – Advisor | Federal Labor Relations Authority |
| Kulka, Lisa | Rochester, NY | Project Coordinator | University of Rochester |
| Lefor, Valerie | Washington, DC | Management and Program Analyst | Department of Education |
| Millspaugh, Matthew | Albany, CA | Administrative Assistant | Department of Rehabilitation |
| Morrison, Iyabo | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | Housing and Urban Development |
| Murphy, Laura | Lawrence, KS | Graduate Research Assistant | Kansas Geological Society |
| Newcombe, Sonja | Albuquerque, NM | Financial Analyst | Forest Service |
| O’Donnell, Cynthia | Washington, DC | Director/ Associate Professor | Marymount University |
| Owens, Kristina | Beltsville, MD | Biologist | Animal Plant Health & Inspection Service |
| Powell, Theressa | Richmond, VA | Operations Manager | City of Richmond, VA |
| Raudenbush, Janna | Washington, DC | Public Affairs Specialist | Health and Human Services |
| Rawson, Marion | Washington, DC | Instructional Design Strategist | Peace Corps |
| Resnick, Cade | Winter Springs, FL | Educator | Seminole County Schools |
| Rolkowski, Emily | Chicago, IL | Program Analyst | Department of Justice |
| Selman, Pamela | Madison, WI | Student | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
| Sullivan, Colin | Boston, MA | Senior Auditor | Housing and Urban Development |
| Tierney, Annie | Springfield, IL | Illinois Legislative Staff Intern | Illinois State Senate |
| Van Horn, Chris | Washington, DC | Program Analyst | Defense Travel Management Office |
| Vetter, Joshua | Athens, OH | M.A., International Development | Ohio University |
| Vogel, Joshua | Washington, DC | Executive Officer | U.S. Capitol Police |
| Wahid, Karim | Cambridge, MA | Manager | New England School of English |
| Wilsey, Danielle | Washington, DC | Management Analyst | Small Business of Administration |
| Yehudah, Elishah | Chicago, IL | Law Clerk | City of Chicago Department of Law |
| Yoo, Susan | Washington, DC | Senior Editor | McClatchy-Tribune |
| Zachary, Drew | Somerville, MA | PhD Student | Heller School for Social Policy and Management |
| Zarazinski, Adam | Washington, DC | 3rd Year Law Student | Univ. of Michigan Law/Georgetown Law |
Mentors
| Name | Location | Job Title | Organization |
| Addison, Andreas | Richmond, VA | Civic Innovator | City of Richmond |
| Bailenson, Stephanie | Washington, DC | Project Director | NAPA |
| Basile, Julie | Washington, DC | Senior Procurement Executive | Peridot Solutions, LLC |
| Beffel, Susan | Washington, DC | HR Specialist / Career Dev. | State Department |
| Bienko, Jack | Washington, DC | Deputy, Entrepreneurship Ed. | Small Business Administration |
| Brooks, Lorraine | Portsmouth, VA | Public Affairs Specialist | Coast Guard |
| Broviak, Pam | Geneva, IL | City Engineer/Asst DPW | City of Geneva |
| Bruce Marsh | Washington, DC | Economist Director | U.S. Postal Service |
| Christopherson, Gary | Washington, DC | Founder, Thrive! / HealthePeople | Thrive! and HealthePeople |
| Deming, Brian | Washington, DC | Sr. Compensation Specialist | Federal Reserve Board |
| Eamich, Amanda | Washington, DC | Director, Web Communications | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Gaber, Noha | Washington, DC | Team Leader | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Galloway, Gary | Washington, DC | Supervisory IT Specialist | State Dept. |
| Geurts, James | Tampa, FL | Deputy Director, Acquisition | U.S. Special Ops Command, DOD |
| Green, Deb | Washington, DC | Program Manager | Federal Aviation Administration |
| Holt, Jack | Washington, DC | Public Affairs Officer | Retired |
| Ibarra, Patrick | Glendale, AZ | Owner | The Mejorando Group |
| Kamensky, John | Washington, DC | Senior Fellow | IBM |
| Kehoe, Robyn | Washington, DC | Director of Field Operations | Federal Employee Ed & Assistance Fund |
| Kingsbury, Nancy | Washington, DC | Managing Dir., App. Research/Methods | Government Accountability Office |
| Krzmarzick, Andrew | Durham, NC | Community Manager | GovLoop |
| Malliou, Ekaterini | Washington, DC | Health Policy Coordinator | U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services |
| Merrell, Melissa | Washington, DC | Analyst | CBO |
| Murphy, Jeffrey | Washington, DC | Asst. Dean for Management | National Defense University |
| Nuessle, Shelly | Washington, DC | Information System Security Manager | Department of Transportation |
| Peabody, Leslie | Denver, CO | Management Analyst | Department of the Interior |
| Peete, Michelle | Washington, DC | Policy & Program Dev Mgr | The Pretrial Services Agency for D.C. |
| Ray, Charles | Dulles, VA | Former Ambassador to Zimbabwe | State Department |
| Ressler, Steve | Washington, DC | Founder | GovLoop |
| Ruano, Carlos | Ottawa, Ontario | Manager | Foreign Affairs & Int’l Trade Canada |
| Salmon, Lee | Fairfax, VA | Program Mgr, Exec Coaching / Leaders | Learning for Living, LLC |
| Schafer, Kathleen | Ojai, CA | Principal | Leadership Connection |
| Shiplett, Myra Howze | Falls Church, VA | President | Randolph Morgan Consulting |
| Sim, John | Washington, DC | Senior Analyst | U.S. Dept. Homeland Security |
| Simpson, Karen | Washington, DC | HR Specialist | Office of Personnel Management |
| Sims, Melissa | Philadelphia, PA | Chief, Training and Workforce Dev | National Park Service |
| Sosne, Ken | Washington, DC | Assistant Research Director | U.S. Department of Education |
| Spencer, William | Washington, DC | Clerk of the Board | Merit Systems Protection Board |
| Spring, Christine | Las Vegas, NV | Director, Exec. M.S., Emergency / Crisis Mgmt. | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Sutton, Dianne | Washington, DC | President | Sutton Enterprises |
| Uejio, Dave | Bethesda, MD | Special Assistant to the Director | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Vaudo, Ray | San Pedro, CA | Chief Learning Officer | Graduate School |
| Wenger, Phil | Washington, DC | IT Specialist | Office of Management and Budget |
Orientation Slides
If you are interested in learning more about our program or seeing how we orient participants, please view the slides below.
In addition, I have embedded the video from the Google+ On Air event as well:
Lastly, we accept new participants on a rolling basis and are always in need of more mentors. If you are interested in joining the program, please click one of the links below.
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