Members Exchange
Section for Women in Public Administration
Board, members, and guests of the Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) gathered at the home of Chair Becky Schergens prior to the section’s mid-year business meeting held in Washington, D.C. on September 15. Approximately thirty members and guests attended the networking social, co-sponsored by Vice Chair (and NOVA ASPA member), Denise Wells.
A highlight of the evening was Meredith Newman’s announcement that she is running for Vice President of ASPA. Meredith, a past Chair of SWPA, is seen in the attached photo with Corrine Gerard, a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, and a prospective member of SWPA!
The highlight of Saturday’s business meeting was Becky’s announcement that Frances Garcia, Inspector General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, will be the keynote speaker at SWPA’s annual breakfast which takes place at ASPA’s National Conference, March 7-11, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
For more information about SWPA activities and plans, please go to http://www.swpanet.org.
ASPA Member Denise Wells Supports Meredith Newman
As a member of the Northern VA chapter of ASPA and the Vice Chair/Membership Chair of ASPA's Section for Women in Public Administration, I'm writing to encourage your support of Meredith Newman, candidate for Vice Chair in the the current ASPA election. Click here for Meredith's statement of commitment.
Federal Employees: Help Needed With Research Project
Carol Rusaw (acrusaw@att.net ) is conducting research on how professionals see their careers since the implementation of the CSRA in 1978. The research is being conducted as part of a symposium on changes in government since the CSRA and will be published next year under the editorship of Jim Perry and Meridith Newman. She hopes to have an introductory piece written by President Jimmy Carter to create a context. She has chosen professional development because of her role as an employee development specialist in the federal government for 10 years and the subsequent research she has done in management and organizational development in the public sector.
If you would like to participate in the study, read the research background (Word doc) and complete the questionnaire (Word doc).
Carol will follow up with respondees and, of course, will keep all information confidential and anonymous. I will be glad to share a copy of the results with chapter members when the study is published.
If you have any questions, contact Carol at acrusaw@att.net
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH FELLOW NOVA ASPA MEMBERS?
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