One of the best parts about my job, besides all the wonderful people I get to meet, is all the cool places I get to go. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in Petrified Forest National Park, training a group of supervisors on FELTG’s signature class UnCivil Servant: Holding Federal Employees Accountable for Performance and Conduct. After class one day, I put my interagency pass to good use and toured the park. It was my first time there and I have to say – what an amazing place! If you haven’t been, you must go. The photo to the left is a snapshot I took of petrified wood that is over 200 million years old, from trees that were likely standing when dinosaurs roamed the land that is now northeastern Arizona (which, coincidentally, used to be at the latitude of modern-day Costa Rica).
It’s always fun to get a tour of the federal agencies where I train. Whether it’s the National Weather Center in Norman, OK; a high-tech lab in Atlanta, GA where scientists are working to cure diseases; a hydroelectric generator in Grand Coulee, WA; a military hospital in North Carolina; or anywhere else in this great country, it’s such a privilege to see what federal employees work on every day. Thanks for letting FELTG be a part of it. Now it’s time for the May 2019 newsletter. We hope you enjoy.
Take care,
Deborah J. Hopkins, FELTG President