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the Administrator<br />

3.<br />

<strong>DOA</strong> Launches<br />

new Intranet<br />

4.<br />

Korean War<br />

Recognition<br />

5.<br />

Women’s<br />

History Month<br />

6.<br />

Division News<br />

Julie Owens (center), recipient <strong>of</strong> the Administrator Extra Effort Award,<br />

last month coordinated an International Visitor Leadership Program<br />

event in Charlotte between Chilean representatives and a N.C. Domestic<br />

Violence Commission member, as well as staff from a local abuser<br />

treatment program and domestic violence program<br />

(see story on page 2).<br />

Spring <strong>2012</strong><br />

the Administrator<br />

A Message from the Secretary<br />

As many <strong>of</strong> you know, <strong>DOA</strong> will bid farewell to 10 valued colleagues in a few<br />

weeks when the Agency for Telecommunications ceases operations on April 9.<br />

The diffi cult decision stems from loss <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the anticipated bridge funding<br />

and receipts for the sidelined state portal project that would have been generated<br />

by administering the portal program in APT, and the inability to retain carryover<br />

funds to support a mandated transition to a new business format.<br />

While prospects were more positive for the latter part <strong>of</strong> this fi scal year, analysis<br />

showed that this was a necessary step. Despite its frugal operation and the hard<br />

work <strong>of</strong> its dedicated, award-winning staff, APT has been unable to generate<br />

adequate revenue to cover its expenses. <strong>DOA</strong> is working with affected staff to<br />

identify options for their future employment or pr<strong>of</strong>essional pursuits.<br />

I commend the dedication <strong>of</strong> APT employees, who are working closely with<br />

agency partners to complete in-process projects – just as they have strived to<br />

meet client needs and achieve success for more than 30 years. Please join me in<br />

wishing them continued pr<strong>of</strong>essional achievement and personal satisfaction in their<br />

future endeavors.<br />

Secretary Moses Carey, Jr.


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the Administrator<br />

Administrator Extra Effort Award:<br />

Dedication to domestic violence survivors takes Owens to Kosovo<br />

Last fall, Julie Owens had the<br />

privilege to travel to Kosovo,<br />

Europe’s newest country, at the<br />

invitation <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Embassy.<br />

Her task was to provide training<br />

and technical assistance to<br />

Kosovar <strong>gov</strong>ernment agencies and<br />

U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Justice, law<br />

enforcement agencies, and women in<br />

isolated rural communities.<br />

She did this on her time, but also<br />

talked about her work as Southern<br />

Piedmont Region Director at the N.C.<br />

Council for Women (CFW) because,<br />

as she said, “I believe it is a very<br />

important and unique <strong>gov</strong>ernment<br />

agency whose work should be<br />

replicated elsewhere.”<br />

Owens described the trip as a<br />

tremendous honor and a highlight<br />

<strong>of</strong> a distinguished career, which<br />

includes leading training workshops<br />

throughout the United States, as<br />

well as in Canada and Saipan,<br />

Micronesia. She also has worked<br />

with the U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> State in<br />

a videolink consultation with service<br />

providers in Chile.<br />

Her leadership led to her nomination<br />

by peers for the Administrator Extra<br />

Effort Award.<br />

“Julie’s extraordinary compassion<br />

and empathy for survivors <strong>of</strong><br />

domestic violence and sexual assault<br />

These young men were trained to support education and<br />

awareness programs <strong>of</strong> Kosovo Women’s Initiative. They<br />

planned to march downtown handing out flyers about men<br />

stepping up to the plate to end domestic violence.<br />

Officials from the town <strong>of</strong> Theranda greeted Julie Owens (second from left, seated)<br />

warmly and invited her to join them for this formal portrait.<br />

is a result <strong>of</strong> her personal experience,<br />

which positions her as a sought<br />

after speaker and trainer,” said Beth<br />

Briggs, CFW Executive Director.<br />

“Just last month she participated in<br />

the International Visitor Leadership<br />

Program, where she organized<br />

meetings in Charlotte for Chilean<br />

representatives,” Briggs added. “To<br />

ensure they experienced diverse<br />

views <strong>of</strong> our work, she engaged a<br />

N.C. Domestic Violence Commission<br />

member as well as staff from a<br />

local abuser treatment program and<br />

domestic violence program.”<br />

Deputy Secretary June Michaux<br />

credited Owens with excellence in<br />

managing the demanding, day-to-day<br />

duties <strong>of</strong> a Region Director.<br />

“In her work with<br />

the Council,<br />

Julie monitors<br />

44 programs<br />

in 19 counties,<br />

and works with<br />

agencies to<br />

encourage the use<br />

<strong>of</strong> best practice<br />

for delivering<br />

empowered based<br />

services,” Michaux<br />

said. “We are so<br />

proud that she is<br />

a member <strong>of</strong> our<br />

team.”<br />

Of her fall trip, Owens said the<br />

“Kosovars are so hungry for<br />

information about best practices for<br />

assisting victims <strong>of</strong> abuse and holding<br />

perpetrators accountable.” Among her<br />

speaking engagements were visits to<br />

communities divided by tensions with<br />

Serbia, some which had were under<br />

conspicuous monitoring by NATO<br />

forces. The stories <strong>of</strong> survivors <strong>of</strong><br />

ethnic cleansing, extreme domestic<br />

violence and sex traffi cking were<br />

heartbreaking, but she was touched<br />

by their courage and quest for justice.<br />

Owens was joined on several<br />

occasions by local <strong>gov</strong>ernment<br />

leaders determined to improve<br />

conditions for citizens, and a speech<br />

she delivered at Kosovo National<br />

University was televised.<br />

Owens hopes to return soon accept<br />

an invitation to provide similar<br />

outreach in Serbia and Albania,<br />

where women have long lived with<br />

oppression and seek knowledge<br />

about gender equality and domestic<br />

violence. By following Kosovo’s<br />

model, she said, the region “could<br />

provide hope that a needed paradigm<br />

shift throughout the Balkans will result<br />

in women and girls obtaining and<br />

maintaining equal status with males.”


the Administrator<br />

<strong>DOA</strong> launches Intranet for employee services<br />

After months <strong>of</strong> development, <strong>DOA</strong><br />

this week launched its new Intranet<br />

site, which clusters employee<br />

services and introduces a Swap<br />

Shop to encourage Divisions to<br />

reduce costs by sharing resources.<br />

Never knew where to fi nd <strong>DOA</strong>’s<br />

Policies and Procedures? Need<br />

phone, fax or email for co-workers?<br />

Perhaps a copy <strong>of</strong> your W2 form for<br />

tax fi ling? These are just a few <strong>of</strong> the<br />

resources accessible all in one place<br />

on the Intranet.<br />

“The goal was to make things easier<br />

for our folks to fi nd what they need<br />

without having to hunt it on the<br />

main website or external links,” said<br />

COO Anne Bander. “This project will<br />

expand to include additional elements<br />

over time, such as forms used by our<br />

Divisions. Management Information<br />

Systems, and especially Joey<br />

Ennis, deserve kudos for pulling this<br />

together.”<br />

MIS resources, including who to<br />

contact and how to request help with<br />

issues, also is featured. Current and<br />

archived agency <strong>newsletter</strong>s and a<br />

master organizational chart also will<br />

reside there.<br />

The new <strong>DOA</strong> Intranet also provides<br />

easy access to Human Resources<br />

and Fiscal Management training,<br />

budget, forms and other employee<br />

specifi c information. You can also<br />

learn about who have joined the<br />

<strong>Department</strong> or retired in Hail and<br />

Farewell.<br />

The <strong>DOA</strong> Swap Shop is designed to<br />

give Divisions the opportunity to trade<br />

an excess <strong>of</strong> one supply for a needed<br />

resource that may be going unused<br />

elsewhere. For example, if you have<br />

several reams <strong>of</strong> green paper but<br />

really need notebook tabs, or maybe<br />

you have a stash <strong>of</strong> old binders that<br />

can be repurposed, these items<br />

would be posted to the Swap Shop.<br />

Note that this is for business use only<br />

and not to trade personal items.<br />

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the Administrator<br />

North Carolina Veterans <strong>of</strong> Korean War Service<br />

Sought for Recognition<br />

Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced<br />

that that N.C. Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans<br />

Affairs (<strong>NC</strong>DVA) is leading a<br />

statewide effort to recognize North<br />

Carolina service members and their<br />

families on the 60th anniversary <strong>of</strong><br />

the Korean War. The project is part<br />

<strong>of</strong> the U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defense<br />

60th Anniversary <strong>of</strong> the Korean War<br />

Commemoration Committee, which<br />

in June will launch “The Year <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Korean War Veteran.”<br />

“More than 177,000 North Carolina<br />

citizens served in Korea between<br />

June 27, 1950, and Jan. 31, 1955,”<br />

Gov. Perdue said. “We believe that<br />

more than 72,000 <strong>of</strong> these veterans<br />

are still living in North Carolina today,<br />

and many more have descendants<br />

who make their home here. I ask that<br />

everyone pitch in to help us provide<br />

formal appreciation <strong>of</strong> their service<br />

and sacrifi ce.”<br />

<strong>NC</strong>DVA Assistant Secretary Tim<br />

Wipperman has placed a link on<br />

the Division website (http://www.<br />

doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong>/vets/KoreanWarForm.<br />

aspx) to provide a Certifi cate<br />

Employee badge policy in effect<br />

With the goal <strong>of</strong> improving employee<br />

safety and building security, all state<br />

employees are required to wear their<br />

state photo-identifi cation card at all<br />

times while on duty. Likewise, all<br />

visitors must wear a numbered visitor<br />

ID provided by the building’s security<br />

guard or receptionist.<br />

On March 1, State Personnel<br />

Director Linda Coleman issued a<br />

memorandum clarifying the policy.<br />

She stated that safety and security<br />

within state <strong>gov</strong>ernment <strong>of</strong>fi ce<br />

buildings and facilities can only be<br />

<strong>of</strong> Appreciation signed by U.S.<br />

Secretary <strong>of</strong> Defense Leon Panetta<br />

to all Korean War veterans and the<br />

family members who supported<br />

them. “This may be one <strong>of</strong> our<br />

last chances to recognize the<br />

contributions <strong>of</strong> those who began the<br />

successful struggle to stem the tide <strong>of</strong><br />

communism,” Wipperman said.<br />

No documentation is necessary<br />

and the form can be fi lled out and<br />

submitted online by the veteran,<br />

family member or a friend. Requests<br />

for certifi cates may also be<br />

downloaded and mailed to: Korean<br />

War Veterans Certifi cate, N.C.<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs, 1315 Mail<br />

Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-<br />

1315.<br />

According to <strong>NC</strong>DVA, North Carolina<br />

recorded 968 deaths in service during<br />

the confl ict, <strong>of</strong> which 784 were battle<br />

deaths. An additional 2,272 service<br />

members were wounded; 109 were<br />

taken as prisoners <strong>of</strong> war (POWs),<br />

and 204 were designated as Missing<br />

in Action.<br />

maintained if all employees and<br />

visitors are properly identifi ed via an<br />

ID badge designating them as an<br />

employee or visitor.<br />

Coleman wrote that badges must<br />

be worn at all times. Anyone not<br />

displaying a badge may be advised<br />

to return to the lobby in order to<br />

obtain proper clearance to enter the<br />

building.<br />

The memo also served as a<br />

reminder that state employees are<br />

not authorized to allow anyone to<br />

A view <strong>of</strong> the Korean War<br />

Memorial in Washington, D.C.<br />

In addition to the Certifi cate <strong>of</strong><br />

Appreciation, the U.S. <strong>Department</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Defense encourages any Korean<br />

War veteran who would like to share<br />

his or her story with the Korean War<br />

Commemoration Committee’s oral<br />

history project to visit<br />

http://koreanwar.defense.<strong>gov</strong>/<br />

or call 703-545-0522.<br />

enter the building on the employee’s<br />

badge. Individuals without a badge<br />

should report to building security<br />

guard or<br />

receptionist<br />

to obtain<br />

clearance to<br />

enter and<br />

sign in.<br />

Credit: www.VisitingDC.com


the Administrator<br />

Women’s History Month event March 27<br />

The N.C. Council<br />

for Women (CFW)<br />

will present the<br />

<strong>2012</strong> Women’s<br />

History Month<br />

celebration at 6:30<br />

p.m. March 27 in<br />

auditorium <strong>of</strong> the<br />

N.C. Museum<br />

<strong>of</strong> History. The<br />

program will focus<br />

on the impact <strong>of</strong><br />

women in North<br />

Carolina in politics, business, health<br />

and the law.<br />

“When women lead, give and vote,<br />

women and families win,” said CFW<br />

Executive Director Beth Briggs.<br />

“Now more than ever, we need to<br />

encourage women to raise their<br />

voices and to stay engaged in issues<br />

that impact lives across our state.”<br />

The keynote address will be delivered<br />

by Anita Brown-Graham, Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the Institute for Emerging Issues at<br />

N.C. State University, a public policy<br />

organization committed to North<br />

Carolina’s future competitiveness.<br />

EAP provides work-life assistance for <strong>DOA</strong> employees<br />

The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />

has joined with a new provider for<br />

the work-life benefi t known as the<br />

Employee Assistance Program,<br />

or EAP. In partnership with the<br />

McLaughlin Young Group, this service<br />

is available to assist <strong>DOA</strong> employees<br />

and their immediate household<br />

members with unlimited access to<br />

free, confi dential help with personal or<br />

work-related concerns.<br />

Among the services available through<br />

EAP are legal assistance and<br />

A series <strong>of</strong> Historical Refl ections<br />

will be provided by local leaders,<br />

including: Advocacy – Annette<br />

Taylor, N.C. Center for Women<br />

in Public Service; Business –<br />

Billie Redmond, Coldwell Banker<br />

Commercial Trademark Properties;<br />

Health – Dr. Laura Gerald, State<br />

Health Director; and Law –<br />

Christine Walczyck, Wake County<br />

District Court Judge.<br />

Erin Byrd, member <strong>of</strong> the Fruit <strong>of</strong><br />

Labor Singing Ensemble, will close<br />

the evening with a poetry reading.<br />

The celebration is a collaboration<br />

between the Council, N.C. Museum<br />

<strong>of</strong> History, Democratic Women<br />

<strong>of</strong> Wake County, the American<br />

Association <strong>of</strong> University Women<br />

(AAUW), N.C. Women United, Wake<br />

County Republican Women’s Club,<br />

Women’s Forum <strong>of</strong> North Carolina,<br />

Whole Foods and The Community<br />

Deli.<br />

The event is free and open to the<br />

fi nancial counseling. It also provides<br />

online training programs as well as<br />

referrals to other resources.<br />

To access the user friendly Work-<br />

Life website, visit www.mygroup.<br />

com. Click on “Work-Life Login” at<br />

the upper right portion <strong>of</strong> the screen<br />

and enter ncdoa for user name<br />

and guest for password. The site<br />

spotlights monthly features such<br />

as communications and confl ict<br />

resolution, as well as guides for<br />

Anita Brown-Graham will<br />

deliver the keynote address.<br />

advice for retirement savings and<br />

even shopping discounts.<br />

To speak directly with a work-life<br />

representative, call EAP at 704-717-<br />

5295 or (toll-free) 888-298-3907.<br />

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public, but registration is requested<br />

by calling the N.C. Museum <strong>of</strong> History<br />

registration line at 919-807-7992.<br />

To learn more about the EAP and<br />

work-life services, visit www.mygroup.<br />

com and click on Employees, then<br />

Employee Orientation.


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the Administrator<br />

YAIO produces successful SADD conference<br />

About 200 participants from high<br />

schools and middle schools across<br />

the state had a busy, educational<br />

and fun-fi lled weekend at the 29th<br />

annual Students Against Destructive<br />

Decisions (SADD) Leadership<br />

Conference in Raleigh.<br />

The November conference featured<br />

workshops, assemblies and activities<br />

focused on prevention training for<br />

students and advisors who are<br />

members <strong>of</strong> school SADD chapters.<br />

These groups, in turn, provide peer<br />

leadership and positive role modeling<br />

in the areas <strong>of</strong> highway safety and<br />

prevention <strong>of</strong> alcohol, tobacco and<br />

drug use, teen pregnancy, bullying,<br />

violence and other destructive<br />

behavior.<br />

Anna Charalambous, a senior at<br />

First Flight High School in Kill Devil<br />

Hills and a member <strong>of</strong> the SADD<br />

Student Advisory Board, received<br />

the Student <strong>of</strong> the Year Award. Anna<br />

was recognized because <strong>of</strong> her<br />

involvement in prevention activities in<br />

her school and community, her efforts<br />

<strong>2012</strong> SECC Co-Chairs<br />

Secretary Moses Carey has<br />

appointed Mary Curtis <strong>of</strong> the Human<br />

Relations Commission and Kristy<br />

Daughtry <strong>of</strong> the Division <strong>of</strong> Non-<br />

Public Education as co-chairs <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>2012</strong> State Employees Combined<br />

Campaign for the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Administration</strong>.<br />

“Mary and Kristy have graciously<br />

accepted the invitation to<br />

Facility Management Division<br />

and State Surplus Property have<br />

been key players in several large<br />

moves over the past eight months,<br />

including: DENR from Archdale to its<br />

Green Square <strong>of</strong>fi ces; Ecosystem<br />

Enhancement Program (EEP) from<br />

Capital Blvd. to the <strong>Administration</strong><br />

Building; Environmental Health<br />

to Public Health <strong>of</strong>fi ces; and<br />

consolidation and relocation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Safety.<br />

to encourage<br />

her peers to live<br />

substance-free<br />

lives and her<br />

contributions<br />

to the Student<br />

Advisory Board.<br />

Fonda Porter,<br />

advisor <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Louisburg<br />

College SADD<br />

Chapter, received<br />

the Advisor<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Year<br />

Award, which<br />

acknowledges<br />

excellence in<br />

chapter leadership<br />

and dedication to SADD’s mission<br />

<strong>of</strong> empowering youth to make better<br />

decisions. Porter coordinated<br />

Louisburg College’s exhibit Project<br />

Impact, which featured models <strong>of</strong><br />

all 50 states with pins depicting the<br />

number <strong>of</strong> people killed in alcoholrelated<br />

traffi c crashes. She also<br />

taught a workshop on domestic<br />

violence and gave a keynote address.<br />

coordinate this year’s campaign,”<br />

Carey said. “They aim to build on<br />

<strong>DOA</strong>’s historically high level <strong>of</strong><br />

participation, which speaks well <strong>of</strong> our<br />

<strong>Department</strong>’s dedication to helping<br />

those in need.”<br />

Carey commended Charmaine<br />

Fuller Cooper <strong>of</strong> the N.C. Justice<br />

for Sterilization Victims Foundation<br />

and Trumelia Hawkins <strong>of</strong> Human<br />

These moves, which included<br />

delivery <strong>of</strong> items to State Surplus<br />

Property and other state <strong>of</strong>fi ces,<br />

was accomplished via more than a<br />

thousand large truckloads <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fi ce<br />

furniture; relocating 95 Environment<br />

Health staff and their <strong>of</strong>fi ces; and<br />

delivering hundreds <strong>of</strong> packing boxes<br />

to <strong>of</strong>fi ces and hundreds more for<br />

achieve storage. Additionally, workers<br />

picked up and stored thousands <strong>of</strong><br />

Students sign the banner with the conference theme<br />

“Take the Lead” to demonstrate their commitment<br />

against destructive decisions.<br />

Darian LaNeave, a Wake Forest<br />

University senior, received a special<br />

award for eight years <strong>of</strong> involvement<br />

with the SADD program. He<br />

participated in the SADD program<br />

four years at Carver High School in<br />

Winston-Salem and during the last<br />

four years at WFU.<br />

Resources Management, who<br />

partnered to manage <strong>DOA</strong>’s last two<br />

campaigns.<br />

“They dedicated considerable energy<br />

to the last two campaigns to give<br />

all <strong>DOA</strong> employees opportunities to<br />

participate,” Carey said. “It shows an<br />

extraordinary selfl essness to work so<br />

hard to benefi t others when your own<br />

workload is great.”<br />

Facility Management, Surplus partner for major moves<br />

ring binders and provided countless<br />

recycling containers.<br />

Facility Management conservatively<br />

estimates that, if the moves were<br />

not handled with in-house staff and<br />

equipment, it would have cost in<br />

excess <strong>of</strong> $61,000 to affect these<br />

transitions.


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Six spots available for MEP Program<br />

Six scholarship opportunities are<br />

available for <strong>DOA</strong> leaders interested<br />

in enrolling the Managing Effective<br />

Performance (MEP) Program<br />

this summer. The program helps<br />

supervisors and managers apply<br />

leadership methods that enhance the<br />

effective performance <strong>of</strong> individual<br />

employees and work teams.<br />

MEP provides participants with<br />

strategies to effectively carry<br />

out the leadership aspects <strong>of</strong><br />

the management role. Courses<br />

concentrate on applying leadership<br />

New Hires, Retirements<br />

New Hires<br />

Ruth Maitz Commission <strong>of</strong> Indian Affairs Nov. 14<br />

James Sutton Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Dec. 1<br />

Michael Burgher State Parking Divisions Dec. 2<br />

Siobhan Allen Terry Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Dec. 19<br />

Jocelyn Thornton Division <strong>of</strong> Purchase and Contract Jan. 3<br />

Charlotte Hanemann Council for Women Jan. 3<br />

Sarah (Beth) Briggs Council for Women Jan. 9<br />

Stanley Frazier State Construction Offi ce Jan. 24<br />

Rebecca Manning State Parking Division Jan. 26<br />

John Smith Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Feb. 1<br />

Crystal Best Offi ce <strong>of</strong> the Secretary Feb. 6<br />

Robert Medlin Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Feb. 6<br />

Barbara Roper Division <strong>of</strong> Fiscal Management Feb. 6<br />

Crystal Anderson Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Feb. 13<br />

David Nordile Division <strong>of</strong> Motorfl eet Management Feb. 13<br />

Paul Medlin State Surplus Property Feb. 14<br />

Michael Davis State Surplus Property Feb. 14<br />

Retirements<br />

processes to facilitate the effective<br />

performance <strong>of</strong> individual employees<br />

and work teams. Completion <strong>of</strong> an<br />

online Situational Leadership module<br />

is required prior to attending any <strong>of</strong><br />

the three classroom sessions.<br />

Successful completion <strong>of</strong> the program<br />

requires full participation in the online<br />

module and all three sequential<br />

classroom sessions as well as<br />

passing an online examination.<br />

MEP serves as the fi rst step toward<br />

participating in the nationally<br />

Francis Allen Facility Management Nov. 1<br />

Alice Cheatham Purchase and Contract Dec. 1<br />

Mildred Christmas Division <strong>of</strong> Purchase and Contract Dec. 1<br />

Edward Chamber Facility Management Jan. 1<br />

Ralph Edelberg Division <strong>of</strong> Purchase and Contract Jan. 1<br />

Robert Angeli Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Feb. 1<br />

Samuel Jacobs Fiscal Management Feb. 1<br />

Howard Jones Fiscal Management Feb. 1<br />

Tina McLamb Division <strong>of</strong> Purchase and Contract Feb. 1<br />

Judy Morrison Division <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs Feb. 1<br />

Lois Williams Facility Management Feb. 1<br />

Toney High Surplus Property Agency Feb. 1<br />

Debbie Carroll Purchase and Contract Apr. 1<br />

Yvonne Holley Purchase and Contract Apr. 1<br />

recognized Certifi ed Public Manager<br />

Program. Both programs are <strong>of</strong>fered<br />

by the Offi ce <strong>of</strong> State Personnel<br />

Learning and Development Team.<br />

Interested participations should<br />

discuss the opportunity with their<br />

Division Director, who will be<br />

required to submit a letter <strong>of</strong> support.<br />

Applications are due to Human<br />

Resources Management no later<br />

than 5 p.m. March 16. Scholarship<br />

recipients will be notifi ed by March 30.<br />

Commission <strong>of</strong> Indian<br />

Affairs honored by HUD<br />

The Commission <strong>of</strong> Indian<br />

Affairs continues to excel<br />

in its documentation<br />

<strong>of</strong> federal programs. It<br />

was notifi ed recently by<br />

the U.S. <strong>Department</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Housing and Urban<br />

Development (HUD) that it is among<br />

the “HUD-Designated EIV Stars”<br />

for confi rming that zero deceased<br />

individuals are listed on tenant logs<br />

for the Section 8 housing program.<br />

“Confi rming that deceased<br />

individuals do not remain on active<br />

reimbursement rolls is essential to<br />

the ongoing success <strong>of</strong> the Section<br />

8 program,” said Greg Richardson,<br />

Commission Executive Director.<br />

“I commend David Grigsby and<br />

Program Director Melody Gates, who<br />

joined us last August, for effective<br />

monitoring that benefi ts everyone<br />

who receives services through the<br />

program.”<br />

The Commission’s Section 8<br />

Housing Choice Program provides<br />

rent assistance in the counties <strong>of</strong><br />

Columbus, Granville, Halifax, Hoke,<br />

Person, Sampson and Warren<br />

counties.


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Read Across America Week<br />

<strong>Administration</strong> Secretary Moses Carey visited Rashkis<br />

Elementary School in Chapel Hill on March 2 for a Read<br />

Across America event in celebration <strong>of</strong> the birthday <strong>of</strong> Dr.<br />

Seuss. He read “Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro<br />

Sit-Ins” to the school’s fourth-graders, who he described as<br />

energetic and enthusiastic. He was especially impressed<br />

by the way students cheered for each other when he<br />

presented them Reader Achievement certifi cates. Student<br />

Wilson Lloyd apparently enjoyed the visit as well, giving<br />

the Secretary a great hug.<br />

The visit is scheduled to be featured as a “Cool School” at<br />

6:50 a.m. March 28 on the NBC17 morning news.<br />

The Secretary reads from the book “Freedom<br />

on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins.”<br />

Commission <strong>of</strong><br />

Indian Affairs<br />

The Commission welcomes Ruth<br />

Maitz, who has joined the <strong>of</strong>fi ce as<br />

Greg Richardson’s administrative<br />

secretary. She was previously with<br />

the N.C. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />

and has worked in banking, the<br />

mortgage industry and for foreclosure<br />

attorneys in past jobs. She also works<br />

part-time during the evening at Wake<br />

Technical Community College where<br />

she teaches computer skills. Ruth<br />

and her husband John have three<br />

children and seven grandchildren.<br />

Secretary Carey talks with students about<br />

the importance <strong>of</strong> reading.<br />

Student Wilson Lloyd gives Secretary Carey a warm embrace in<br />

appreciation for his Reader Achievement certificate.<br />

Council for Women<br />

Secretary Moses Carey Jr. appointed <strong>of</strong> Beth Briggs<br />

<strong>of</strong> Raleigh as Executive Director in January. A member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Council since her September 2010 appointment<br />

by Gov. Bev Perdue, Briggs is founder and president <strong>of</strong><br />

Creative Philanthropy Consulting Inc.<br />

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Gov. Perdue appointed Dr. Rebecca Macy, associate<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the U<strong>NC</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Social Work, to the<br />

Domestic Violence Commission. Macy’s work addresses<br />

family violence, interpersonal violence, human<br />

traffi cking, violence prevention, interventions to promote<br />

violence survivors health and well-being, community-based<br />

research and engaged scholarship.<br />

Beth Briggs<br />

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Fiscal Management<br />

Secretary Moses Carey presents<br />

Fiscal Management’s General<br />

Accounting Budget Offi cer Samuel<br />

Jacobs with the Order <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Long Leaf Pine in recognition<br />

<strong>of</strong> his 32 years <strong>of</strong> service to the<br />

state – all <strong>of</strong> it with the <strong>Department</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Administration</strong>. Numerous<br />

co-workers attended a Jan. 25<br />

retirement reception to honor<br />

Samuel, who was joined by his<br />

wife Maxine and many family<br />

members.<br />

HUB Offi ce<br />

Director Bridget<br />

Wall-Lennon (right) is<br />

expecting the arrival <strong>of</strong><br />

her fi rst baby, a girl, in<br />

May.<br />

Happy birthday to<br />

Cassandra Herndon<br />

(March 24).<br />

Mail Service Center<br />

Rosilyn Yancey has left <strong>DOA</strong> to<br />

work at the new hospital at the<br />

<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Safety’s<br />

Central Prison. She has been with<br />

the MSC for four years and will be<br />

greatly missed.<br />

Purchase & Contract<br />

Jocelyn Thornton joined in January<br />

as Procurement Transformation<br />

Manager. She is taking on the project<br />

after retiring from a procurement<br />

career at Progress Energy.<br />

Secretary Moses Carey presents the Order <strong>of</strong><br />

the Long Leaf Pine to Samuel Jacobs, who is<br />

joined by his wife Maxine.<br />

Justice for Sterilization<br />

Victims Foundation<br />

Congratulations to Charmaine Fuller Cooper, Executive<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims<br />

Foundation, for being selected to receive the Independent<br />

Weekly’s <strong>2012</strong> Indy Citizen Award. <strong>DOA</strong> colleagues<br />

familiar with her leadership, kindness and positive outlook<br />

join in commending her work on behalf <strong>of</strong> victims <strong>of</strong> the<br />

state’s former eugenics program.<br />

The Foundation presented a get-well card to Rep. Larry<br />

Womble following the fi nal meeting <strong>of</strong> the Eugenics<br />

Compensation Task Force in January. Womble, who<br />

was recovering from a serious car crash, received best<br />

wishes from Task Force members and <strong>DOA</strong> staff, as well<br />

as numerous sterilization victims, family members and<br />

advocates who value his efforts to bring due recognition<br />

and resolution to this sad chapter in North Carolina history.<br />

Motor Fleet Management<br />

Please welcome Betty Maddry,<br />

who has joined Motor Fleet as<br />

a processing assistant. She<br />

previously retired from Dillon<br />

“Procurement Transformation”<br />

is the new online <strong>newsletter</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

the working groups dedicated to<br />

improve procurement functions in<br />

North Carolina. Follow the work to<br />

Congratulations to Robin Diehl for<br />

her reappointment to the national<br />

American Diabetes Association Board <strong>of</strong><br />

Directors. For information, visit<br />

http://yhoo.it/y93d4j.<br />

Donna Cassell’s oldest grandson,<br />

Skyler Wolfe, 17, has been accepted<br />

into University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina’s<br />

School <strong>of</strong> Engineering. He will graduate<br />

from Socastee High School in Myrtle<br />

Beach, S.C., in June.<br />

Supply Company with more<br />

than 35 years <strong>of</strong> service. She is<br />

married with a daughter and two<br />

granddaughters.<br />

streamline processes and reduce<br />

expenditures at http://www.doa.<br />

nc.<strong>gov</strong>/procurement/default.aspx<br />

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Surplus Property<br />

Please join us in welcoming<br />

permanent new hires Michael<br />

Davis and Paul Medlin to our<br />

Computer Warehouse.<br />

We send out best wishes to<br />

Toney High, who retired from<br />

Federal Surplus on Feb. 1.<br />

Ronda Lothringer is getting used<br />

to her married name, Ronda Guy.<br />

Secretary’s Offi ce<br />

Crystal Best joined the <strong>of</strong>fi ce in<br />

February as assistant to COO Anne<br />

Bander and General Counsel Zeke<br />

Creech. She comes to us with more<br />

than a dozen years <strong>of</strong> experience at<br />

the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Transportation,<br />

Attorney General’s Offi ce. She is<br />

married with three children.<br />

Brenda Partin is on a quest for the<br />

perfect pound cake and she’s found<br />

a willing test audience in her <strong>of</strong>fi ce<br />

mates. In the past few weeks she’s<br />

baked nearly a dozen varieties in<br />

search <strong>of</strong> the moist, tender crumb<br />

Veterans Affairs<br />

Secretary Moses Carey Jr. delivered<br />

special 100th birthday greetings from<br />

Gov. Bev Perdue on Feb. 22 to Ezra<br />

“Fred” Christensen, a resident at the<br />

State Veterans Home in Salisbury.<br />

Christensen said all he wanted for his<br />

centennial was hugs, and Carey was<br />

happy to oblige. Like many veterans,<br />

Christensen and his late wife came to<br />

North Carolina by chance but stayed<br />

by choice. His wartime service in<br />

the U.S. Army led to a long career<br />

as Nursing Services Manager at the<br />

Veterans Affairs Medical Center in<br />

Salisbury.<br />

Youth Advocacy and<br />

Involvement Offi ce<br />

On March 2, barely a day after this “before” photo was<br />

taken, Executive Director Stephanie Nantz welcomed<br />

the arrival <strong>of</strong> Savannah Rae, her second daughter with<br />

husband Ray Nantz.<br />

During Stephanie’s maternity leave, Cynthia Giles will<br />

serve as the responsible person for the Division.<br />

and toothsome crust she seeks. She<br />

hasn’t quite gotten there, but you won’t<br />

hear any <strong>of</strong> us complaining. If you<br />

have a reliable recipe, please let her<br />

know.<br />

Jill Lucas is writing about chefs and<br />

guest speakers for Culinary Historians<br />

<strong>of</strong> Piedmont (CHOP<strong>NC</strong>), a foodcentric<br />

group that meets monthly at<br />

Flyleak Books in Chapel Hill. Check<br />

its website to learn about upcoming<br />

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Division News-Contact List<br />

Do you have good news you’d like to share with <strong>DOA</strong> colleagues?<br />

Please submit items to your Division Coordinator listed below.<br />

Agency for Public Telecommunications Jill.Hammergren@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Commission <strong>of</strong> Indian Affairs Kimberly.Hammonds@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Council for Women Tara.Minter@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Facility Management Jennifer.Norton@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Non-Public Education Chena.Flood@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Purchase & Contract Tina.Kelly@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Surplus Property Angela.Jervis@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Offi ce <strong>of</strong> Fiscal Management Robin.Diehl@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Offi ce <strong>of</strong> Historically Underutilized Businesses Pat.Jones@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Human Relations Commission John.Campbell@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Human Resources Management Susan.Pait@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

License to Give Trust Fund Commission Vanda.Wilson-wormack@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Mail Service Center Barbara.Coram@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Management Information Systems Robert.Zenkel@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Motor Fleet Management Miranda.Miller@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Secretary’s Offi ce Sheree.Pratt@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

State Construction Offi ce Alicia.Lopez@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

State Property Offi ce Teresa.Matthews@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

State Parking Systems Catherine.Reeve@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Veterans Affairs Angela.Heilig@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

Youth Advocacy and Involvement Offi ce Elaine.Pischke@doa.nc.<strong>gov</strong><br />

The Administrator is an online publication <strong>of</strong> the N.C. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Administration</strong>.<br />

Please print and post a copy for employees who do not have internet access.<br />

Governor Bev Perdue, State <strong>of</strong> North Carolina<br />

Secretary Moses Carey Jr., N.C. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />

Anne Bander, Chief Operating Offi cer<br />

Jill Warren Lucas, Director, Communications Offi ce<br />

Jayce Williams, <strong>DOA</strong> Graphic Artist<br />

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