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Ms. Johari Mahasin Rashad, Ph.D.Biography2She transferred to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September 2004, as aHuman Resources Specialist. She moved to the Human Resources Policy Division in May 2006, whereshe was a policy writer as well as the EPA national telework coordinator. She served as the actingdirector of the Division from May– August 2007.In March 2010, Dr. Rashad joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), whereshe is the Director of the Workforce Programs Division (GS-15 Supervisory HR Specialist) FEMA is in theDepartment of Homeland Security.During her 30+ years of experience in Federal human resources (HR), Dr. Rashad has been atrainer (course developer, instructor, and evaluator), supervisor, program manager, internal consultant(senior training specialist), policy writer, special project team leader/member, and chief of employeedevelopment for a Federal agency.Public Speaking/TeachingDr. Rashad is a nationally known speaker. She has been a motivational/keynote speaker, panelmember, or workshop/seminar leader on diverse topics (EEO, career planning, personal development,employee training and development, personnel management, supervision, women’s issues, officepolitics, mentoring, networking, and communication) on hundreds of programs at Federal and D.C.Government agencies, community, professional (American Society for Training and Development,Toastmasters), and religious organizations, and at national conferences (Women in Science andEngineering, Blacks in Government, Federally Employed Women).She has lectured on career planning at the Washington Saturday College and receives frequentrequests to speak during Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and National Secretaries Week.On January 15, 1992, she was the guest speaker at the U.S. Army’s Annual Martin Luther King Luncheonin Heidelberg, Germany. In 1993, she was a guest speaker for the Central intelligence Agency’s (CIA)personnel management conference. In 1996 and 1998, she was the keynote speaker at the U.S. CoastGuard Reserve Training Center’s Annual Martin Luther King Celebration in Yorktown, Virginia and in1998; she was a guest speaker at the Coast Guard’s Black History Month program in San Juan, PuertoRico.In March 1997, Dr. Rashad was a workshop presenter and the luncheon speaker for the FederallyEmployed Women (FEW) mid-Atlantic Regional Training Program in Williamsburg, Virginia and inOctober 1997, she presented a workshop on career management for the U.S. Secret Service’s CareerPlanning Program. From September 1996-1998, she conducted a monthly career transition workshop atthe Metropolitan Area Re-employment Center. She has presented workshops on “FamilyCommunication” (March 28, 1998) and “Teambuilding for Church Leaders” (July 21, 2001) for the FirstBaptist Church of Glenarden (Maryland).On June 15, 1998, she conducted a workshop entitled: “From Career Paths to Competencies: AnEvolving Model for Re-thinking Career Development in the Federal Government” at the CareerDevelopment in Government Conference and on March 17, 1999, she conducted “Re-thinkingGovernment Careers for the New Millennium” at the Workforce Planning for Government AgenciesConference. In July 2000 and 2003, she presented pre-conference workshops for Interior Departmentemployees attending the FEW Conference, and on April 17, 2001, she was the keynote speaker for theUSDA Graduate School’s 14 th Annual Issues Seminar for Secretaries and Administrative Personnel inWashington, D.C.
Ms. Johari Mahasin Rashad, Ph.D.Biography3From 2000-20003, Dr. Rashad made numerous presentations on HR Workforce Transformationat the Small Agency HR Council Conference, the Bureau of Land Management’s HRM/EEO Conference,the Department of the Navy (NAVAIR) HR Conference, the National Labor Relations Board, theOPM/OMSOE National Business Meeting, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Philadelphia Area StaffingSociety (PASS), the Veterans Administration, the State Department (three briefings), Internal RevenueService’s employee development specialists, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)Washington HR staff, their HR Officers’ Conference (July 2003) and their Assistant RegionalAdministrators’ Conference (August 2003).She also presented workshops on HR Workforce Transformation at two national conferences in2002: the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)’s International Conference andExposition in New Orleans, LA (June 3) and FPMI’s HR/EEO Forum (September 10) in Phoenix, AZ.In December 2004, Dr. Rashad introduced the “Career Power” career management workshop tothe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Starting in February 2005, she conducted numeroussessions for employees in Headquarters and field offices. She also coordinated the certification of 19additional facilitators to deliver the course nationwide. She conducted one of the opening workshopsfor the 2007 Excellence in Government Conference: “Managers’ Career Tune-Up or: Have You Checkedunder the Hood Lately?” (April 4, 2007, Washington, D.C.). On May 28, 2008, she presented a workshopentitled, “Transitioning to a More Diverse Workforce” for the Small Agency Human Resources Council’sTraining Conference (Potomac, MD). On June 3, 2009, she moderated a panel of Federal Chief LearningOfficers (CLOs) at the 2009 ASTD International Conference & Expo (Washington, D.C.) and gave thewelcoming comments during the Closing General Session of the Conference. On May 16, 2010, Dr.Rashad presented a workshop at ASTD’s 2010 International Conference & Expo (Chicago, IL).She has been a member of the National Partnership for Public Service’s Annenberg SpeakersBureau since 2002.Collegiate TeachingFall 2002. Adjunct professor, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C.Public Administration Department (graduate level). Course: “Current Issues inPublic Administration.”January 2005-present. Adjunct professor, Lutheran College Washington Semester, Rosslyn, VA.(undergraduate level). Course: “American Diversity: Issues in Race, Religion and Gender.”Because of her success in teaching this course in the spring semesters, it was added to theschool’s fall semester calendar for 2006.Writing/PublicationsDr. Rashad’s poems, essays, book reviews, and articles have appeared in anthologies, journals,magazines, and The Washington Post newspaper. In 1979, she published a book on Federal job-hunting.She has published three books of poetry: (R)Evolutions (1982) Woman, too (1984); and Steppin’ Overthe Glass: Life Journeys in Poetry and Prose (Evanston Publishing, Inc. 1992), which won first place inthe “women’s issues” category of the Chicago Women in Publishing’s competition (June 1992). InAugust 1992, Dr. Rashad was awarded a grant from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities andthe National Endowment for the Arts for “Steppin’.”
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