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Dr. Valecia L. Dunbar has been elected president of the Alamo City Chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW) effective July 1. Dunbar is an Air Force spouse and works as a public affairs specialist at U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) headquarters. Dunbar, who has a doctorate in management, is also an adjunct professor at the Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration. She is a member of the Army Medical Department Civilian Corps.
As President, Dunbar represents FEW's greater San Antonio region on issues of gender equality across the federal workforce. FEW works to end sex and gender discrimination, to encourage diversity for inclusion and equity in the workplace and for the advancement and professional growth of women in federal service. Dunbar will work closely with the Alamo Federal Executive Board to foster communication and collaboration among federal agencies serving Austin and San Antonio, Texas.
With its national office in Washington, D.C., FEW annually provides Office of Personnel Management (OPM) certified training for up to a thousand or more federal employees and contractors attending the National Training Program which rotates to a different region each year. FEW Chapters deliver year-round training and events in four main focus areas which include training, legislative, compliance and diversity; and in the areas of Federal Women's Program (FWP), people with disabilities, military women and women's health.
FEW is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1968 shortly after the federal government issued Executive Order 11375 in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation establishing the FWP which added sex-discrimination to the list of prohibited discrimination within the federal government.
In the 46 years since the incorporation of FEW, the organization has evolved from an idea to an international organization. Today, FEW is organized into ten regions with approximately 100 chapters in the U.S. and overseas. FEW's accomplishments and activities have impacted the federal workplace and contributed to improved working conditions for all and increased potential for women.
FEW's membership is made up of men and women employed by, or retired from, the federal government. Additionally, federal government contractors, active or retired, or anyone who subscribes to the purposes of the organization is eligible to become a member of FEW.
Related Links:
Official Website of U.S. Army Medical Command
Federally Employed Women (FEW)
The Alamo Federal Executive Board
Army-Baylor University MHA/MBA Program
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