REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- As one of the Aviation and Missile Command's newest directors, Renee' Mosher is committed to ensuring employees know what her expectations are and to providing an open-door policy that welcomes them to talk to her about any concerns.
So, it's not surprising that she conducted a Town Hall meeting with the employees of the AMCOM Logistics Center's Supply Chain Management Directorate within a month of taking on her new responsibilities.
"When the rubber meets the road, I want you to understand the importance of what you do and the impact of what you do," Mosher told the 200-plus employees who attended the Town Hall in Bob Jones Auditorium on June 7.
Mosher's 27 years as a government civilian have given her plenty of opportunities to manage both programs and people. As a military spouse following her Black Hawk pilot husband from assignment to assignment, she has worked for the Army in Europe, at Fort Bragg, N.C., and at the Pentagon, taking on such tasks as a budget assistant and a logistician.
"I've had opportunities to hold many different assignments and many exciting assignments," Mosher said.
Her work at the Pentagon "really helped me grow as a logistician to see policy at the Pentagon level," she said.
In 2007, Mosher took a job at Army Materiel Command headquarters and later attended the Senior Service College, where she learned about national security strategy and military strategy. She worked for AMC as the Materiel Management and Integration Logistics Division chief, where she had oversight of the Lead Materiel Integration and Equipping Branch, Readiness Branch, Logistics Readiness Centers and Fleet Management Expansion, Asset Management and Distribution, and Chemical Biological.
Mosher had the "opportunity to work everything that touched the tactical Army and in the Readiness branch where she gained a "strong background in how actions impact the readiness of our Army."
Showing a slide listing the priorities of the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Army AMC's commanding general and AMCOM's commanding general, Mosher said the work of Supply Chain Management employees has a "direct correlation" with those priorities and particularly with the number one priority of readiness.
The Secretary of the Army's priorities include Balance and Transition the Army; Implement Army Total Force Policy; Prudently Manage Reset, Modernization, Research and Development; and Strengthen Information Assurance and Cyber Security. The Chief of Staff of the Army's priorities are Readiness; Future Army and Take Care of the Troops.
The AMC commanding general's priorities are Provide Army Materiel Readiness and Support Unified Land Operations; Provide Responsive Global Logistics, Acquisition, Support and Technology; Assure the Army's Technological Advantage Through Innovative Research and Development; Optimize the Organic Industrial Base, Global Supply Chain and Materiel Life-Cycle Support; and Sustain a Ready and Resilient Workforce and Develop Adaptive Army Leaders.
The AMCOM commanding general's priorities are Strengthen the Winning Culture of our Team; Enable Unit and Equipment Readiness and Missile Systems for the Joint Warfighter; Maintain Depot Viability Through Optimization; and Exercise Good Stewardship of Resources through Key Metrics, Command Initiatives and Communication.
Employees in the Supply Chain Management Directorate, as well as other directorates, have an impact on these priorities as they fulfill their mission.
"I love what we do and the number one reason for that is because I get to see the results of what we all do," Mosher said.
In support of the Army's priorities, Mosher has established her top management philosophies, including Don't take things personally, but work as if everything is personal; Learn from the past; Change is good and positive change is necessary; Always think about the second and third order impacts of the decisions made and actions taken; Junior civilian leaders should be empowered by their supervisors; Employees should take time to stay mentally, physically and spiritually fit; Leaders should be competent and caring, and Employees should be treated with dignity and respect.
Mosher encouraged her employees to push the envelope and take chances.
"If you are not trying then you are not trying to grow and expand," she said. "You are experts in your field and I have 100 percent trust in you. I want to bring us together and continue to make that great difference together,"
In closing, Mosher recognized employees for their work in raising $3,623 for Army Emergency Relief, the most amount raised by an organization within the AMCOM Logistics Center. Those recognized included: Deborah Asberry, Yolanda Jung, Jennifer Britt, Angelique Bradley, Robbin Riley, Frances Wilson, Diane Westbrook and Mona Augustus.
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