USAG MIAMI, Fla. Aca,!" Four U.S. Army Garrison-Miami team members have finished as winners and finalists for the 2009 Federal Employee of the Year Awards Program May 8.
A Recognition and Awards Luncheon was attended by approximately 400 federal employees from Miami, Dade, Broward, Munroe and West Palm Beach counties, representing more than 35,000 federal employees.
From USAG-Miami, Jorge Rivera and Luis Torres, Directorate of Human Resources, Passport and Visa Office, were winners of the Technical Category. Each received a beautiful plaque, presented by the honorable Ilona Maxine Holmes, Judge of 17th Judicial Circuit Court Broward County and Mr. Ronald Demes, Chairman of the South Florida Executive Board.
Guy Drab, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, was a finalist in the Administrative Category and was also recognized by Mr. Demes for the great job he performed as the formal announcer of the event-he was presented with a Freedom Eagle trophy.
Mary Ramirez from Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Child and Youth Services, was a finalist for the Clerical/Administrative Category.
Sheila Martinez was a nominee for the Professional Category and also received noteworthy mention.
"I am extremely proud of them," said Carolina Santiago, Director of Human Resources. Santiago nominated Rivera and Torres in the Technical Category. "They are excellent employees, and I am glad they were recognized for that."
The winners competed against 101 individual nominees and 13 teams in 10 job categories, representing all of the federal employee population within South Florida.
The results for USAG-Miami were impressive; from a total of 10 winners and 29 finalists, the garrison had two and two, respectively.
"It felt great to win," Rivera said. "We just try to do the best job we can for our customers, every single day."
Federal Executive Boards established by Presidential Directive in 1961, are located in cities which are major centers of Federal activity, and composed of the Federal field office agency heads and military commanders in these cities.
Their goal is to create value to the public by fostering communication, coordination and collaboration with the public and between Federal, state, and local government agencies.
The need for effective coordination among the field activities of Federal departments and agencies was then, and is still, very clear. Approximately 88 percent of all Federal employees work outside the National Capital Region.
Federal programs have their impact largely through the actions of the field representatives of the departments and agencies. In addition, Federal representatives are the principal contact with the Federal Government for the citizens of the United States. The national network of 28 FEBs serves as the cornerstone for strategic partnering in government.
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