People are the Army’s number one priority, according to the Army Posture Statement for 2021. As such, the Army Security Assistance Command strives to celebrate employees who exemplify Army values and outstanding work.
The 2020 Supervisor and Employee of the Year have been announced at USASAC. The recipients are Tracy Engler as the Supervisor of the Year, and Tim Hanson, Employee of the Year.
Engler, division chief of the INDOPACOM Regional Operations, is responsible for the direction, coordination and integration of the Army’s efforts to develop and execute the mission to provide materiel, services and training support to the countries in Southeast Asia. This mission helps to further the United States’ national strategic interests.
She manages 12 people in support of the foreign military sales programs, who oversee 425 active cases, and a total country program of approximately $16.7 billion.
Some of Engler’s dedicated work has had visibility at the chief of staff Army level, and entailed numerous briefings, updates, and requests for information from Army Materiel Commander Gen. Ed Daly.
“Ms. Engler is truly a team player and leader, during this time of COVID, her division has surpassed all metrics for case development, but most importantly she kept the health and welfare of people at the forefront through an intensive contact and follow up system,” Antoine Cheatham, deputy director of INDOPACOM/SOUTHCOM/NORTHCOM Regional Operations directorate at USASAC, said.
Engler has led efforts to realign employees to help position them for career development while successfully meeting dynamic mission requirement. She has worked with other chiefs in the directorate to align employees’ duties with their performance standards. She is truly putting people first.
USASAC’s Employee of the Year for 2020 is Hanson, a public affairs specialist.
His exceptional performance during the pandemic proves how important public affairs and communication are to the Army workforce and beyond, by developing videos, multimedia products and news articles to keep the stakeholders informed.
Hanson was recently awarded the Army’s Clark Taylor Civilian Videographer of the Year, after receiving AMC’s first place award in this category in March 2021.
“Mr. Hanson developed products that supported Army priorities and COVID-19 information during 2020, when both Project Inclusion and communicating with a workforce under maximum telework became the rule rather than the exception,” Kim Capehart, USASAC public affairs officer, said. “(His) efforts were truly a lifeline to teleworkers.”
Hanson is an Army veteran who gained his broadcast training in the Army, and the Army continues to reap the benefits of his dedication and expertise.
Other outstanding nominees for Supervisor and Employee of the Year were Supervisor of the Year Joel Milbern, and Employee of the Year Johann Davisson, Vanessa Lugo and Jeffery Moran.
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