The 2015 U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Southwest Region graduates of the New Mexico Leadership Development Program are: Lisa Whittle, Regional Web Manager; Christina Nicole Martinez, Human Resources Specialist; Sarah Quamme, Branch Chief of Classification; Jason Lujan, Human Resources Specialist.
The New Mexico Leadership Development Program was established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2009. Since then 24 Southwest Region Fish and Wildlife Employees have graduated from the program. The Southwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and regional program supervisors continue to support employee participation in this program and the special focus it places on OPM’s Core Leadership Competencies.
The mission of the Leadership Development Program is to provide exemplary, contemporary and professional leadership training to federal employees in Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The program’s purpose is to develop professional and personal skill levels that build confident, visionary, and inspirational leaders.
Supervisors of the 2015 graduates attended the ceremony. From left to right they are: Cheryl Irwin, Supervisory HR Specialist; Joy Nicholopoulos, Deputy Regional Director; Beth Oms, Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services; Susan Jacobsen, Chief of Classification and Restoration Ecological Services.
Our sincere congratulations to the graduates of the NMLDP Class of 2015!
