Gugulis Named Vice President of Executive Women in Government

(from left) present at the swearing in were USDA Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Merlyn Carlson; Kathy Gugulis; NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster; USDA Under Secretary NRE Mark Rey

Kathy Gugulis, NRCS Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability, has been elected Vice President of Executive Women in Government (EWG).  She was installed in her new EWG office at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., by Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a special ceremony on October 17, 2006.

Kathy has extensive management and operations experience. From March 1997 to February 1998, she served as USDA’s Acting Associate Assistant Secretary. Her other leadership positions include Director of the Operations Management and Oversight Division as well as Director of the Office of Public Affairs. She was accepted into the Senior Executive Service in 1995.

EWG is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit professional organization of women employed by the Federal government at the Senior Executive Service, GS-15 or equivalent military rank; political appointees requiring confirmation; and elected officials. Their mission is to promote, support, and mentor women for senior leadership positions in the Federal government.

EWG was formed in 1974 by a group of women who were concerned about the small percentage of women in leadership positions in the Federal government.  In 1974 there were less than 100 women in senior positions. Today, female career Senior Executive Service personnel number around 1,500. Founding members include Anne L. Armstrong, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, and Barbara Hackman Franklin.  O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court and Sally Ride, America’s first female astronaut are members of EWG.
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