Name: Marci Bushman   Title: Secretary (Office Automation) Organization: USDA-ARS-MWA-PIRU Role/Crops/Team: Marci Bushman serves as the research unit secretary at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station.  Her role is to provide prompt and accurate administrative, program, and clerical support.  Her duties include preparing ARIS documentation, an Annual Resource Management Plan (ARMPS), purchase requisitions, travel arrangements, training forms, and performance plan and appraisal documentation.  She also serves as the Unit’s official timekeeper and is responsible for Time & Attendance record entry, working to resolve leave and time off questions, monitoring NCRPIS expenditures, maintaining an inventory of office and clerical supplies, and purchasing supplies. Special Interests: Marci is continuously working on maintaining, updating, and organizing the extensive NCRPIS filing system to ensure that documents are easily retrievable. Education:   H.S. High School Diploma from East Greene Community School, 1997 Employment History:   2005-Current: Research Unit Secretary, NCRPIS, Ames, IA.   2002-2005: Clerk, Agronomy Hall Main Office, ISU, Ames, IA. 2001-2002: Lab Assistant, VDPAM Psuedorabies Lab, ISU, Ames, IA.