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NRCS Employee Recognized as Unsung Hero

(from left) Farook Sait, President of the Organization of Professional Employees of USDA; Vernon Parker, USDA Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; Jolene Lau, 2005 Unsung Hero recipient, and Dana York, Associate Chief for Natural Resources Conservation Service

(from left) Farook Sait, President of the Organization of Professional Employees of USDA; Vernon Parker, USDA Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; Jolene Lau, 2005 Unsung Hero recipient, and Dana York, NRCS Associate Chief

Jolene Lau, NRCS public affairs specialist in Hawaii was the sole NRCS employee and the only Asian American selected to receive a 2005 USDA Unsung Hero Award. Jolene recently received her award at a ceremony in Washington D.C.  during Public Service Recognition Week. She was nominated by her NRCS peers for her outstanding coordination of a career development conference for all USDA employees in Hawaii. The conference was the first of its kind to offer a listening session and workshops for leadership, strategic planning, presentation skills, cultural communication, and productive relationships with others. USDA employees

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are selected nationwide for the award which recognizes those who exemplify the best in public service through "quiet and efficient dedication to the public good."  The USDA Unsung Hero Award is sponsored by the Association of Technical and Supervisory Professionals, USDA Employees Services and Recreation Association, the National Association of Federal Veterinarians, the USDA Chapter of Senior Executives Association, and USDA Organization of Professional Employees. Your contact is Jolene Lau, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 808-541-2600, ext. 118.