Meet Jason Olsen, one of our amazing NextGen Public Service Award finalist in the Advocate category. As a Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy and founder of Federal Employees with Disabilities, Jason has changed the lives of thousands of disabled employees across the country. Read on to learn more about Jason’s… Read more »
Meet Dan Hoffman! One of our incredible NextGen Public Service Award winners. His dedication to enhancing innovation at the local government level is truly inspirational. Read on to find out how you can become just as influential in your career!
Meet Katherine Spivey, one of our NextGen Exemplary Leader Award finalists. As the web content manager and Plain Language Launcher at the GSA, Spivey simplifies government communication in a variety of forms. From online platforms to publication content, Spivey aims to make the public’s experience with government quicker and easier for everyone.
Meet Sy Williams, a NextGen Exemplary Leader Award finalist. Sy works closely with the Veteran’s Service Officers, and the area veteran organizations to insure that all homeless veterans in the Eastern Idaho area receive the services they need. He’s currently working with the Bonneville County service Officers in Idaho Falls to establish a veteran court… Read more »
Meet Chris Hamm, one of our 2015 NextGen Advocate Award finalists. As Director of the GSA’s FEDSIM program, Hamm has made a career of improving the federal government’s technology and acquisition practices. Blending private sector savvy with a passion for public service, Hamm takes a uniquely balanced approach to every project that he’s given.
Meet Kevin Kuhn, a NextGen Innovation Award finalist. For years, Kuhn has spearheaded high-risk, high-reward innovations at the EPA. His program, the Pathfinders Innovation Project, or PIP, has fundamentally altered the EPA’s former risk-averse culture to embrace big ideas that could yield even bigger environmental solutions.
Meet Susanna Marking, a NextGen Innovator Award finalist. Marking has been a go-getter from the beginning of her career in federal government, working her way through every GS level. After working for the Forest Service for seven years, Marking is proud to say she is still working in federal government as a Public Affairs Specialist… Read more »
Meet Monica McDaniels, a NextGen Exemplary Leadership Award finalist. McDaniels, works in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office to educate mothers and children about better nutrition habits for a lifetime. WIC has 104 clinics across Louisiana where they manage approximately 127,000 families of low socioeconomic status. They provide supplemental nutrition programs where they give… Read more »
Meet Joan Mower, a NextGen Public Service Award finalist in the Advocate category. As head of International Media Training and Development at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Mower has improved millions of people’s lives across the world by tirelessly promoting press freedom and training the next generation of journalists to do the same.
Meet Jamie Edmunds! One of our incredible NextGen Public Service Award winners. Her dedication to pursing her passions in and outside her career is truly inspirational. Read on to find out how you can become just as influential in your agency!