The Weekly Connection Newsletter for City of Phoenix Employees • November 8, 2017

D u e l i n g G r a d u a t i o n s

I N S P I R I N G

L E A D E R S

It’s an exciting week for city employees as two groups of leadership classes have graduated from their courses. The fourth installment of the Emerging Leader Program graduated on Monday. This program is designed to help those who want to become leaders or want to sharpen their leadership skills. Also, the first-ever Inspiring Leader Program completed its classes last week. The 3-month program focuses on learning new competencies and concepts for middle managers and executive teams. Congratulations to them all!

Budget and Research: Amber Williams

Finance: Sandra Schilling

Human Resources: Rhonda Wilson

Information Technology Services: Juanita Carver

Law: Carolina Potts

NSD: Lynda Dodd, Aubrey Gonzalez, Darcy Kober, Spencer Self

Parks: Alonso Avitia, Cynthia Brown, Tim Merritt (not pictured)

Public Works: Keith Carbajal

Retirement: Scott Miller

Street Transportation: Mark Melynchenko, Gladys Nkeze

Water: Vernon Vasquez, Julie Whitmore

Aviation: Matthew Shawn Ballestero, Joseph A. Loredo

Budget and Research: Kari R. Lambert

City Auditor: Stacey Linch

CED: Silvia I. Valadez

Fire: Javier Y. Herrera

Housing: Sheree Bouchee, Patricia Lopez-Pinon

Human Services: Sanida Starr

Law: Silvia Y. Diaz

Municipal Court: Marcus Gray, Angela Porter, Lisa E. St Onge, Nikki Turner, Gina Yeager

NSD: Odette Bakker

Police: Dorene Boyd, Lupe Hernandez, Creshawnda Leary, Vanessa L. Przecioski, Matthew Seabert

Public Transit: Antonio Barraza

Public Works: Philip Coleman

Street Transportation: Daryl Atkinson

Water Services: Stephanie Long, Jess Mayer, Glenn L. Nelson, Erica D. Stewart, Deanna Taliaferro

E M E R G I N G

L E A D E R S

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The following employees are accepting leave donations. If you’d like to help; use eChris:

Lorena Chavez, weigh station clerk, Public Works

Wendell Baugh, solid waste worker, Public Works

LEAVE DONATIONS

The public is invited to attend the annual Veterans Day Gourd Dance at Pueblo Grande Museum and help to honor the memory of all veterans who served our nation. Joining the Gourd Dance this year is Native American actor Rick Mora of the Yaqui and Apache Nations along with United States Marine Corps veteran and actor Saginaw Grant of the Sac and Fox Nation. Both Mora and Grant are strong supporters of veteran awareness issues and Pueblo Grande Museum is honored to have them participate in this year's event. Details:

Saturday, Nov. 11

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Gourd dance at 11:30 a.m.)

Pueblo Grande Museum

Free

VETERANS DAY GOURD DANCE

JOB OF THE WEEK

Featured Listing: Public Information Officer

($54,392 - $81,245)

“This position is responsible for the coordination of research, writing, editing, media relations, public relations campaigns, web page development, television production, social media, volunteer coordination, and design and production of other programs of interest. Requires four years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree. First review of applications occurs November 20, 2017.”

Each Monday, the city posts jobs available for current employees to consider. Here’s the link to the most recent Job Opportunities.

Jamie is currently assigned

as a Sergeant to the city’s

Silent Witness program.

In his spare time, Jamie

enjoys spending time with

his wife and daughter.

Jamie has been with the

police department for 20

years.

In Silent Witness, Jamie

works with the community,

the media and public safety

agencies to solve crimes.

Fast Facts

Favorite book series:

Leadership series by John

Maxwell

If I won a $1 million:

Tithe first and then pay

off every penny of debt

Best place for dessert

Razzleberries

Dream vacation:

Anywhere with trees and

water as long as my

family is with me

What makes the city a great

place to work:

A tremendous amount of

opportunity ranging from

transfers to promotions.

Special moment in your career:

I was selected to help create and

start the Employee Assistance

Unit in the Police Department.

Jamie Rothschild Sergeant in Silent Witness

Police

Check out all of the profiles on our amazing city employees by clicking on this link.

The city is currently seeking the community's ideas and comments on potential actions to improve air quality and reduce our carbon pollution - including encouraging electric vehicles, providing home upgrade incentives and planting more trees.

Here is something that might surprise you: the city could, with help from the community and utilities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (carbon pollution) community-wide by as much as 25 to 30 percent by the year 2025.

In this dialogue, we would like to hear your thoughts on how to get there! Please give us your input and “Talk Green to Us.”

TALK GREEN TO US

HOW TO VOLUNTEER

Did you know there are dozens of ways for you to give your time around the city? Michael Hammett with Volunteer Phoenix talks with PHXTV about the many opportunities to give back within the city. Watch the discussion here. Get involved today at by visiting the city’s Volunteer web page.

CHECK OUT THE SCIENCE CAFE

If you are a science buff at heart, then you should check out the Science Café! Every second Thursday of the month, you can learn about a different scientific topic from a leading expert. Science Cafés are a grassroots movement with dynamic, two-way interactions between a scientist and the public. These events give you the ability to learn while the guest speaker gains valuable perspective on his or her own work. Details:

Second Thursdays

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Cholla Library, 10050 N Metro Pkwy E., Phoenix, AZ 85051

Struggling to pay your car title loan or know someone who is? The Lend a Hand loan program helps Maricopa County residents pay off outstanding car title loans, up to $3,000, and secure a new lower-interest loan with better terms.

The program, in partnership with local community groups including the Phoenix IDA, also provides free credit counseling to help you get on a path to healthy credit and financial success.

For more information, visit the Lend a Hand website or call 1-877-822-2410 and a credit counselor can help you.

“LEND A HAND”