May

2017 Emerging Leaders announced

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The participants for the 2017 Emerging Leaders Development Program were announced by May 26. Designed to foster cross-unit collaboration and targeted at the GS/IS 11 and 12 levels, this program will provide professional development and mentoring activities. As in previous years, the application process was competitive due to high interest and a talented applicant pool. Congratulations to the following 29 participants:

Jay Anderson, National Air and Space Museum
Adam Bartelt, Office of Protection Services
Carrie Beauchamp, National Museum of Natural History
Melanie Blanchard, National Museum of American History
Nicole M. Bryner, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kate Earnest, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kevin Etherton, National Museum of African Art
Anne C. Evenhaugen, Smithsonian Libraries
Jane Fortune, National Museum of American History
Evan Goodhue, Smithsonian Facilities
Eileen Graham, Office of Fellowships and Internships
Sophia Greenbaum, Office of Advancement
Lawrence Hyman, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Joanne T. Hyppolite, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ryan Lavery, National Museum of Natural History
Briana M. Murray, Office of Advancement
Maria C. Murray, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Timothy Nolan, National Museum of American History
Arwen Nuttall, National Museum of the American Indian
Nicholas Partridge, National Air and Space Museum
Melanie Pyle, Smithsonian Facilities
Angela Roberts, National Museum of Natural History
Gale Robertson, National Museum of Natural History
Lauren Rosenberg, Smithsonian Associates,
Gwynne Ryan, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
Matthew Sellers, National Zoological Park
Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum
Floyd Shockley, National Museum of Natural History
Saul Sopoci Drake, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service

The candidates were selected after a competitive application process reviewed by the Selection Board: Kara Blond (NMNH), Duane Blue Spruce (NMAI), Francisco Camacho (OCIO), Bonnie Campbell Lilienfeld (NMAH), Karen Garrett (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Access), Philip LoPiccolo (Office of Government Relations) and Elizabeth Wilson (NASM).