Federally Employed Women Learn, Teach Professional Growth
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Federally Employed Women Learn, Teach Professional Growth
By Javier Chagoya
Newly-installed officers of the Central Coast of California chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW) are introduced to membership, newcomers and visiting FEW Western Region Manager Sandra J. Johnson Simon during the latest FEW meeting in the Dudley Knox Library, Sept. 29. Pictured, from left to right, are Corresponding Secretary Val Moulé, Treasurer Jaye Panza, Recording Secretary Neecha Gwin, Vice President Bardomina Lopez, and President Sara Stolt.
“The FEW organization has given me the resources, motivation and courage to work towards and improve my personal and professional goals,” said Stolt, a FEW member since 2012. “I chose few because FEW chose me.”
“The FEW mission promotes diversity, workplace equity, and because I’m a minority, inclusion is very important to me,” added Gwin.
FEW provides scholarships that pay for attending national conferences and training seminars, including travel expenses. Recently, a member was certified in the nationally-recognized John Maxwell Coaching Program, providing leadership and motivational coaching to her colleagues.
“It took me three years to join FEW,” said chapter treasurer Panza. “When I finally went to a [FEW] national conference, I walked into this giant convention hall filled with thousands of women, and men too, and I felt like I was part of a bigger movement, a forward momentum in my life.”
“The thing that struck me was the diversity of professionals in our group,” added retired Navy Cmdr. Val Moulé, now on staff at the Dudley Knox Library. “It’s so important to continue striving to be a professional. And not just work-related, but also satisfaction in personal growth as well.”
Newly-installed officers of the Central Coast of California chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW) are introduced to membership, newcomers and visiting FEW Western Region Manager Sandra J. Johnson Simon during the latest FEW meeting in the Dudley Knox Library, Sept. 29. Pictured, from left to right, are Corresponding Secretary Val Moulé, Treasurer Jaye Panza, Recording Secretary Neecha Gwin, Vice President Bardomina Lopez, and President Sara Stolt.
“The FEW organization has given me the resources, motivation and courage to work towards and improve my personal and professional goals,” said Stolt, a FEW member since 2012. “I chose few because FEW chose me.”
“The FEW mission promotes diversity, workplace equity, and because I’m a minority, inclusion is very important to me,” added Gwin.
FEW provides scholarships that pay for attending national conferences and training seminars, including travel expenses. Recently, a member was certified in the nationally-recognized John Maxwell Coaching Program, providing leadership and motivational coaching to her colleagues.
“It took me three years to join FEW,” said chapter treasurer Panza. “When I finally went to a [FEW] national conference, I walked into this giant convention hall filled with thousands of women, and men too, and I felt like I was part of a bigger movement, a forward momentum in my life.”
“The thing that struck me was the diversity of professionals in our group,” added retired Navy Cmdr. Val Moulé, now on staff at the Dudley Knox Library. “It’s so important to continue striving to be a professional. And not just work-related, but also satisfaction in personal growth as well.”