Personnel--WRD Senior Staff Promotions Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 12:44:50 -0500 To: "E - All WRD Employees" From: "Robert M Hirsch, Chief Hydrologist, Reston, VA " (Robert Hirsch) Subject: Personnel--WRD Senior Staff Promotions Cc: " , WRD Archive File, Reston, VA ", "Joanne C Taylor, Secretary (Typing), Reston, VA " In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 409 MEMORANDUM February 21, 1997 To: All Water Resources Division Employees From: Robert M. Hirsch (signed) Chief Hydrologist Subject: Personnel--WRD Senior Staff Promotions I am pleased to announce two promotions to Senior Staff positions that have taken place in the last 3 months: Mary Jo Baedecker and Tim Miller. Both of these individuals have had distinguished careers in the Division. Both have served very effectively in acting capacities for long periods of time before their appointments became final. Here is some background on Mary Jo and Tim: Mary Jo Baedecker, Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Research: Mary Jo began her career with the Water Resources Division in 1974. As a Research Scientist in the National Research Program, she studied the degradation of organic chemicals in contaminated environments as part of the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. In 1992, she was selected Chief, Branch of Regional Research, Eastern Region. In that position, she provided management direction and administration to 30 research projects in a variety of disciplines in the hydrologic sciences. Her promotion to the position of Assistant Chief Hydrologist was effective, November 24, 1996. Timothy L. Miller, Chief, Office of National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA): Tim joined the Water Resources Division in 1976 in Portland, Oregon, and was involved in water-quality studies at the district level. In 1987, he was reassigned to the Office of Water Quality, Reston, Virginia, as the National Water-Quality Network Coordinator. In 1990, he was selected as the Assistant Chief, Office of Water Quality, and also had acting assignments as the Chief, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program (1994), and as the Director's first Environmental Theme Coordinator (1995). In 1995, he agreed to serve as Acting Chief, NAWQA, until his selection as Chief was approved on January 9, 1997. I want to thank Mary Jo and Tim for the great leadership they have already shown as managers to two vital components of WRD: the National Research Program and the National Water Quality Assessment Program, respectively. Please join with me in congratulating both of them on these well-deserved promotions. ************************************************************* Robert M. Hirsch Phone: 703/648-5215 Chief Hydrologist Fax: 703/648-5002 409 National Center Internet: rhirsch@usgs.gov U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA 20192 *************************************************************