Key Positions Filled--International Activities; Quality Systems;Training; and Human Resources

To: "E  - All WRD Employees"
cc: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA ",
        "Alice C Dilandro, Secretary (S), Reston, VA ",
        "  WRD Archive File,  ",
        "Carole Nethaway, Secretary (OA), Reston, VA "
Subject: WRD Memo No. 98.34--Key Positions Filled
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 09:52:11 -0400
From: "Alice C Dilandro, Secretary (S), Reston, VA "



In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 406

                                                July 30, 1998

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. 98.34

Subject:   Key Positions Filled--International Activities; Quality 
           Systems;Training; and Human Resources          

This memorandum describes recent personnel assignments as a result of 
restructuring our headquarters organization:

--The International Water Resources Program now reports to the 
  Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations (ACHO) and will be called 
  the International Water Resources Branch (IWRB).  Verne Schneider has   
  been reassigned as Branch Chief and Anna Lenox will maintain   
  operational program management and oversight responsibilities as    
  Verne's Deputy.

--Bill Shampine has made a permanent career move to the IWRB.  He has
  been on detail to our international activities staff since May 1997 and 
  will now have primary responsibility for coordination of all Middle 
  East programs.

--The Branch of Technical Development and Quality Systems that Bill 
  Shampine directed has been abolished.

--A Branch of Quality Systems, reporting to the Office of Water Quality, 
  has been established.  LeRoy Schroeder is the Branch Chief.

--The National Training Center (NTC) has been realigned under the ACHO.  
  Russel Smith has assumed leadership of the NTC as Acting Chief.

--And finally, in the interest of providing a focus for the redesign of 
  our national employee development program and to develop a recruitment  
  strategy that will improve the diversity of our applicant pools, Skip   
  Schmidt has been detailed to the staff of the ACHO, to provide that 
  focus, and Larry Togans is serving as Acting Chief, Branch of Human 
  Resources Management Support.  

Each of these individuals brings a unique expertise to these critical 
division positions.  Please join me in congratulating them and wishing 
them the best of luck in their new assignments.

   
                                /signed/

                                 Catherine L. Hill
                                 Assistant  Chief Hydrologist for 
                                 Operations

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This WRD memorandum does not supersede any previous WRD memorandum.