Flight Programs and Projects Directorate

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Flight Programs and Projects Directorate

• Diversity Council
• 4/4/01

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateDiversity
Council Membership

• Volunteer Group
• Code 400 representatives to the Advisory Groups
• Meet monthly and communicate email
• Core Group
• Diane Williams
• Cheryl Jones
• Valda Jones
• Earnestine Smart
• Jim Smith
• Andrea Razzaghi
• Dorene Honeycutt

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateDiversity
Council Core Purpose

• To serve as a voice for every individual to focus
  the directorates energy on critical diversity
  issues in an effort to foster an environment
  where trust, equality and fairness flourishes.

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateAccomplis
hments

• Leadership retreat was held to define vision and
  purpose, attain commitment to leadership, and to
  develop our 2001 plan.
• Diversity Council plus some added help from the
  directorate formed our Culture Survey Response
  Team.
• Implemented the following
• Campbells Soup (published monthly)
• MSR informal gatherings
• Evaluated 400 use of the EPCS form
• Mentoring for Success Program
• Revised 400 Awards Policies and Procedures
• Pilot Creative Learning Group

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateAccomplis
hments

• FY01 focus will be to create a uniform
  understanding and appreciation for diversity
  throughout the directorate.
• Strategy will be to capitalize on existing
  processes, programs, training opportunities
• Action Plan
• Insure Diversity training is included in Career
  Development Program in all training activities
  (PMDE, Supervisory, Creative Learning Group, Core
  Competencies)
• Incorporate into all-hands meetings September
  all-hands will be devoted to diversity
• Insert in Program Managers Staff meetings
• Add Diversity Corner to Critical Path
  Newsletter
• Incorporate into Campbells Soup
• Use Culture Survey Images/Posters, etc.
• Add Diversity Library to FPPD Web site

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateConcerns

• Role of the Diversity Council Diversity Council
  consists of core team of people interested and
  dedicated to diversity however, they are not for
  the most part in key directorate positions that
  can effect broad culture change in the
  directorate.
• Directorate Office is working on creating an
  Integrated Plan for People which leverages the
  management of the directorate.
• Pipeline to Project Management Want to insure
  that there are people being developed towards a
  career in Project Management and insure that we
  identify them early and provide mentoring and
  training.
• AETD/STAAC/FPPD have agreed to work together on
  career development
• Initiated a study looking at diversity provided
  to FPPD from 500/700- working through Board of
  Directors of 4/5/7.
• Set aside Code 400 supervisors forum on diversity