![](media/image1.png)Eastern Panhandle

FEDERAL EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION

**of West Virginia**

# c/o U. S. Coast Guard Operations Systems Center 408 Coast Guard Drive, Kearneysville, WV 25430

# Phone (304) 264-2552 FAX (304) 264-2536

September 21, 2005

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| **2005-2006  | Jim Willis, FWS/NCTC................Acting President  |
| Officers:**  |                                                       |
|              | Ken Starnes, NPS/HAFE................Secretary        |
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|              | Bill Beaumet, CBP.....................\...Speaker     |
| ## President |                                                       |
|              | Mike Watson, NPS/MTC                                  |
| **CAPT       |                                                       |
| Kenneth L.   | Peggy Sandretcky, NPS/NCTC                            |
| Savoie\      |                                                       |
| U.S. Coast   | John Arata, NPS/MTC                                   |
| Guard**      |                                                       |
|              | Julie Johnson, NPS/HFC                                |
| **Operations |                                                       |
| Systems      | Gloria Baker, NPS/HFC                                 |
| Center**     |                                                       |
|              | Kelli King, USCG/OSC                                  |
| ksavoie@     |                                                       |
| osc.uscg.mil | Paula McFall, USCG/OSC                                |
|              |                                                       |
| **[1^st^     | Mary Ann Cage, USDA/NCCCWA                            |
| Vice         |                                                       |
| President]{. | Angee Reeler, FWS/NCTC                                |
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|              | Ora Dixon, FWS/NCTC                                   |
| **John       |                                                       |
| O'Shea**     | Liz Bellantoni, FWS/NCTC                              |
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| **Office of  | Fernando Rivera, VAMC                                 |
| Personnel    |                                                       |
| Management   | Barbara Corbin, VAMC                                  |
| (EMDC)**     |                                                       |
|              | Jim called the meeting to order at 12:15 P.M. and led |
| **John.O\'Sh | us in the pledge of allegiance.                       |
| ea@opm.gov** |                                                       |
|              | Jim passed out the minutes from the last meeting,     |
| **[2^nd^     | John Arata moved we accept the minutes as presented.  |
| Vice         | Ora Dixon seconded the motion and it passed.          |
| President]{. |                                                       |
| underline}** | Mary Ann asked a question concerning the sub-group of |
|              | Emergency Management Committee meeting times. Rodney  |
| ####         | Emory is the chairperson and agencies will be         |
|  Carol Beard | contacted when the next meeting will be held.         |
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| **VA Medical | Jim gave a brief overview of the FEA's creation and   |
| Center       | its goals.                                            |
| (EMSHG)**    |                                                       |
|              | Jim introduced our guest speaker, Mr. Bill Beaumet    |
| **           | from the U.S. Customs & Border Protection Advanced    |
| Carol.Beard@ | Training Center in Harpers Ferry. Bill commented      |
| med.va.gov** | that, although the dedication ceremony had taken      |
|              | place, the first phase of construction is not due to  |
| ## Treasurer | be complete until this November. The former U.S.      |
|              | Customs Service and Border Patrol were combined to    |
| **Patricia   | form the new Department of Homeland Security agency   |
| J.           | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP is      |
| Williams**   | already looking at the Harpers Ferry location for     |
|              | additional facilities and functions to be installed   |
| **U.S. Coast | during subsequent phases of construction.             |
| Guard**      |                                                       |
|              | Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.                        |
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| c.uscg.mil** |                                                       |
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| ## Secretary |                                                       |
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| **Ken        |                                                       |
| Starnes**    |                                                       |
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| **National   |                                                       |
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| **Ken_Starn  |                                                       |
| es@nps.gov** |                                                       |
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| st President |                                                       |
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| John R.      |                                                       |
| (Rick)       |                                                       |
| Lemon\       |                                                       |
| Fish and     |                                                       |
| Wildlife     |                                                       |
| Service,     |                                                       |
| National     |                                                       |
| Conservation |                                                       |
| Training     |                                                       |
| Center       |                                                       |
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| **Rick_Lem   |                                                       |
| on@fws.gov** |                                                       |
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| **[2005-2006 |                                                       |
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| **CAPT       |                                                       |
| Kenneth      |                                                       |
| Savoie       |                                                       |
| (USCG)**     |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| **John       |                                                       |
| O'Shea       |                                                       |
| (OPM)**      |                                                       |
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| **Carol      |                                                       |
| Beard (VA)** |                                                       |
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| **Patricia   |                                                       |
| Williams     |                                                       |
| (USCG)**     |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| **Ken        |                                                       |
| Starnes      |                                                       |
| (NPS)**      |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| **John R.    |                                                       |
| (Rick) Lemon |                                                       |
| (FWS)**      |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| **Mike       |                                                       |
| Watson       |                                                       |
| (NPS)**      |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| **Jim Willis |                                                       |
| (FWS)**      |                                                       |
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