**Atlanta Federal Executive Board Graduates\
Leadership Government Class of 2006**

**And Begins Class of 2007**

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(*Atlanta Federal Executive Board's Leadership Government Class of
2006*)

On September 26, 2006 the Atlanta Federal Executive Board conducted
graduation ceremonies for the Atlanta Federal Executive Board's
Leadership Government Class of 2006. The ceremony was held during the
FEB's Full Board session at the National Archives and Records
Administrant facilities in Morrow, Georgia. The program was heavily
attended with high level executives from many federal agencies. The
Class of 2006 is the largest graduating class of the program thus far,
with forty (40) graduates receiving certificates of completion.

The Leadership Government Class of 2006 represents a wide cross section
of government. They are; Daniel A. Adams, EPA; Jennifer H. Allen, Peace
Corps; Douglas M. Anderson, GSA; Jeanine Baez, DHHS; Mary A. Boyd, DHHS;
Michelle Boyd, EPA; Judith S. Bradberry, NWS; Renee L. Brown, CMS;
Kimberly Bingham, EPA; Elaine Elmore, CMS; Serdar Ertep, EPA; Denise
Fisher, GSA; Sheryl Good, EPA; Bill R. Cochran III, DOL,OSHA; Brian
(Rick) Durbrow, EPA; James S. Hunter, NRC; Bessie Johnson, DOL, OASAM;
Anne E. Keller, EPA;

Regina Harden, GSA; Tiffany Harmon, FDA; Joydeb Majumder, EPA; Linda T.
McLaughlin, DOL, OSHA; Cynthia S. Nelson, DOL; Wayne Kotowski, DOL, Wage
and Hour;\
Kenric Lanier, GSA; Tina V. Lowe, GSA; Ronald J. Stephens, SSA; Denise
M. Stinchcomb, IRS; Michael Taylor, CMS; Gloria B. Reeves, NRC; Veronica
P. Robertson, DOL, OASAM;

Anthony Shelton, EPA; Terri White, EPA; Dudley Whyte, FTA; James (Jim)
H. Wiley, DOE/OIG; Cynthia Vitters, DOE; Anjum Waqar, FDA; Cherie
Weatherington, CMS;

Cynthia Williams, DOL/OASAM; Cesar Zapata, EPA.

The Program goals are to build a cadre of season professionals who
posses a broad understanding of the role of Federal Government; to
provide participants with challenging opportunities for professional and
personal growth through assignments, lectures, seminars, reading,
teamwork, and interagency experiences; and to assist participants in
developing a broader perspective of managerial competencies relative to
interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiating, problem solving,
leveraging diversity, team building and continual learning.

Specific program highlights from the Class of 2006 included training,
workshops, agency visits, off-site retreats, dynamic speakers, team
building projects, executive interviews, reading assignments, book
reports, group projects, discussion groups and other leadership
exercises. This also includes personal leadership assessment, conflict
resolution, decision making techniques, self-development, community
partnerships, working with congressional representatives, presentation
skills, risk taking and accountability.

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Twenty (20) candidates were selected to participate in the 2007
Leadership Government Program. Their first retreat was held at Timber
Ridge Conference Center in October and included discussions with
Executive Leadership from the Atlanta Federal Community. Don Arnette,
Regional Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, who is also
the Chairperson of the Atlanta Federal Executive Board; Robert
Henderson, Regional Director, Minority Business Development, US Small
Business Administration; Paul Barnes, Regional Commissioner, Social
Security Administration, who serves as the Vice Chairperson of the
Atlanta Federal Executive Board; Chris Downing, Regional Director,
Health and Human Services; Jimmy Bridgeman, Deputy Regional
Administrator, General Services Administration; were the executives who
participated in the Timber Ridge Conference

addressing the incoming Leadership Government Class of 2007 and getting
them off to a great start. The Atlanta Leadership Government Program is
now in its third year. It has received tremendous support from
government in the Metro Atlanta area. "When comparing the program
training and benefits on a cost/dollar basis, managers can surely see
the value in nominating potential candidates for admittance into the
program because similar training through other institutions would cost
thousands of dollars more per participant", states Gwenne Campbell,
Executive Director, Atlanta Federal Executive Board.

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