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# Women's History Month Spotlight: Linda Schwartz

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# Linda Schwartz

## Program Analyst/Air Force Cataloging Team LeadBattle Creek, Michigan

**Linda Schwartz                            Linda Schwartz is a program analyst and Air Force cataloging team lead for Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Information Services located in Battle Creek, Michigan.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Courtesy PhotoVIRIN: 200302-D-D0441-501How long have you worked for the federal government including military service?**I have worked for the federal government for 10 years. I started as a contractor for DLA Document Services and then progressed to DLA Logistics Information Services.

**How long have you worked for DLA Logistics Information Services?** I have worked for DLIS for almost 8 years. I came in with the Student Career Experience Program and this gave me the opportunity, to start my career in Air Force Cataloging.

**What is your favorite thing about your line of work?**My favorite thing about my line of work is that I am making a difference, in supporting our customers and the warfighter, it gives me gratification every day.

**What is the best piece of advice someone has given you?**There are two ways to react to every situation. You can react in the moment or take some time and respond with self-control.

**What do you think about when you hear “Women’s History Month?”**I think about the women who made a difference for us, who were determined until they made a change. We can do our best to be comparable to them.

 

**Who are some women you admire?**
                              - Mother Teresa - her legacy of the generous love and empathy that she displayed for everyone, especially the poor and the sick.
                              - Rosa Parks - she stood up for equal rights and started the civil rights movement, to prove everyone is equal.

**What is your best memory of working here? **My best memory was being accepted into the Student Career Experience Program.

**If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?**I would love for God to provide me the gift of healing.

**What is your favorite quote?**“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” by Winston Churchill.

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*Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services and other DLA organizations located at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. Organizational directors may submit feature request to DLA Disposition Services Public Affairs.*

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