# Employee Reflection: Marguerite Richardson

/ Published March 4, 2022

                DLA Disposition Services Property Disposal Specialist Marguerite Richardson.                            220302-D-D0441-1237                            DLA Disposition Services Property Disposal Specialist Marguerite Richardson.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Courtesy photoVIRIN: 220302-D-D0441-1237**Tell us about yourself.**

I completed two tours in Iraq, where I worked with DLA as part of a Expeditionary Disposal Remediation Team. I began working for DLA as a civilian in 2012 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. From there, to Atlanta E-recycling in Austell, Georgia, as a site lead, and presently a site lead for DLA Disposition Services Rota in Spain.

**How long have you worked for the federal government, including military service?**

24 years. 5 years active duty, 9 years Reserve, and 10 years with DLA

**Any good DLA memories?**

Working alongside DLA personnel in Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

**What aspect(s) of your current job gives you the most personal satisfaction and why?**

Providing support to our troops and humanitarian efforts to those in crisis.

**What is the best piece of advice someone has given you?**

Trust but verify.

**What kind(s) of training and education helps your work performance in your current role?**

OJT, hands on and firsthand instruction by subject matter experts.

**What would you say has been your major contributions to your organization this year in your job?** Building a team/work family that represented commitment to excellence and dedication to our profession and the warfighter. 

**If you could speak directly to the warfighters you support, what would you tell them?**

First and foremost, thank you for your service and I am proud to support all you do.

**Where do you see yourself five years from now?**

Retired and pursuing personal and businesses ventures.

**Tell us something that most people might not know about you?**

 I’m super resilient, adaptable and have the ingenuity to make it work without all the tools available.

**Fond memories of DLA work?**

Best memories include the people I've met working here. The people that became, friends, mentors, and family. 

**What was your first job?**

Security checker for a department store.

**Who’s your biggest influence?**

My parents.

**Good recent book?**

*The Power of Awareness*, by Neville Goddard

**What are some of your passions outside of work?**

Travel, cooking and music.

**What is your favorite quote?**

I think, therefore I am.

**What did you want to be when you grew up?**

Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief.  Seriously, EVERYTHING.

**Any heroes?**

My late son. A guardian and a Jedi.

**If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?**

Be on a secluded tropical beach with family, friends, good food and drinks.

**What’s the most thrilling/adventurous thing you have ever done?**

Ziplining over a rainforest for the first time in Costa Rica.

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