Suicide Prevention Month is an opportunity to educate ourselves about 

suicide and raise awareness of signs, prevention tactics and available 

resources to protect one another against suicide. 

Mental health is as important as physical 

health. Do you need help with your 

mental health? If you don’t know where 

to start, click the graphic to learn more.

Suicide is complicated and tragic. It is 

also often preventable. Knowing the 

warning signs can help save lives. Click 

the graphic below to learn more.

Connections with family, friends, and the 

community can play an important role 

in preventing suicide, especially in these 

unique and challenging times.

We can help each other by standing 

together and taking every opportunity – in 

our homes, at work, and in conversations 

with friends and mentors – to connect with and support one another. Be kind, 

you never know what someone else may be going through.

Learn about what to do if you 

think someone might be at risk 

for self-harm by reading these 

5 Action Steps for Helping 

Someone in Emotional Pain. 

Click the graphic to learn more. 

If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call the 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 any time to speak to 

someone and get confidential support. The Crisis Text Line is also available. 

Text “HELLO” to 741741 to be connected to a Crisis Counselor over text.

Suicide Prevention Month

ENERGY CONNECTION

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE COMMANDER 

Brig Gen 

Jimmy Canlas

 It’s hard to believe that we’re closing 

out another fiscal year. As we go into the 

home stretch, I want to thank the Energy 

team for your unwavering dedication. 

COVID-19 continues to throw us challenges 

postponing, once again, events like the 

DLA Energy Hall of Fame. We’re planning 

to hold a hybrid ceremony in early 2022 

where our 2020/21 inductees can be 

highlighted in a live video feed to the 

workforce. More to follow.

 A huge shout out to the DLA Energy 

America’s team for their FEMA support 

and close coordination with suppliers and 

DFSPs to ensure adequate levels of supply 

for Hurricane Ida recovery. Thank you to 

the five Task Force Americas members 

who deployed to Louisiana and Mississippi 

to oversee the FEMA fuels contingency 

contract: Dan Schmidt, Melissa Rodriguez, 

Jeff Cotton, Calvin Williams, and Army 

TSgt Dominic Mersino. Your dedication is 

admirable. 

 By now, you’ve probably read or heard 

about Executive Order 14043 that requires 

all Federal Executive Branch employees 

to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The 

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued 

new FAQs and updated guidance, which 

states all Federal employees must be fully 

vaccinated by Nov. 22, 2021. DLA continues 

to wait for implementing instructions from 

the DoD. As soon as more information is 

available, we will share it with you. Anyone 

with questions concerning the vaccine 

mandate can email Energy.SCG@dla.mil. 

 Please continue to stay healthy and 

balanced. Let’s monitor our mental and 

emotional health just as we do with our 

physical health. The article on the right 

outlines some ways to help ourselves and 

others. HQC/NCR COVID-19 Reconstitution Status:

Phase 0 - HPCON B 

Volume 1, Issue 19 September 27, 2021
Oct. 7: Coffee with the Commander 1-2 pm and 5-6 pm EST 

(Military Personnel only)

Oct. 14: Donuts with the Deputy 10-11 am, 6-7 pm EST, 

(Business unit/Regional Deputy Directors only)

Nov. 2: DLA Energy All Hands and Supervisor’s Town Hall

Mark your calendars!

During National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 

we honor the heritage, culture, and contributions of Hispanic 

and Latino Americans. DLA Energy is highlighting employees 

for their enduring contributions to the agency’s global mission 

of logistics support to America’s warfighters. 

Read this story honoring Army Lt. Col. Jose Medina.

Welcome Dominica “Dom” Gay, our 

new DLA Energy Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Diversity Office 

Complaints Manager. 

She replaces Adrian Morrison who 

joined the Department of Homeland 

Security as a lawyer. 

Previously, she served in the DLA 

headquarters EEO office. 

The DLA Energy Diversity and Inclusion Committee Special 

Emphasis Program welcomes two new program managers 

to the team: 

Ms. Gladys White, Black Employment Program Manager

Ms. Pamela (Kris) Lester, Federal Women’s Program Mgr

Congratulations and thank you for volunteering! 

As a reminder, here are your POCs for the four committees 

under the DLA Energy Advisory and Integration Council:

Supervisory Committee

• Patti Rivera – Chair

• Caitlin O’Leary – Co-Chair 

• Callie Ettleson Lake – Champion

Training Committee

• Ditu Kasuyi – Chair

• Dari Carver – Co-Chair

• Doug Thomas – Champion

Culture Climate Committee

• Natasha Robinson – Chair

• Joy Griffith – Co-Chair

• Greg Thevenin – Champion

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

• Sloane Struse – Chair

• Keith Mills – Co-Chair

• TBA – Champion

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Park, chief of DLA 

Energy Fuel Cards Program Office, 

for completing Enterprise Level 

Development Program level 3 – new 

civilian leaders. 

The ELDP level 3 is a comprehensive 

two-year formal program for new 

supervisors to build fundamental 

knowledge of human resource 

management and interpersonal 

skills. 

For more information, please visit DLA’s Enterprise Leader 

Development Program website (CAC-enabled).

On Wednesday, Sept. 8, Mr. Ronald 

Staten unexpectedly passed. Ronnie 

worked in the DLA Energy Terminal 

Operations branch for more than five 

of his 31 years of federal service. He 

served a total of 26 years in the U.S. 

Air Force retiring as a Master Sergeant 

while assigned to Air Force Petroleum 

Office. Following retirement, he 

served six years as civilian employee 

with AFPET before joining the DLA Energy team.

Please keep Ronnie’s family in your thoughts and prayers.

DLA Energy South-West 

Pacific completed a new 

fuel tanker offload facility 

on Andersen AFB, Guam. 

More here.

Q&A: Learn more about how junior employees can broaden 

their skillsets through technical and leadership capacities.

Reminder: New Outlook retention/deletion policy in effect 

Oct. 1. Emails will be deleted on a continuous, daily cycle 

when they are seven years old. Read more in this DLA Today 

IT Announcement.

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