Brooke says she really has to be careful not to come up with ways to guide her teams. As if a job and community service were not enough, Brooke also contributes original craft designs to benefit the Nutcracker Ballet in Boulder. The acting chief of the Organic Chemistry Program, Mark Burkhardt, is taking family leave to head up a diaper brigade with his wife, Andrea. They are the new parents of Vincent, their first child, born March 2, at 5 pounds and 2 ounces, and 20 inches long. Mark reports that all are in good health.
Family leave is a new program.
Employees may take up to 12 weeks without pay. Mark will be in and out of the office for 6 weeks. In his absence, various supervisors are rotating the duties of acting chief. A portion of the National Water Quality Laboratory field-supply operation is being transferred to the Quality Water Service Unit in Ocala, Florida. Final preparation is underway by Ocala to assume responsibility for these field supplies.