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St. Mary's annual bells and blessings auction and dinner benefit

This year, MIL was proud to serve as a Diamond Level Sponsor for St. Mary’s Annual Bells
and Blessings Auction and Dinner Benefit, which was held on December 9th at the parochial
school in Bryantown, MD. The event entailed a catered dinner, wine pull, open bar, and live
and silent auction. Proceeds from the evening are earmarked to help fund special projects and
purchase items from the school’s “wish list.”

kudos

MIL staff members receive DoS Certificates of Appreciation

Three members of the MIL team supporting the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) were honored at
the Third Quarter Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 29th. Receiving Certificates of Appreciation from Assistant
Secretary Gentry Smith were Carolina Gil Ochoa and Devaka Murali (first photo) who were recognized for their outstanding
work on the DS travel bot project, and Anna Jacob (second photo) for her support to the rep fund.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

Alicia Warnsley honored as NSSC Employee of the Quarter

MIL employee Alicia Warnsley was recently selected as vision and mission—acts/services that deliver unparalleled
the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Employee of the service, are customer focused, and improvements that reduce
Quarter (EOQ) during a ceremony at NSSC headquarters. costs. A “peer” panel of NSSC team members made up of non-
Alicia was chosen for this Agency-level award from among a management employees assess all nominating justifications
group of seven high-performing team members representing and make the final award determination.
each of the Agency’s key functional areas and comprised
of both NASA civil servants and contract service providers. Alicia’s selection as EOQ is a direct reflection on her level of
According to NSSC EOQ criteria, the award is in recognition commitment to the NSSC and its mission. The last quarter
of acts and/or services that exemplify and reinforce the NSSC saw Alicia step gracefully into the role of acting supervisor of

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