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admire or appreciate most about





                                                                                Renee Saia                                                                                           Paul Schumacher





               Her willingness to take the lead              management, a lot of the team looked to her                           Paul brought a calming and positive demeanor   we are relaying information and what is relevant.
                                                             for guidance on how we should organize, run                           that helped the team get focused on the tasks at   He truly has an eye for conveying information in
               Renee took the lead to work on the team’s project   meetings, ect. Not only did Renee continually set               hand and worked well with the team.           a streamlined way. Additionally, throughout the
               and utilized her project management skills.   our road maps for us and lead meetings she also                                                                     process Paul took on leadership roles outside of
                                                             remained a heavy contributor of ideas and talking                     Paul has really grown over the course of the   his comfort zone. I admire his courage to step
                                                             points. Her upbeat attitude, continuous coaching                                                                    outside of his box and take on different roles
               Renee’s project management skills have been   and encouragement and dedication to the team.                         course of this program. He’s rarely front-and-  and scenarios.
               invaluable to us on pretty much every group                                                                         center but he’s always got something worthwhile
               project we’ve had to do. We would not have                                                                          to add to the discussion.
               come up with our final project were it not for her   I applaud Renee’s diplomacy.                                                                                 I admire how well Paul articulates and
               organizational skills and contributions.                                                                            You are a great team player. You ask good     incorporates suggestions.
                                                             Thoughtfulness in the way she led us through the                      questions.
               You ensure quality control. I admire your project   innovation portion of our project                                                                             His empathy; always putting himself to other
               management skills.                                                                                                  Paul is incredibly empathetic. He is always able to   people’s shoes to gain perspective on an issue.
                                                                                                                                   connect with people and situations in unique and
               Renee’s ability to make connections among                                                                           meaningful ways. He brings his whole and honest   Paul may seem a bit reserved at first, do not let
               people and situations brings synthesis and                                                                          self to every situation, and makes others feel like   that fool you!  Paul is watchful and prudent;
               meaning in so many ways. She helped our team                                                                        they are also able to bring their whole self to a   when he speaks, his thoughts are well composed,
               think both broadly and minutely, through seeing                                                                     situation, even if it’s hard.                 insightful and deliberate.
               relatedness among so many issues, places,
               initiatives, and people.                                                                                            Paul is funny and non-judgmental. He is willing to
                                                                                                                                   try new experiences and ideas.
               I admire Renee’s ability to organize and corral
               while staying level-headed.                                                                                         I admire Paul’s ability to share all he does with
                                                                                                                                   candidness and unexpected humor.
               Renee is organized, persistent, and unafraid to
               tackle big ideas or projects.                                                                                       What I admire about is that he always looks
                                                                                                                                   at things from a broader viewpoint and he
               What I admire about that she is an all around                                                                       is consistently helped us curb unnecessary
               leader. Renee probably had some of the hardest                                                                      information and he regularly provided feedback
               tasks on the team. Being that she works in project                                                                  to the group that really made us think about how
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