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Champion of hope, equality: Airman wins award
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lessness and dedication, Capt. now spread to Haiti and Kenya, done some or all of the following: equity government leaders
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structor pilot, was awarded the countries. They hope to promote improving service to the public mental organization operates renominated provided they
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Monday from the American So- throughout the world providing goals nouncement and their nomi-
ciety for Public Administration women opportunities to succeed. achieve change nations are updated to include
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Public Administration. “To date, Flying Scarfs has in government operations
grown in its proceeds by 100 society
“I won it as an individual but percent and the organization
the NAPA Award represents so now has more than 100 women
much more than any one per- working, giving these women an
son’s actions,” Stenger said. “I’m opportunity to provide a better
humbled and honored to be the life for their families,” Stenger
one receiving the award, but our said.
team knows it is just as much
theirs as it is mine.” In a part of the world where
women fill the role of cook and
Stenger serves as a co-founder mother and who have lost almost
and chief executive officer for the everything, they have found
online business, Flying Scarfs, the strength to step forward
which assists widowed women and have broken a barrier for
in war-torn Parwan Province, women that’s been in place for
Afghanistan. The company sells thousands of years by creating
handcrafted scarfs made by a business for themselves.
women in the province in an ef-
fort to provide a “hand up” rather “When you combine something
than a “handout.” you’re passionate about with ser-
vice, you can change the world,”
In 2011, Stenger deployed to Stenger said. “That passion will
Afghanistan in support of Opera- take you beyond what you think
tion Enduring Freedom. Stenger is possible for yourself.”
and three other officers, Capt.
Ryan Bodenheimer, Thunder- The award was established
birds pilot, Maj. Joshua Carroll, to honor individuals who make
intelligence reservist, and Capt. outstanding contributions and
John Hudgins, 335th FS F-15E whose accomplishments can be
instructor pilot at Seymour- viewed as models of public ser-
Johnson Air Force Base, North vice within and outside the work
Carolina, came together to help environment.
NPSA winners will be those
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