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employee development, employee assistance and health, and organizational
development. With my background and indispensable experience in

Counseling, I was named Director of the first Employee Assistance Program
(EAP) for HUD. I wrote the policy and procedures for HUD’s 10,000
employees and 51 field offices. The EAP provided counseling and referral

services through a network of counseling professionals, to all employees
nationwide. My most significant undertaking as EAP Director was providing
counseling services to the survivors and their family members, following the

1995 Oklahoma City bombing. I worked tirelessly for over nine years to
restore them back to complete health. I still cherish the American flag I was
awarded, which was flown over the new Federal building in Oklahoma City.

I am Hannah Klein and I served in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the
Departments of Agriculture’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation

Service and Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives. I worked for 45 years as an investigator and program analyst in
the areas of civil rights and disability rights, consistently receiving highly
successful and outstanding ratings for my dedication and work excellence.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

I am Jim Duls and I served with the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). As a
hydrologic technician, I always enjoyed working with the public. It was

important to remember that I represented my agency and its “Science.” Over
many decades of interacting with property owners and curious members of
the public, it was important to stay with simple explanations of the facts

behind my work. There was never a one-word answer, and most appreciated
a better understanding of our projects. I especially enjoyed escorting visiting
scientists and occasionally members of Congress who were always astute and
asked pertinent questions. They all kept me on my toes. A career working

outside in our beautiful nation’s environment with talented, hardworking
employees of other academic backgrounds, as well as other county, state and
federal agencies, was a reward in itself.

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