Meet May 2009 Employee and Team Member of the Month
Liz Davenport
NOAA’s Ocean Service
Employee of the Month
May, 2009
As the resident expert for strategic planning and performance measurement, Liz Davenport keeps Ocean Service programs looking forward with a focus on measurable outcomes. Over the past year, offices across NOAA tapped Liz for her expertise. Liz helped fledgling and long-established programs develop and rethink strategic plans
and establish solid performance measures, including measures to meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act. Liz supported the Marine Debris Program, the Coastal Strategy Core Team, the Coral Program, the Office of Coast Survey, the Integrated Ocean Observing System Program, PPI, and others.
Most recently, she worked to ensure that stimulus funds were tied to strong performance outcomes. Liz looks forward to helping NOAA meet the Administration
goal “to give all Americans a voice in their government and ensure they know exactly
how we're spending their money and can hold us accountable for the results."
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Team Member of the Month
May, 2009
Ahmed Sharaf has shown his programming expertise in helping NOAA’s Personal Property Management Branch complete a seemingly insurmountable backlog in its asset database. In October 2008, there were a total of 3,803 assets not entered into the database, dating as far back as 2005. A massive effort was started to eliminate
this backlog and Ahmed was very instrumental in helping to eliminate the backlog, within four months. Ahmed’s technical knowledge and programming expertise allowed him to provide daily and sometimes hourly progress reports. He is an exemplary team player whose dedication and professionalism brings to NOAA and the branch many years of experience, which greatly enhances NOAA’s mission.