EM Update | Vol. 14, Issue 34 | Aug. 30, 2022

• Oak Ridge Contractor Captures ‘Top Workplaces’ Award, Other Honors
• EM's New ETEC Federal Project Director Discusses Next Cleanup Phase at SSFL
• New EM Groundwater Monitoring, Remediation Initiatives to Advance Cleanup
• Savannah River Site Program Bridges Transition From Student to Employee
• EM Nevada Employs Geophysical Survey to Determine Groundwater Flow
• Hanford Melter Bubbler Testing Complete
• EM Contractors Recognized for Safety, Health, Innovation and Outreach
• Community Leaders, Local Businesses Visit Portsmouth Site
• Hanford Contractor Gives Employees Holistic View of Company’s Role in Cleanup

Oak Ridge Contractor Captures ‘Top Workplaces’ Award, Other Honors

Members of UCOR’s management team receive the “Top Workplaces” award from the Knoxville News Sentinel. In its first year participating in the awards program, the contractor placed second among the region’s large businesses.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Investing in the workforce of the future to accomplish EM’s mission in Oak Ridge has garnered impressive results: cleanup contractor UCOR was recently named one of the “Top Workplaces” in the region by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

The award came from a confidential, third-party survey of the EM contractor’s 2,000-member workforce and will now serve as a tool to continue attracting top talent for workforce development.

More than 50% of the UCOR workforce responded to the survey, providing nearly 2,900 comments. Workers rated the company on engagement factors, culture drivers and more. That feedback provides a window into the opportunities and challenges faced by many EM contractors and subcontractors working to retain existing workforces while also recruiting in a highly competitive environment.

“This is such a credit to our team that works so hard to deliver the cleanup mission of the Department of Energy,” said UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter. “One of the strongest things that came out of the survey was how much our workforce appreciates our dedication to keeping them safe. Safety is essential to the type of work we do — cleaning up deteriorating, contaminated facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation.”

This was UCOR’s first time participating in the “Top Workplaces” awards, joining 100 regional companies vying for the designation. UCOR ranked second out of all large businesses, which are categorized as having more than 500 employees. The company also captured the Top Workplaces “Training Culture Award’ based on workforce feedback about the level and quality of training provided.

“The attention, energy and resources UCOR has invested to become a top workplace benefits our mission greatly,” said Oak Ridge Office of EM Acting Manager Laura Wilkerson. “They are helping attract the best skill and talent in the industry for us to continue advancing complex cleanup efforts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex.”

In addition to feeling safe on the job, UCOR workforce members indicated that EM’s work is important to them.

Now, with employee feedback in hand, the company is developing an action plan to maintain momentum as a top workplace.

“We know that to compete for talent in a tight regional and national job market, we need to be as dedicated to employees as they are to us,” Rueter said. “We have some great tools in place to listen to our workforce so that we can keep moving our mission forward in the safest possible way.”

-Contributor: Susanne Dupes

EM's New ETEC Federal Project Director Discusses Next Cleanup Phase at SSFL

Josh Mengers, EM’s federal project director for the Energy Technology Engineering Center, is pictured at Arches National Park in Utah. 

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – EM is entering the next phase of cleanup at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) after achieving a pivotal milestone: completion of demolition of the final 18 DOE-owned buildings on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) site, with trucks safely carrying away remaining demolition waste in January.

EM Update spoke with Josh Mengers about where EM is going next with the cleanup, what’s happening now, and his aspirations for the cleanup as he steps into his new role as federal project director at ETEC.

Q: What is happening at the site now that building demolition is complete?

A: Right now, we are performing continuous environmental monitoring with DOE maintaining four of 14 air monitoring stations around the perimeter of the site. DOE also conducts ongoing groundwater monitoring and interim cleanup actions, and reported collecting more than 2,000 groundwater samples for analysis and removing 9,000 gallons of contaminants from the groundwater at ETEC. These samples come from the more than 100 wells that DOE installed at the site to monitor, analyze and help understand groundwater contamination and inform our cleanup actions.

Once the California Department of Toxic Substance Controls (DTSC) completes its environmental impact report (EIR), DOE will execute our full cleanup plan that was outlined in the Department’s Record of Decision for Groundwater Remediation. This includes monitoring the natural attenuation for areas with less contamination, while in other areas we will implement more aggressive strategies such as expanding our pump and treat, conducting an in-situ treatment pilot study and removing impacted bedrock.

EM’s portion of the cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory is guided by the landowner Boeing’s final plans for the land as open space. EM will ensure public safety and the safety of the environment remain DOE’s foremost priority.

Q: What are the next milestones in the cleanup?

A: DTSC is working to complete their final EIR — a prerequisite to additional cleanup action. To prepare, DOE is currently working with DTSC on the approach for groundwater and soils remediation that we will implement after the EIR is certified.

The next milestones will come from collaborating with the State of California to reach a workable approach for the soil remediation at ETEC, and from DOE publishing a soils cleanup record of decision. I am eager to get started on the next phase and achieve the Department’s goal: to clean up the ETEC site in a way that is protective of both the surrounding communities and the environment.

The last of the DOE-owned buildings EM workers tore down at the Energy Technology Engineering Center northwest of Los Angeles, California, was the Sodium Pump Test Facility, pictured here during demolition.

Q: What excites you about taking on the federal project director role for EM’s cleanup at ETEC?

A: I have never shied away from a challenge, and I am excited to build on the work of previous project directors. I look forward to the real opportunities at ETEC to make a positive impact on the Department’s cleanup at SSFL. This site is unique in so many ways, from the ecological preservation challenges to the multiple responsible parties and engaged stakeholders involved in the cleanup process. I’ve already met a few stakeholders, and I look forward to listening and learning from the many voices from across our community who care so deeply about this cleanup.

I also love the history of ETEC and SSFL. The cutting-edge research, development and testing that happened here fascinates me. I am honored to play even a small role in a site that had the first commercial nuclear power plant to provide electricity to the public and DOE’s liquid metal research center of excellence. I also “geek out” about the space-flight applications from the rocket testing that occurred in NASA’s area of the field lab, and the System for Nuclear Auxiliary Power reactors that developed compact, lightweight reliable power sources for use in space. The space applications hit home for me, not only because of my degree in aerospace engineering, but also because of family history. My dad spent his career as a civil servant with NASA where he finished as the mission manager for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite.

Getting the opportunity to talk with some of the previous site staff and hear their stories of the groundbreaking research and development conducted here is certainly a perk of the job, too.

Josh Mengers, EM’s federal project director at the Energy Technology Engineering Center, right, shakes hands with California Department of Toxic Substances Control Engineering Geologist Bruce Garbaccio.

DOE has installed more than 100 groundwater monitoring wells on the Energy Technology Engineering Center site to monitor for and remediate any contaminants from onsite historical liquid metal and nuclear energy research.

Q: How did you come to the role of federal project director at ETEC?

A: I have always been dedicated to serving others. After college I joined the U.S. Army and served as a captain in the Corps of Engineers. I joined the Department in 2012 because of my passion for our environment and to continue serving the country. I spent my first years with DOE in Washington, D.C., working on renewable power projects in the Geothermal Technologies Office to further enhance our ability to access the Earth’s heat as a reliable carbon-free energy source.

My wife and I moved our family to Simi Valley in the summer of 2019 where I started as the project manager here at ETEC. As I step into the federal project director role, I am building out a team that can help DOE achieve the goal of restoring this beautiful site to a safe, open space for the local tribes, nature and the community to enjoy. Just this month I met with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff for a joint seed collecting expedition for the Braunton’s Milk Vetch, an endangered perennial that blooms onsite.

My environmental passion and background, combined with my Ph.D. in aerospace and mechanical engineering, really help me respect the history of the site while giving me the tools to implement a plan to restore it for the local community to safely enjoy, my family included.

New EM Groundwater Monitoring, Remediation Initiatives to Advance Cleanup

VIDEO WATCH: In this brief video, Christian Johnson, senior development engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, guides viewers through EM’s new Tracking Restoration and Closure web-based application, scheduled for release to the public in October.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM has developed a series of innovative initiatives to support improved groundwater monitoring and remediation across the DOE complex, including a new publicly available web-based application.

“The new Tracking Restoration and Closure (TRAC) application uses a combination of infographic and story map tools to communicate information on progress towards site closure,” said Grover Chamberlain, program manager. “The system presents what is often complex information in a visual way, making it more digestible for those who may not be groundwater experts, while still providing all the critical technical information in one place.”

As part of National Water Quality Month, EM announced other groundwater-related initiatives that will work in concert with TRAC, including the Advanced Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Systems (ALTEMIS) and a new soil and groundwater remediation strategy.

Scheduled for release in October, TRAC will be available on Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL) webpage, allowing users to track remediation progress year to year and stay up to date on regulatory status, remediation goals, contaminated groundwater plume status and more.

EM’s new Tracking Restoration and Closure application, shown here, displays a chromium groundwater plume at the Hanford Site, with a visual depiction of the plume size shown in purple. Metrics on the plume can be seen at left. Users can select date ranges and view progress in the remediation of groundwater plumes across the DOE complex.

The TRAC application features a map of all EM sites with metrics on high-priority contaminates of concern. Users can zoom in to specific sites to view geospatial footprints of groundwater plumes and the remediation strategies for them, and get updates and information on progress toward site closure.

Providing updated summaries of groundwater data and cleanup progress across sites, TRAC improves collaboration among users to maximize remediation efforts.

“With TRAC, sites and the headquarters office can all be looking at the same information from anywhere in the world, improving our ability to develop solutions for shared issues, come together on lessons learned and discuss strategies for expediting site closures,” said Rob Seifert, director of EM’s Subsurface Closure Office.

TRAC also enables effective communication with regulators, stakeholders and partners, enhancing EM’s ability to identify efficiencies for remediation.

The scheduled October release of TRAC includes data for Hanford, Idaho National Laboratory and Savannah River sites. The application is set to be updated in the near future with information on all sites, giving users the ability to track groundwater status for the entire EM complex.

Savannah River National Laboratory, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Savannah River Site (SRS), installed temperature probes at 97 locations within the F-Area wetlands at SRS as part of the Advanced Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Systems project to support development and implementation of a long-term monitoring strategy for contaminated sites.

The new soil and groundwater remediation strategy conducted in partnership with PNNL and the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will create a consistent framework for how EM tracks cleanup progress, according to Chamberlain.

“When complete, the new closure strategy will provide an updated look at groundwater issues across the complex and what obstacles are preventing or slowing site closure,” he said. “That information can be cross-referenced with the other monitoring tools such as TRAC and ALTEMIS to identify the best solutions for overcoming those obstacles.”

ALTEMIS is a collaboration between PNNL, SRNL, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Florida International University.

Currently being tested as a pilot project at the Savannah River Site, ALTEMIS will support continuous monitoring of groundwater plumes and wells for decades while EM works toward closure of groundwater sites.

Researchers are installing low-cost sensors to autonomously monitor changes in groundwater plume behaviors, lowering costs and providing additional assurance to the public that groundwater remains safe in these areas after EM’s cleanup work is completed.

ALTEMIS will also aid in the eventual transfer of sites to the DOE Office of Legacy Management for long-term stewardship oversight.

Check out EM’s Facebook and Twitter pages for more information.

-Contributor: Kyle Hendrix

Savannah River Site Program Bridges Transition From Student to Employee

The Technical Student Program allows students like Caroline Wilson, a senior engineering major at Clemson University, to continue gaining work experience at the Savannah River Site while in school.

AIKEN, S.C. – After a one-year pilot, EM is growing a program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that simplifies the process of transitioning interns into new hires.

Many science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students have jump-started their careers at SRS through summer internships. To retain interns who are good matches for the liquid waste program, the Technical Student Program (TSP) was created in 2021.

The pilot year of the TSP proved successful when three of four students were hired by Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), the liquid waste contractor at SRS. The fourth student declined to continue their education. Now, SRMC is continuing the program, allowing eight more students the opportunity to go from interns to full-time employees after graduating.

The TSP allows select students to stay employed with SRMC after their summer internships end. As students finish school, they remain part-time employees of SRMC, reducing the time it takes to become SRMC-qualified engineers when they are hired full time.

The program is mutually beneficial for students and for SRMC, according to Paul Cundey, a Saltstone Disposal Unit design authority engineer and program manager of the TSP initiative.

“The combination of the internship program at SRMC with the TSP is beneficial to both students and the departments they are assisting,” Cundey said. “Initiatives like the Technical Student Program speak to the SRMC’s core value of continuous improvement.”

Caroline Wilson, a senior engineering major at Clemson University in South Carolina and current TSP participant, said she is thankful for the opportunity to continue gaining work experience while in school.

“This program is a great way to simultaneously continue my education while getting hands-on work experience,” Wilson said. “Most students don’t have the opportunity to learn from engineers who have been in this field for a long time. I’m thankful to be a part of the Technical Student Program.”

The TSP is a good step to encourage STEM majors to pursue careers at SRS, according to SRMC President and Program Manager Dave Olson.

“After the first year’s success, it was clear that this program could continue to be successful,” Olson said. “At SRS, we need to open as many doors as we can to bring in the best and brightest employees to meet our missions’ requirements.”

-Contributor: Lindsey Kennedy

EM Nevada Employs Geophysical Survey to Determine Groundwater Flow

A worker records data received from the EM Nevada Program’s most recent geophysical survey at the fourth of four groundwater characterization areas of a portion of the Pahute Mesa at the Nevada National Security Site.

LAS VEGAS – The EM Nevada Program recently completed a unique survey involving electrical energy from a controlled source and audio frequency signals to explore the geology that controls groundwater flow patterns.

Explorations such as this — at the fourth of four groundwater characterization areas of a portion of the Pahute Mesa — are crucial to the program’s mission to continually monitor groundwater on and around the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).

The innovative, collaborative process will inform key EM decisions necessary to achieve regulatory closure at the Pahute Mesa groundwater area, ultimately promoting the protection of human health and the environment.

Previous wells drilled in and around the Pahute Mesa groundwater area have been deep wells, with depths greater than 5,000 feet below ground surface. Drilling to these depths is costly, so gathering as much data as possible is key to cost efficiency.

Using GPS, a worker places flags at fixed locations for the EM Nevada Program’s most recent geophysical survey on the Pahute Mesa on the Nevada National Security Site.

A worker, pictured at center and back, lays out a yellow wire to support the EM Nevada Program's recent geophysical survey on the Pahute Mesa at the Nevada National Security Site. The wire receives electrical current pulses from a fixed location as part of the survey process. Data recorded helps shape a map of what the subsurface might look like.

An EM Nevada Program worker arrives at a location marked by a pink flag to set up a receiver apparatus as part of a geophysical survey. EM Nevada collected electrical data from this fixed point and compiled the information to help provide a picture of the underground.

The Controlled-source Audio-frequency Magnetotellurics (CSAMT) survey can map to depths of around 3,000 feet. After reviewing the results of the survey along with existing sampling data and observations from other proximal wells, the program will be better positioned to determine whether and where to drill additional monitoring wells, which will be valuable long term in making informed decisions for a path forward for corrective actions in the Pahute Mesa groundwater area.

The CSAMT geophysics method uses electrical energy from a controlled source, varying the frequency signals into the ground from one location and measuring the received electric and magnetic fields in the area being studied. A transmitter is placed at a distance from the receiver, which can cover large areas. The CSAMT scan can be likened to an electrical version of a sonogram, which uses high-frequency sound waves.

This technology has been in use since 1978 and has been employed on the NNSS in the past. For the latest application at Pahute Mesa, crew members collected data every 100 meters along three receiver lines a certain distance from two fixed transmitter locations. From data collected, the team measured the electronic current’s resistance, and in turn, provided a snapshot of the geology below the ground’s surface.

Pahute Mesa is the third of four groundwater corrective action areas on the NNSS to go through the regulatory closure process. By the end of 2028, EM anticipates a safe, secure and successful transition of the Pahute Mesa groundwater corrective action area into long-term monitoring. This action will complete EM Nevada’s groundwater mission at the NNSS.
It is anticipated that long-term stewardship responsibilities for closed groundwater corrective action areas will thereafter be transferred to the National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages the NNSS.

To learn more about EM Nevada's environmental cleanup work at the NNSS, click here. 

-Contributor: Kevin Knapp

Hanford Melter Bubbler Testing Complete

EM Contractors Recognized for Safety, Health, Innovation and Outreach

DOE and an association that helps worksites advance safety and health goals last week awarded several cleanup contractors across the EM complex — from Washington state and New Mexico to New York and South Carolina — for achievements in safety, health, innovation and outreach.

The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA) honored contractors at the Hanford Site, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and Oak Ridge as part of its annual awards recently.

Working through cooperative efforts among labor, management, and government at DOE contractor sites, DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) promotes improved safety and health performance through public recognition of outstanding programs. The DOE VPP also honored several EM contractors with Superior Star and Star of Excellence awards.

Among the winners:

Central Plateau Cleanup Company, Hanford Site

VPPPA selected EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) at Hanford as a recipient of its 2022 Safety & Health Outreach Award. The award recognizes “VPP Models” that reach out to share the safety, health, technical and management expertise developed at their sites. CPCCo was selected for its occupational safety and industrial hygiene partnership with Central Washington University’s Safety and Health Management Program.

“Our partnership with a local university allows us to share professional knowledge and real-world experiences with students,” said CPCCo safety specialist Jake Steelhammer. “It also promotes employment opportunities for the next generation of Hanford Site workers in the health and safety field.”

A worker submits a safety observation on a new digital interface that allows workers to report potential safety hazards using their mobile phones at Oak Ridge.

UCOR, Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR received the VPP Innovation Award from VPPPA for implementing a new digital interface that allows workers to report potential safety hazards via mobile phones.

Previously, safety observations were submitted using paper cards or through a web-based application accessible via company desktop computers. Data from paper card submittals were entered manually into the program system.

Decreasing the amount of time required to identify and address at-risk behaviors and conditions is a major benefit of the interface. When an observation points to an unsafe condition, a corrective action is assigned, and the condition is promptly corrected. Feedback is provided throughout the process to keep the workforce informed of corrected conditions.

“Since approximately 40 percent of the UCOR workforce doesn’t have access to company computer systems, the ability for them to submit observations from their mobile phones is a dramatic improvement,” said Clint Wolfley, UCOR Safety Systems and Services manager. “Due to its accessibility and ease of use, the mobile interface has increased observation submittals from about 200 to over 450 per month.”

CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, West Valley Demonstration Project

DOE VPP honored West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) with its Superior Star Award, which is based on outstanding mentoring, outreach, goal setting, and support of VPP. Superior Star awardees also have a recordable incident injury rate that is 50% better than the average of other U.S. businesses in the same industry.

“This milestone marks more than 20 years of having the VPP flag flying over the site, and under three contractors,” said Jennifer Dundas, EM WVDP Safety and Site Programs team leader. “All personnel working onsite should be extremely proud of this accomplishment. Our WVDP team has demonstrated that safety is at the forefront every day, especially when working in and around challenging and high-risk areas. Their involvement and proactive approach to safety promotes a safety culture that is continuously improving the work environment and reducing risks.”

The Confined Space Rescue Team at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) conducts confined space training for employees using an onsite excavation work zone. The area made for an ideal, realistic, hands-on training opportunity. Employees taking part in the training learned to use a variety of tools and equipment to rescue a 185-pound mannequin from a confined space — a 6-foot-deep excavated area. The tools included a trench box, harnesses, ladders, ropes and pulleys. Such training supports WVDP cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley’s commitment to safety. The contractor recently received the Superior Star Award from DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program.

Other EM contractor awardees include:

• Washington River Protection Solutions, EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor at the Hanford Site, received the VPP Innovation Award for a conveyor belt system developed during the 242-A Evaporator transfer line replacement project. The project required excavation in and around legacy equipment buried in the AW Tank Farm. Workers had to dig trenches in excess of seven feet deep by hand. Engineers developed a modular shoring system to protect workers, as well as adaptable conveyor belt systems to move large amounts of soil easing ergonomic strains.
• Nuclear Waste Partnership, the management and operations contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, was recognized with the VPP Outreach Award from VPPPA for its pursuit of safety excellence and community outreach through its first-of-a-kind leadership academy. Read the story about this award here. 
• Contractor Hanford Laboratory Management and Integration, which runs Hanford’s 222-S Laboratory, was awarded the Superior Star Award by DOE VPP.

DOE VPP bestowed its Star of Excellence Award on several EM contractors. Like the Superior Star, this award is based on outstanding mentoring, outreach, goal setting, and support of VPP. Awardees have a recordable incident injury rate that is 75% better than the average of other U.S. businesses in the same industry.

Following EM contractors received the Star of Excellence Award:

• Washington River Protection Solutions, Hanford Site
• Waste Treatment Completion Company, Hanford Site
• Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, Hanford Site
• Idaho Environmental Coalition, Idaho National Laboratory Site
• UCOR, Oak Ridge
• North Wind Solutions, Oak Ridge
• Portsmouth Mission Alliance, Portsmouth Site
• Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Savannah River Site
• Savannah River Remediation, Savannah River Site

-Contributors: Dieter Bohrmann, Wayne McKinney, Joseph Pillittere, David Sheeley

Community Leaders, Local Businesses Visit Portsmouth Site

Board members from the Pike County Chamber of Commerce gather outside the tour bus along with site escorts Jack Williams and Charles Love, pictured far right, prior to their recent visit to the Portsmouth Site, where they viewed environmental cleanup projects.

Mike Furner, far right, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth director of the X-326 uranium process building demolition project, points out a large grappling apparatus used to load X-326 debris into trucks so it can be hauled to the site’s On-Site Waste Disposal Facility for permanent placement.

Frank Miller, far right, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth director of disposal integration, discusses the engineered design of the Portsmouth Site’s On-Site Waste Disposal Facility in front of a cross-section rendering detailing 17 different layers of natural and man-made materials working together to ensure environmental protection for 1,000 years.

In addition to touring the parcels of land that SODI is currently marketing for reuse, the group visited the X-326 uranium process building demolition project to learn more about the debris disposal efforts underway as well as protections in place for air and water quality. Crews completed the teardown of the half-mile-long building earlier this year, marking the most significant cleanup milestone to date at Portsmouth.

Another stop along the tour was the X-740 groundwater plume excavation and remediation project. The excavation was finished in 2021. The group also visited deactivation efforts underway at the X-333 process building in preparation for future demolition. The tour concluded with a stop at the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility.

-Contributors: Shawn Jordan, Jack Williams

Hanford Contractor Gives Employees Holistic View of Company’s Role in Cleanup

More than 20 Hanford Mission Integration Solutions employees attended the first offering of an Employee Essentials class in June. The two-day professional development course provides employees instruction on the business functions of each company organization as they relate to the contractor’s business model and Hanford cleanup mission.

Darci Teel, vice president of mission assurance at Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, shares information with attendees during the first session of an Employee Essentials class. Representatives from more than 40 different company departments shared information about their organization’s work, processes and procedures during the two-day course.

“This course lays out a roadmap for our employees to see where and how everything fits together,” said Julie Lindstrom, vice president of workforce solutions at HMIS. “With that knowledge, they can see how what they do affects everything else down the line.”

Employees also receive instruction during the course on their individual responsibilities for worker safety at Hanford, protecting the environment and contributing to a healthier workplace.

“As a relatively new HMIS employee, I felt this class offered exactly what I was missing,” said Jessica Shaw, an ethics specialist in the ethics and compliance office who attended the first course offered in June. “I now have better insight into how I can support HMIS employees in my work.”

-Contributor: Shane Edinger

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