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Dear APL Nation:
I hope that you’re doing well and enjoying the last few weeks of summer. Can you believe it’s almost the end of August already? It seems like the last few months have flown by.
Speaking of the end of summer, I know that a lot of your children, grandchildren, nieces, and/or nephews have already started going back to school––from daycare, to grade school, to college. Pete Hearding and I are wishing them all a successful and safe school year!
As fall quickly approaches, I want to acknowledge the current hybrid work environment, including the benefits and some of the challenges. Throughout the pandemic and with the current rise in monkeypox, you all have been extremely adaptable and flexible in how you report to work, travel, and communicate virtually and in-person with internal and external stakeholders. I want to personally thank each of you for your dedication to the FAA mission. Just as the national airspace system continues to safely evolve, so will we.
Pete and I are committed to open dialogue and listening to feedback directly from you. There are three great upcoming opportunities for you to share information with the APL leadership team. First, Pete and I will soon hold a meeting with APL’s frontline managers. Additionally, we plan on issuing an APL Nation Pulse Check Survey to assess the current state of the workforce, and we’ll work with the Office of Civil Rights to conduct an organizational climate assessment as well. We know that right now there is a lot of uncertainty in this hybrid environment, especially with the surges in COVID-19 cases across the country, so we want to check-in, learn how you are navigating this space, and figure out how we can be proactive in providing solutions.
With these two upcoming polls, the turnaround around time for data collection will be quicker than the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and will also provide us with localized-specific data that we can learn from. Of course, survey participation will be voluntary for most, but is highly encouraged! These opportunities will create a more positive and inclusive APL today and into the future.
We are constantly encouraged by what each of you are doing to push forward the mission of the FAA. There are so many great accomplishments that Pete and I are excited to introduce the APL Nation Monthly Wrap Up to include highlights from each of the APL offices.
There are a lot of outstanding achievements completed within the last month. Pete and I want to thank you for your commitment and flexibility. It is your work in APL that contributes to keeping the flying public safe every day.
Take care and be safe.
 Laurence Wildgoose (APL-1)
P.S. ICYMI. A few weeks ago, the APL management team, including our regional and deputy regional administrators from across the country, had an opportunity to attend an FAA diversity recruitment and outreach strategy briefing hosted by AHR’s Raina Price. Additionally, we learned how we can create a workforce of diverse of talent. Going forward, we will use Raina and her team as a resource for future executive recruitment opportunities.
Below is a short list of employment opportunities within the FAA and across DOT. If you are interested, please consider applying and feel free to share these opportunities with your colleagues.
 Billy Nolen, acting administrator joins FAA leadership at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. From left to right: Walter Desrosier, VP of engineering & maintenance at GAMA, Mark Van Tine, board member at EAA, Billy Nolen, Peter Bunce, President & CEO at GAMA, Lirio Liu, AIR-1, Marc Nichols, AGC-1, David Boulter, AVS-1(a), and Laurence Wildgoose, APL-1.
 Billy Nolen, acting administrator joins FAA staff at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. From left to right: Susan Lechowicz, AGL building services team; Julia Makiejus, AGL project manager; Billy Michael Beslow, AGL regional emergency planner; Elliott Black, AGL acting regional administrator; Derek Morgan, AIR-3 from AVS.
 Billy Nolen, acting administrator, Laurence Wildgoose, APL-1, and other stakeholders and FAA delegates at the international stakeholder engagement meeting at FAA headquarters.
 Julia Makiejus, AGL project manager, gets an autograph from Astronaut Eileen Collins during the 2022 EAA AirVenture fly-in. She got the signature 22 years after her first attempt. On February 3, 1995, Collins became the first female to pilot a space shuttle.
 Laurence Wildgoose, APL-1, attending the ARA Management Team Offsite Meeting in Washington, DC on August 24. Here with Sean Torpey, ARA-1, to his right and Becky Cointin, ARA-2, to his left. The Regional Administrators and Deputy Regional Administrators serve as the senior FAA officials in each of the nine regions.
 The Dream Flight program got Justin Biassou, API community engagement officer, hooked on aviation when he was 12 — now he’s sharing the experience with the next generation.
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