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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

About Us

Meet the Team

Who Are We?

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Carmen Andújar, Acting Student Programs Manager

Ms. Andújar serves as the Manager of the Recruiting Policy and Outreach Office and as the Acting Manager for Student Programs at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In this capacity, she is responsible for developing and leading Government-wide recruitment and outreach strategies that Federal agencies use to recruit and hire the best talent. She served as a senior member of OPM's Hiring Reform Team charged with designing and implementing hiring reform. Ms. Andujar was also instrumental in developing the End-to-End Hiring Roadmap, an initiative designed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of the Federal hiring process. Prior to that, she was responsible for diversity initiatives and Government-wide diversity reports such as the Annual Report to the President on Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government and the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program Report to Congress. Her work experience with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Labor had a major focus in the fields of staffing, recruitment, and diversity.

Rob Timmins

Rob Timmins, PMF Program Lead

Rob first started his Federal career at the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command and a year later transferred to OPM. During his 20 year history with OPM, Rob worked on government-wide programs such as the National Security Education Program, Scholarship for Service, and the former Presidential Management Intern (PMI) Program which is now the PMF Program. Rob serves as the PMF Program Lead.

 

Deidre Sexton

Deidre Sexton, Program Analyst

Deidre joined the PMF Program staff in May 2010. She came from the Defense Contract Management Agency where she was the Program Manager of the Tomorrow's Leaders Initiative. Deidre has 20 years of service with the Federal Government where she has worked in the areas of publications, public affairs, and human resources. Deidre is the lead for training and development of PMFs.

 

Todd Hewell

Todd Hewell, Business Operations Manager

Todd Hewell joined the PMF Program in January 2010. He previously served at the White House preparing for the 2009 Presidential Transition, and at the U.S. House of Representatives. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business Mitte Honors Program at Indiana University, majoring in finance and business process management with a minor in political science. Todd serves as the Business Operations Manager for the PMF Program.

Andrew Grebe

Andrew Grebe, Program Analyst

Andrew Grebe has been with the PMF Program since May 2010. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Florida State University. Prior to working in the PMF Program Office, he was a student intern in OPM's Employee Services.  Andrew supports the entire program and is usually the first contact with program stakeholders.

Elda Muco

Elda Muco, Program Analyst

Elda is a Personnel Research Psychologist who joined the PMF Program team in March 2010. She is a graduate of the George Mason University with a MA degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology currently serving as the PMF Assessment Lead. Elda's primary focus is the development and deployment of the new and reinvigorated PMF assessment process. She also focuses on program metrics, surveys, studies, and research to thoroughly evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of the PMF Program.

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Juanita Wheeler, PMF Special Project Manager

Juanita came to OPM in June 2010 as the Manager for the Student Programs Office, from over 23 years in the Department of Defense (DoD). While in DoD she worked at various Army installations and for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). At DCMA she was the Chief, Human Capital Investment Branch with oversight over the intern and premier leadership development programs. As of December 2011, Juanita's total focus is on the development and deployment of the reinvigorated PMF Program for implementation in the fall 2012.

What Do We Do?

  • Perform overall management of the Program.
  • Develop strategies for attracting and recruiting graduate students with diverse backgrounds into the PMF Program.
  • Develop and conduct a rigorous applicant assessment and selection process to determine a pool of Finalists.
  • Market the PMF Program to Federal agencies and departments and to accredited graduate schools.
  • Provide structured development programs and activities including orientation and graduation training sessions.
  • Serve as a conduit for effective communication among all members of the PMF Program community: Agency PMF Coordinators, supervisors, educational institutions, assessors, applicants, and Fellows.
  • Provide agencies with access to systems and information needed to administer the Program in their agency.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the PMF Program.

In general, we help to bring the best new leaders into the Federal government!

Contact Us

Have questions or comments?

Mailing Address:
Presidential Management Fellows Program
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW, Room 6500
Washington, DC 20415

Phone: 202-606-1040

Fax: 202-606-3040

Email: pmf@opm.gov

UPDATED: 01-25-2012, 5:55 PM (ET)