Person of the Year
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NAVREG NW RCC Staff 2008
PS1 Jessica Burkhart was selected for her significant primary, collateral duty, community involvement, and educational achievements during January - December 2008. She is assigned as the Leading Petty Officer (LPO) of the Reserve Manpower Department which manages the Northwest Regional reserve population of more than 3,100 Navy Reservists. she supervises 2 junior enlisted Sailors, and 14 full time support (FTS) counterparts at 11 Navy Operational Support Centers region wide. Her hard work resulted in a 37% decrease in In-Assignment Processing (IAP) population, a 9% increase in billet fills and an unprecedented 87% decrease in unexecuted orders.

Jessica hold numerous command collateral duties including; Navy Ball Coordinator, Returning Warrior Workshop (RWW), Admin. Lead coordinating 2 highly successful RWWs which support over 150 returning warriors and their guests, CAT Team Member, Assistant CMEO, SAVI Advocate, and CFC Coordinator.

In 2008, her efforts as the CFC coordinator resulted in a 167% goal execution rate and lead to the command winning the Eagle Share giving Award (Platinum), the Eagle Club Award (Silver), and one of only 3 commands in the entire region to be nominated for the Chair's Award for conducting an exemplary campaign.

PS1  Burkhart serves as the Secretary for Sunnyside Elementary School where she volunteers hundreds of hours of support to the school and organization. She is currently enrolled in a Masters Degree program in Psychology and has completed 30 hours towards her degree.


PS - Personnel Specialists provide enlisted personnel with information and counseling about Navy jobs, opportunities for general education and training, and promotion requirements. They assist enlisted members' families with legal aid or reassignments in hardship situations. Personnel Specialists keep records up to date, prepare reports, type letters and maintain files.

"PS" was Intelligence Specialist, changed to "IS"; then of course there was PN for Personnel Man.


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