the scientists and in turn give the scientists an opportunity to showcase their science and be able to
expressly what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. There used to be a joke in the organization when
I would go around that I kept asking scientists, so what? You’re doing this, you’re spending your
lifetime Taxpayer agree to fund you next year? What are – if you’re successful, why should John Q.
you doing for them? How are you making their life better? Their quality of life? And oftentimes the
scientists could answer that, but it’s not the first thing off their tongue. They think, “you’re like me,
you’ll be interested in what I’m doing” simply because it’s a science. Making a connection
between the value and merits of that science to other things wasn’t always fresh on their mind. So
anyhow, one of the tget the scientists before the policy makers. Be able hings I was able to do was to
to have them interact directly, to be able to understand why their sciences were values to the
policy makers and, in turn, the policy makers should be willing to listen to what some of the
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in this order When I was a GS– (first-11, I vividly remember being in a ) becoming a mom. (second)
budget hearing within the (big boss and speaking up and impressing somebody agency name) against the
else and thvenue of my career. And that made a big difference ey gave me a chance to sort of change my
to me personally as well as professionally. And then the third thing was my first SES job with the
(agency name).
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