Leading the Way

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Leading the Way

• Mentoring Guidance and Case Studies

Presented by Cate Berard, EPA Presented on May
3, 2007
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Mentoring Requirements

• 2008 FEC Gold Award Applicants are required to
  complete two mentoring activities in 2007 by
  either
• Providing direct support to a federal agency or
  facility to assist them in implementing
  sustainable electronics management
• Developing a new tool, resource or paper on a
  specific, relevant topic

Development of a new resource can only be used
to meet one mentoring requirement.
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What is Mentoring?

• Providing direct support to a federal agency or
  facility to assist them in implementing
  sustainable electronics management
• Assistance can be provided to any federal agency
  or facility, including organizations within the
  Partners own agency
• Mentee does not have to be an FEC Partner
• Level and depth of mentoring determined jointly
  by mentor and mentee
• Examples
• Meeting with individual representatives to
  discuss best practices for electronics
  stewardship
• Providing support in registering as an FEC
  partner or completing FEC documentation
• Assisting a facility in meeting specific FEC
  goals or implementing electronics stewardship
  best practices

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What is Mentoring?Continued

• Developing a new tool, resource or paper on a
  specific, relevant topic
• Resource should be drafted in consultation with
  FEC
• Resource must be distributed to a wide audience
  via the FEC Web site, listserv or teleconferences
• Examples
• Fact sheet, case study, tool, sample language for
  policies or procedures

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What is not Mentoring?

• Activities aimed primarily at a non-federal
  audience
• Promoting a residential electronics recycling
  program to the general public or working with
  State or local governments on electronics issues
• Actions aimed at a broad audience with no
  individual interaction
• Sending a mass e-mail, presenting electronics
  stewardship at a non-federal conference
• Working within your own FEC partner facility to
  promote and implement your internal FEC program

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Finding a Mentor or Mentee

• Send a request out on the FEC listserv
• Check within your Agency
• Talk with FEC Champions about organizations in
  your Region
• Ask the Federal Electronics Stewardship Working
  Group

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Supporting Documentation

• Brief written narrative
• Who was the mentee? Contact information is
  appreciated
• What was the nature of your mentoring?
• What key issues were addressed?
• How was this helpful for you and the mentee?
• Electronic copy of resource

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Mentoring Case Studies

• EPA Region 2
• Joe Bergstein
• USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Cropping
  Systems and Water Quality Research Unit
• Michelle Pruitt

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References

• Mentoring Guidance
• http//www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/resourc
  es/docs/mentor.pdf
• Recognition Overview
• http//www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/recogni
  tion.htm

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Contact Information

• FEC Champions
• https//db2.erg.com/fec/champions.asp
• Partner E-mail
• partner_at_electronicschallenge.net
• Cate Berard
• berard.cate_at_epa.gov
• 202-564-8847