Government Agency Resource Fair and
Public Employee Recognition Ceremony

Field Office Director Del Reynolds receiving a Proclamation proclaiming Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Public Service Employees Day throughout the City of Milwaukee presented by Sharon Robinson, Director of the Department of Administration for the City of Milwaukee, on behalf of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. To Del's right is Operations Specialist Sheila Ashley.

The first photo is Field Office Director Del Reynolds receiving a Proclamation proclaiming Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Public Service Employees Day throughout the City of Milwaukee presented by Sharon Robinson, Director of the Department of Administration for the City of Milwaukee, on behalf of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. To Del's right is Operations Specialist Sheila Ashley. The Milwaukee HUD staff in the second photo are Andrea Carson, Multifamily Program Assistant and Jamie McFarland, Equal Opportunity Specialist.

The Wisconsin Federal Employee Diversity Committee (FEDC) celebrated Public Service Recognition Week by collaborating with the City of Milwaukee to sponsor the second annual Government Agency Resource Fair held in Milwaukee on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 300 West Michigan Avenue, in downtown Milwaukee. Housing and Urban Development Director Del Reynolds represented the federal government and hosted the event.

The day's event began with the presentation of colors by a United States Marine Corps Reserve Unit and the singing of the National Anthem by Hope DeVougas, Milwaukee Regional Coordinator for United States Senator Russell D. Feingold (WI-D).

More than 30 federal, state, county and municipal government agencies set up displays and provided information and service to the public and to other government representatives. A major objective of this event was to put a face to the men and women who each day serve as custodians of the public trust.

Andrea Carson, Multifamily Program Assistant and Jamie McFarland, Equal Opportunity Specialist

Sharon Robinson, Director of the Department of Administration for the City of Milwaukee, represented Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Ms. Robinson offered the Mayor's regrets and presented Mr. Reynolds a Proclamation proclaiming Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Public Service Employees Day throughout the City of Milwaukee. In her remarks, Ms. Robinson shared the Mayor's observation that "This is a great opportunity to showcase all the services we provide residents, not only here at the City but throughout all levels of government."

Participating public and private partners included: representatives of the offices of Senator Herb Kohl, Senator Russ Feingold, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Labor - Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Program, Housing and Urban Development, Internal Revenue Service, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration, United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, United States Postal Service, Blacks In Government, State of WI Bureau of Consumer Protection. The participating city agencies included the Health Department, Library, and Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Neighborhood Improvement Development Center, Milwaukee Area Workforce Development Center, Emergency Business Enterprise Program, and Department of Neighborhood Services. Private and non-profit partners included HUD-approved counseling agencies ACORN Housing; Housing Resources, Inc.; Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council; and Select Milwaukee, Inc., to provide homebuyer counseling, credit repair and homeownership information.

FEDC participating agencies collected 350 pounds of non-perishable food items that was presented to the Hunger Task Force at the Government Resource Fair.