P a g e | 1 July 2017

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Post Office Honors Pearl Harbor Survivor……………2 Getting started with eCareer…………………….2 USPS participates in Colorado Veteran Expo...…3 Military Time Buy-Back…...4 New Veterans Corner on LiteBlue….…………………4 Area and District Veteran Coordinators……………....5 Hiring Our Veterans Counter Display….……………........7 Mid-America Supporting Homeless Veterans……….7 Veteran Spotlight………….8

Do You Have an Idea or Story to Share? Send any ideas, experiences and learning opportunities you’d like to share in support of the veterans via email to

military@usps.gov.

Are you Postal Leadership Material?

The Postal Service is looking for great leaders — and we are in the process of filling more than 1,200 supervisory positions nationwide. The Postal Service is limiting applications for these positions to current non-career employees and veterans.

The Postal Service has been recognized by U.S. Veterans Magazine among the Best of the Best Employers in the Government and Law Enforcement Category. U.S. Veterans Magazine’s parent company — DiversityComm, Inc. (DCI) Research Division conducts surveys and compiles independent data. This data includes public records, reader responses, market research, interviews, and community and conference participation.

U.S. Postal Service Receives 2017 Best of the Best Award

Visit www.usps.com/careers to view current openings. New locations are posted each week.

View an informational video for the supervisor, distribution operation position by visiting the link below: https://youtu.be/FZDoq1YJFSM

P a g e | 2 July 2017

Poway, CA, Post Office honors oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor

The Poway Post Office honored Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Chavez prior to his trip to Washington, DC, for Memorial Day. At 105 years old, Chavez is the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Chavez was accompanied by his daughter Kathleen, also a Navy veteran, and was surprised at the turnout at the Post Office to celebrate his birthday. He joined the Naval Reserve in 1937 and was called to active duty in 1939 serving aboard a minesweeper. Chavez was stationed with his wife at Pearl Harbor when the attack occurred Dec. 7. After the attack, he was assigned to the troop transport ship, USS La Salle, upon which he participated in eight battle campaigns through the end of the war. After he was honorably discharged, he and his wife returned to San Diego. Pacific Area Writer/Editor John Hyatt, also a Navy veteran, found a connection to Chavez: he served aboard the second troop transport bearing the name USS La Salle. Hyatt served on the ship in 1984, during the Persian Gulf Iran/Iraq conflict. Chavez is a native of southern California and eventually settled in Poway in 1959. “Ray is such a joy. We love to see him when we can,” said Poway Postmaster Connie Sallee.

Pacific Area Writer / Editor John Hyatt; Ray Chavez and daughter Kathleen

Standing - Poway Postmaster Connie Sallee; A/San Diego Postmaster Linda Crawford; Manager Post Office Operations Jorge Navarro Front - Ray Chavez; daughter Kathleen

Submitted By: John Hyatt Writer/Editor, Corporate Communications Pacific Area

Use eCareer to get you where you want to go! Do you no longer feel challenged in your current position? Do you wish you could be doing something else? Every Tuesday, the Postal Service publishes hundreds of positions service wide, including positions in sales, marketing, maintenance, information technologies, supervision, administration, law enforcement and even social media. The first step in being prepared to apply for these vacancies is to make sure your eCareer profile is up to date. You can use eCareer at home by logging in to LiteBlue and selecting eCareer, or from a USPS computer by typing “ecareer” directly into the address line of Explorer. Stayed tuned for future issues of Mail Call Quarterly with more tips managing your career.

P a g e | 3 July 2017

Career events shine spotlight on opportunities at USPS

Field Recruiter Kathy Galikowski answers questions during an employer panel.

Representatives from each agency served on a panel and answered questions from active duty transitioning out veterans and spouses. In addition to the expo at the college campus, Moss and Galikowski hosted another career event two days later, this time at the Military Veterans Employment Expo Career Fair held at the Mortgage Solutions Financial Center. Customer Service Supervisor Janary Johnson joined the duo and presented valuable information to veterans looking to explore career opportunities with the Postal Service.

Customer Service Support Supervisor Erica Moss and Field Recruiter Kathy Galikowski recently participated as panel members for the Military and Veterans Employment Expo held at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, CO. Agencies participating in the Expo included Fort Carson Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, Colorado Federal Executive Board, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Postal Service.

Erica Moss, Kathy Galikowski and Janary Johnson representing USPS at the Expo Career Fair.

Submitted by: Rod Spurgeon, Writer / Editor, Western Area

In the News……

On May 30, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced H.R. 2765, the Perpetual POW/MIA Stamp Act, a bill to provide for a First-Class Mail Forever Stamp to honor the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who are still prisoners, missing, or unaccounted. The stamp, which could not be discontinued, would depict the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, and be issued as soon as practicable after enactment of the bill.

Do you know of an event that should be featured in Mail Call Quarterly? Please contact us at

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P a g e | 4 July 2017

Does buying back your

military time make sense

for you?

Formally known as a “deposit,” buying back your

qualifying military service is optional and may benefit

your retirement.

In most cases, if you retired from active duty military

service (immediate annuity), then buying back your

service simply does not provide an advantage.

However if you completed less than a full active duty

career (including those who retired as reservists with

creditable active duty service) then buying back your

creditable military service has tangible benefits.

A military buyback will increase the number of years

in service that are used for your annuity calculation.

More years = larger annuity.

What does it cost?

The basic formula is:

Total Creditable Service Earnings X 3% (0.03) = Total

cost of buyback.

Shared Services can provide you with information on

how to get your total earnings; however, this only

determines the base amount. If you buy back your

military time within 3 years of leaving military service,

this is the final amount. Once a person passes the 3-

year point, interest is charged on the principal

balance. A deposit calculator, available at

www.dfas.mil, will provide an estimate of the amount

of your required deposit. Simply put, the sooner you

buy back your time, the less you will have to pay.

How to "buy back" your military time?

The first step is to call the USPS HR Shared

Service Center at 1-877-477-3273, option 5. Tell

the representative that you wish to buy back your

military time. You will receive a benefits workbook

in the mail containing instructions including what

forms you will need, such as your DD 214, and how

to obtain them. Follow the process in the manual

and once the payment has been remitted (or

payment plan completed) your retirement

computation date will be adjusted.

Ultimately the decision is completely up to you.

However — YOU must take the first step!

Veterans Information Corner

Created on liteblue.

A new page has been created on LiteBlue to

consolidate veteran specific information. Look for

updated information at:

https://liteblue.usps.gov/humanresources/diversitya

ndinclusion/home.shtml

P a g e | 5 July 2017

CAP METRO

Cap Metro Area Janet Hester LDDS janet.l.hester@usps.gov 301-548-2833

Atlanta Marilyn Nobles Mgr., LD&D marilyn.l.nobles@usps.gov 770-935-2329

Baltimore Robin Jenkins Mgr., LD&D robin.e.jenkins-salters@usps.gov 410-347-4413

Capital India Brown A/MLDD india.j.brown@usps.gov 202-636-1261

Greater S Carolina Gloria Long Mgr., LD&D gloria.long@usps.gov 803-926-6402

Greensboro Hedy Maliszewski Mgr., LD&D harriet.l.maliszewski@usps.gov 336-668-1273

Mid-Carolinas Joi Kirk Mgr., LD&D/A joi.c.kirk@usps.gov 910-486-2400

Northern Virginia Avery Blue Mgr., LD&D/A avery.q.blue@usps.gov 703-698-6336

Richmond Carl Walton Mgr., LD&D carl.a.walton@usps.gov 804-775-6357

Richmond, contact 2 Eliezer Mangual HR Specialist eliezer.riveramangual@usps.gov 804-226-1062

EASTERN

Eastern Area Mary Quinn LDDS mary.a.quinn@usps.gov 412-494-2567

Appalachian Barbara J. Hudnall Mgr., LD&D barbara.j.hudnall@usps.gov 304-561-1257

Central PA Laura Holzworth HR Specialist laura.l.holzworth@usps.gov 717-257-2266

Kentuckiana Patricia King HR Specialist patricia.king@usps.gov 502-454-1660

Northern OH Margaret Richards HR Specialist margaret.e.richards@usps.gov 216-443-4338

Ohio Valley Benedicta Brown Mgr., LD&D benedicta.brown@usps.gov 513-684-5597

Philadelphia Rudina Cheeks HR Specialist rudina.cheeks@usps.gov 215-863-2099

South Jersey Robert Seaborn Mgr., LD&D robert.seaborn@usps.gov 856-933-4294

Tennessee Anette McLaurin Mgr., LD&D annette.p.mclaurin@usps.gov 615-885-9202

Tennessee Tiffany A. Jones Admin Assistant tiffany.a.jones@usps.gov 615-885-9127

Western NY Julieann Morgan Mgr., LD&D julieann.morgan@usps.gov 716-846-2329

Western PA Gina P. Gray Mgr., LD&D gina.p.gray@usps.gov 412-359-7584

GREAT LAKES

Great Lakes Area Esmeralda Dominguez

LDDS esmeralda.h.dominguez@usps.gov 630-539-8338

Central Illinois Jose L. Aguilar Mgr., LD&D jose.l.aguilar@usps.gov 708-563-7253

Chicago Deborah White HR Generalist deborah.d.white@usps.gov 312-983-8525

Detroit Jewel Mays Field Recruiter jewel.mays@usps.gov 313-226-8257

Gateway Dale Lehnherr HR Generalist roger.d.lehnherr@usps.gov 314-436-3779

Greater Indiana Deena Brown Field Recruiter deena.l.brown@usps.gov 317-870-8590

Greater Michigan Jennifer Jones Field Recruiter jennifer.m.jones2@usps.gov 616-336-5390

Greater Michigan Denise Casarez Mgr., LD&D denise.d.casarez@usps.gov 616-336-5390

Lakeland Rita Schramek HR Generalist rita.schramek@usps.gov 414-287-1817

NORTHEAST

Northeast Area Patricia Barnard LDDS patricia.a.barnard@usps.gov 860-285-7246

Northeast Area, ALT Guy Kothman HR Analyst guy.f.kothman@usps.gov 860-285-7239

Albany Patricia DiMento Mgr., LD&D patricia.l.dimento@usps.gov 315-452-3675

Greater Boston Valerie Foxx HR Specialist valerie.r.foxx@usps.gov 617-654-5933

Caribbean Carlos Perez HR Generalist carlos.e.perez@usps.gov 787-622-1618

Connecticut Valley Jason Lambert Field Recruiter jason.a.lambert@usps.gov 860-524-6211

Long Island Delores Witkowski Mgr., LD&D dolores.a.witkowski@usps.gov 631-391-6566

District Veteran Coordinators, Your Local Points of Contact The Postal Service has established a veteran’s coordinator in each district to support veteran initiatives. Your district veteran coordinator is a valuable resource for veteran specific information.

P a g e | 6 July 2017

NORTHEAST (continued)

New York Joanne Kelly Mgr., LD&D joanne.m.kelly@usps.gov 212-330-3960

N New England Darlene Smith Mgr., LD&D/A darlene.t.smith@usps.gov 207-482-7127

Northern New Jersey LaTrayer Sumter-Moreau

Mgr., LD&D latrayer.w.sumter-moreau@usps.gov 732-819-4316

Triboro Jeanette Brooks Mgr., LD&D jeanette.brooks@usps.gov 718-348-3301

Westchester Michelle Nicolosi Mgr., LD&D michelle.c.nicolosi@usps.gov 914-697-7183

PACIFIC

Pacific Area Magdalena Lara LDDS magdalena.p.lara@usps.gov 858-674-3108

Bay-Valley Taren Crusto-Phillips

Mgr., LD&D taren.crusto@usps.gov 510 874-8336

Honolulu Rodney Aihara HR Generalist rodney.n.aihara@usps.gov 808-423-3783

Los Angeles Linda Payne HR Specialist linda.f.payne@usps.gov 323-586-2905

Sacramento Larry Hopkins Mgr., LD&D/A lawrence.d.hopkins@usps.gov 916-373-8535

San Diego Robert Henley HR Specialist robert.c.henley@usps.gov

858-674-0467

San Francisco Carol Croteau HR Generalist carol.a.croteau@usps.gov 415-550-5015

Santa Ana Robert Waldrup HR Specialist robert.w.waldrup@usps.gov

714-327-6509

Sierra Coastal Michael Lacsamana Mgr., LD&D/A michael.h.lacsamana@usps.gov

661-775-7070

SOUTHERN

Southern Area Kim Paulissen LDDS kimberly.k.paulissen@usps.gov 214-819-8663

Alabama Daphne McCLain Mgr., LD&D daphne.m.mcclain@usps.gov 205-521-0293

Arkansas Lynette Jackson HR Generalist lynette.jackson@usps.gov 501-228-4215

Dallas Grace Spivey Mgr., LD&D grace.l.spivey@usps.gov 972-393-6665

Fort Worth Halton Reeves III HR Specialist halton.reeves@usps.gov 817-317-3392

Houston Gale Ingram HRM Specialist gale.m.ingram@usps.gov 713-226-3826

Houston Anna George HR Specialist annamma.v.george@usps.gov 713-226-3991

Louisiana Danielle Celestine Mgr., LD&D danielle.d.celestine@usps.gov 504-589-1736

Mississippi Tonia Vance Field Recruiter tonia.h.vance@usps.gov 601-351-7275

Gulf Atlantic Delores Carter Cust Relations delores.d.carter@usps.gov 904-366-4823

Oklahoma Jeffrey Westlake Comp Coord jeffrey.k.westlake@usps.gov 405 815-2212

Rio Grande Mary Delazerda HR Generalist mary.e.delazerda@usps.gov 210-368-8412

South Florida Lorraine Ramsey Field Recruiter lorraine.l.ramsey@usps.gov 305-470-0423

Suncoast Jacqueline Calhoun A / Mgr., LD&D jacqueline.e.calhoun@usps.gov

813-354-6023

WESTERN

Western Area Veronica Gallegos LDDS veronica.j.gallegos@usps.gov 303-313-5657

Alaska Jackie Starks HR Generalist jacquelyn.x.starks@usps.gov 907-273-5461

Arizona Chris Bisdnack Postmaster christopher.j.bisdnack@usps.gov 480-632-2064

Central Plains Patsy L. Meyer Mgr., LD&D patsy.l.meyer@usps.gov 402-930-4486

Colorado/Wyoming Tina Felder-Jordan HR Specialist tina.r.felder-jordan@usps.gov 719-570-5359

Dakotas Gregory Fjerestad Mgr., LD&D gregory.l.fjerestad@usps.gov 605-333-2663

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WESTERN (continued)

Hawkeye Deb Droz Mgr., LD&D debra.s.droz@usps.gov 515 251-2202

Mid-America Sharon Worthen HR Mgr./A sharon.j.worthen@usps.gov 816-374-9311

Nevada-Sierra Angela Bush Mgr., LD&D angie.d.bush@usps.gov 702-361-9325

Northland Chrystine Faucher Mgr., LD&D chrystine.m.faucher@usps.gov 612 341-7722

Portland Kimberly Kelly Labor Relations kimberly.s.kelley@usps.gov 503-294-2540

Salt Lake City Pania Heimuli Mgr., LD&D pania.heimuli@usps.gov 801-974-2922

Seattle Terry Barker Mgr., LD&D terry.l.barker@usps.gov 253-214-1732

USPS Hiring Our Veterans Campaign to go Worldwide USPS has partnered with the Department of Defense – Transition to Veteran program office to promote USPS employment opportunities directly to transitioning service members. These tabletop displays will be placed in Transition Assistance (TAP) offices worldwide starting in July 2017.

Mid-America District Supporting Homeless Veterans

Mid-America District participated in the 25th “Heart of America Stand Down” event in Kansas City, MO, June 2. USPS was among 73 organizations providing a mix of medical, legal, counseling, educational and employment services. The Heart of America Stand Down was founded in 1993 in response to the growing number of homeless veterans on the streets of Kansas City.

Field Recruiter Cari Highley and Army Veteran Monique Koger-Little, a specialist in Operations Support, spoke about the benefits of being a veteran working for the Postal Service.

Participation in this event hits close to home for Koger-Little, who was herself a homeless veteran when she was first hired as a causal mail handler. More than 800 veterans attended this year’s Stand Down.

Submitted By: Sharon J. Worthen, A/Manager HR, Mid-America District

Monique Koger-Little with U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO).

District Veteran Coordinators, Your Local Points of Contact

P a g e | 8 July 2017

“Who Am I?” answers: Dena Jones, Price and Classification Specialist,

New York, NY: U.S. Air Force

Heidi Johnson, Sales and Service Associate, Chehalis, WA: U.S. Army

Todd Coffey, Labor Relations Specialist, Washington, D.C.: U.S.M.C

Is there something you would like to see added to the newsletter? Please offer your suggestions by emailing:

military@usps.gov.

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Phone: (202) 268-5471 Email: military@usps.gov

Veteran Spotlight: Stephanie Carthcart

Full name:

Stephanie Cathcart

USPS Duty Station: Waterfront Station – Portland, OR

Hometown: Portland, OR Time spent in the military: 1989 - Present Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Highest Rank: Master Chief Hospital Corpsman

I have been with USPS for: 25 Years

Started with USPS as a: Casual carrier doing collections Current position: Supervisor, Customer Service

What I enjoy most about my job: The people, the fast pace and the dynamic environment

When not at work, I like:

Hiking, fishing, travel and gardening My proudest moments: Sharing life’s milestones with co-workers and family

United States Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, RM 1831 Washington, DC 20260

In every issue of

Mail Call Quarterly,

a USPS veteran

employee will be

featured in the

Veteran Spotlight.

If you know of a

veteran employee

who would agree to

be featured, please

send a headshot

photo and a brief

summary of their

accomplishments.

Be sure to answer

the spotlight

questions!

WHO AM I? (Answers at bottom of page.)