Teams

Teams that strive to improve organizational health and culture across the NWS.

In an effort to sustain and improve the organizational health across our agency, this charter establishes a network of champions to support agency-wide efforts, from the grassroots to the top levels of leadership that align with the Blueprint. 

POC: Lara Pagano

The Tiger Team Task Force is charged with implementing the remaining Tiger Team recommendations.  

POC: Lisa Schmit

The DMC NWS Leadership in creating an environment for employees that is safe, inclusive, and conducive to the recognition, development, promotion, and utilization of all abilities, skills and knowledge.  

POC: Pat Brown

Culture Ambassadors

NWS Culture and/or Diversity Focal Points from across the agency as well as those culture champions involved with the below initiatives are part of the 

NWS Culture Ambassador Network who each play a supporting role in promoting and advocating organizational health and culture. 

Three NRAP Culture Teams under OOE were activated to learn about ways to improve org. health and culture across the NWS. 

POC: Lara Pagano

A team of passionate SOO's who want to find ways to positively impact the employee experience and office culture.  

POC: Jenni Pittman

A team that focuses on how employees function and engage within the organization.  

POC: Lara Pagano

The Organizational Health Action Plan (version 2.0) team that created the Org. Health Blueprint.  

POC: Lara Pagano

A team that is identifying and implementing ideas to increase the health and well-being of NWS shift-working employees.

POC: George Jungbluth

These champions provided briefings to over 140 office on the Organizational Heath Index (OHI) scores.  

POC: Lara Pagano

NOAA Diversity & Inclusion Teams

Regional Culture/Diversity Teams

To recognize and address the needs of our diverse employees and customers by fostering an adaptive, inclusive, and innovative workforce. 

POC: Jennifer.Kitsmiller@noaa.gov

"Organization Development is a body of knowledge and practice that enhances organizational performance and individual development, viewing the organization as a complex system of systems ..." 

POC: Scott.Tessmer@noaa.gov

Our goal is to make this a valuable

resource for all our employees.

POC: Kayla.Tinker@noaa.gov

The name of the Council is the Southern Region Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (BIDE) Council. The BIDE Council is an ongoing advisory body committed to integrating the concept of belonging, inclusion, diversity and equity in the workplace and assuring equal opportunity for employees in all programs through collaboration with all Southern Region offices.

POC: William.Parker@noaa.gov

Eastern Region

No Culture or Diversity Team noted. If you have an interest in forming one, please contact Jamie Bielinski, ER Culture Lead representative.  

Some of the objectives - Promote Diversity goals and initiatives; Enhance EEO and Affirmative Employment Program (AEP) communication between employees and management; Serve in an advisory role to the Director, NWS Pacific Region; Serve in an advisory capacity on employee concerns regarding EEO, AEP and Diversity Management

POC: Ian.Morrison@noaa.gov

Local Culture Teams

[v5] Updated_Guide to Creating a Local Culture Team.pdf

Interested in improving your local office health/culture? Start a local culture team! Even if you already have a team dedicated to fostering or improving your office health and culture, this guide may provide best practices for your team.  

We understand that each office has a unique culture and faces a variety of challenges. Therefore, it is all the more important to have agency health champions in your office forming a culture team to conscientiously guide cultural growth. 

This guide will empower colleagues to uphold values and behavioral norms that support others, treating others with respect, and helping the office achieve its goals. This also helps to create a more satisfying place to work and ensures that the mission is able to be met.