MAY 5, 2017—Staff from OR&R’s Emergency Response Division were honored with Excellence in Public Service awards at the Seattle Federal Executive Board Celebration of Public Service on May 3, 2017.

The federal members of the CAMEO Team (Mark Miller, Jerry Muhasky, Jon Reinsch, Polly Jenne, and Robert Jones) were recognized for their ongoing innovation in developing the CAMEO software suite of programs used to respond to chemical emergencies. In the last two years, the team has made an impressive 17 releases in the suite. This includes the suite's first mobile app (CAMEO Chemicals) that just became available on the App Store and Google Play in April, and also a brand new, national data standard for managing chemical facility information that the team published last fall. Mark Miller (the CAMEO Program Manager) and Polly Jenne accepted the award on behalf of the team.

Dr. Alan Mearns, a Senior Scientist in the division, was recognized for his career-long contributions to science in analyzing the impact of oil spills. For the last 20+ years, he has regularly conducted an annual survey of a coastal area that has taken on the name of “Mearns Rock,” providing a unique record of ecological data focused on better understanding the long-term implications of oil spill response decisions.

Guest speaker at the event was the Honorable Christine Gregoire, whose public service career in Washington state included three terms as Attorney General before being elected as Governor. In her address, she thanked the 2017 honorees for their commitment to public service and their innovative solutions to complex issues.

For additional information, contact: Mark.W.Miller@noaa.gov or Brianne.Connolly@noaa.gov.

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