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RBS Staff Newsletter Staff News

Virtual Breakroom Chats

Mondaymorning, March 30th, Sr. AssociateDean ofAdministration &Finance, Melissa Rivera, hosted a virtual coffee/teabreakwith staffin herdepartmenttostayconnected and relievefeelingsofisolation. Itwas greattoseesomanycoworkers, even ifonlyon asmall monitor. Employeesupdated each otheron how thework-from-hometransition wasgoing, whattheirfurryfamilymembersthoughtofall theextraattention thesedays, whattelevision/Netflixseriesarebingeworthy, howtonavigateshopping atthebig warehouse storeswhileself-distancing, and whateveryonehasbeen doing tokeepbusy. Hint: Lotsofscreen time, take-outfood and eating, somerunning and outdoorexercise, and very, verylittlereading.

Lookoutformorevirtual breaksinvitationsviaemail and, pleasesharephotosand detailsofyour department’sremoteteam building effortsvia email totheNewslettercommittee!

A Rewritten Mission

Inspired byhisteam, AssociateDean forExecutiveEducation, Peter Methot hasrewritten 4R’sofourschool mission in responsetoourtelecommuting arrangement.

Responsible –you doyourjobwith autonomyand accuracywith strong ethical judgement. Resilient –you conductyourselveswith agilityand poise, even when thecircumstancesarenotenviable. Resourceful –you utilizecreativityand collaboration tosolveproblems. Reinvent –you had torethinkand reprioritizewhatwedoand howwedoitin awholenewway.

“I captured thepicture(below)during ourmeeting becauseI lovethatithighlightsyourcontinued smiles in thefaceoftough times, itrecognizesourseparatebutconnected working context, and itshowsthe strength ofourteam supporting oneanother.” -PeterMethot

Good Deeds During COVID-19

Thereisnoknown end datein thisfightagainst coronavirusand theRed Crossneedsthehelpof blood and plateletdonorsand blood drivehoststo maintain asufficientblood supplyfortheweeksto come. Donating blood productsisessential tocommunityhealth and theneed forblood productsisconstant. As partofournation’scritical infrastructure, healthyindividuals can still donatein areasthathaveissued shelterin placedeclarations. TheRed Crossfollowsthehigheststandardsofsafety and infection control, and volunteerdonorsaretheonlysourceofblood for thosein need.In timesofcrisis, theRed Crossisfortunatetowitnessthebestof humanityaspeopleroll upasleevetohelpthosein need. Pleasejoin Nancy Kiley bydonating blood atyournearestAmerican Red Crossdrive.

Veteran Business Mentor Award

Congratulations Shyeka Hopkins, Marketing Program Coordinator ofSBDC asthisyear’srecipientofTheAmerican Legion Veteran BusinessMentor

Award! Shywill berecognized thissummerattheirstateconvention in Wildwood, NJ.

Working from Home

Working from homehaspresented newchallengesforall ofusduring thistime, but wearestill RBSstrong! RBSstaffhaveextended DressDown Fridaystoeveryday oftheweek. Fullyimmersed in ournewworksenvironments, manyaregrateul tobe working with wonderful co-workers(akafamilyand pets)!

On this page from top to bottom:

- Cyndi GeBordi’s11 month old pup, Riley -Gandalf, Jackie Perkel-Joseph’sGranddog -Xavier, whoisnottoohappythat Audrey Louis isworking from home - Dornell Haurey’sfavoriteRBSCo-worker, Mags -Chance, Marla Shachtman’scurrentofficemate - Dean Lei, reporting from homeon aWebExSession

Photos on this page from top to bottom:

-Aaron and Adrianaworking alongsideDad, Quinton Mitchell -Newcomer, Efi McMillian atherhomeoffice - Kendra Clarke showing herRBSPridefrom homelocation -13-month old Luci helping Mom, Jennifer Diaz with budget -10-month old Mia, whoMom, Danielle Beltran reports, “Alwayseatsmylunch!” - Brenda Anderson, and hernieceZariah - Melba Blanco’sdog Max

Shareyourpicturesworking from homewith the NewsletterCommitteetobefeatured in ournextissue!