Two graduate from SEMDP
By Daphne Burke, NAVAIR Depot Jax Public Affairs Specialist

In two separate ceremonies Dick Creamer, logistics management specialist, and Jeff Colquitt, master production scheduler, graduated from the Senior Executive Management Development Program (SEMDP).

The official graduation ceremony was held Oct. 15 via video teleconference. NAVAIR Depot Jacksonville Executive Officer Capt. David Beck presented Colquitt with his graduation plaque. Keynote speakers were Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer and Dr. Allan Somoroff, NAVAIR Deputy Commander. In a small ceremony held Oct. 8, Don Nedresky, Logistics Group Site Leader, presented Creamer, who was unable to attend the official ceremony, with his graduation plaque.

SEMDP is a management and executive development program for civilian employees who have demonstrated a high level of managerial and leadership potential and initiative. Selection for this program is highly competitive as it is available to all mid to senior grade civilian employees throughout NAVAIR. This program is completed in conjunction with the employee’s regular job responsibilities and can last three to five years. The students are afforded the opportunity to participate in a structured program that assists them in clarifying their career goals, developing their managerial and executive capabilities, and enhance their technical and functional expertise.

Once selected for this program, each participant, along with their supervisor and mentor, drafts an Individual Development Plan (IDP) specifically tailored to their specific goals and needs. The program allows for flexibility with each individual’s goals and the needs of the NAVAIR Team.

Congratulations go out to the SEMDP graduates.

Photo captions:
#1 - (left to right) Don Nedresky, Logistics Group Site Leader presents certificate to Dick Creamer, Logistics Management Specialist.
#2 - (left to right) Bobby Stroud, Industrial Business Operations Department Head and Capt. David Beck, Executive Officer, present certificate to Jeff Colquitt, Master Production Scheduler accompanied by his wife, Belana Colquitt.

Photos taken by: #1 Amy Cheshire, NAVAIR Public Affairs Specialist and #2 Victor Pitts, NAVAIR Public Affairs Specialist.

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