By: Mary Ryan Richardson

As Fiscal Year 2013 shifted into sixth gear, Marstel-Day deployed a few of our own as Community Planning and Liaison (CPL) subject matter experts

(SME) at several installations across the country. These on-site positions augment Marstel-Day employees already engaged with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) at MCAS Beaufort and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

Continuing Homestead ARB SupportIn September, analyst Thomas Hastings led the vanguard effort for the Air Force (AF), taking on a CPL SME Support role at Homestead Air Reserve Base (ARB)—an installation in coastal southern Florida whose relationship with Marstel-Day began in 2005.

“Thomas is the on-site presence of a well-oiled team that has the experience, knowledge, capability and willingness to help Homestead ARB,” said Marstel-Day Partner Phil Huber.

Through the years, engagement with Homestead ARB has assisted Marstel-Day in forming its own AF encroachment management program, a cross-functional program that integrates AF efforts to sustain operations by preventing or reducing the impact of encroachment on AF missions and surrounding communities.

“We don’t want to help Homestead ARB just manage encroachment. We want them to be sewn into the fabric of South Florida,” Phil said.

“Success at Homestead ARB will demonstrate to other installations that the CPL function is useful. Overall, the encroachment program there has been a model for Air Force Reserve Command of how encroachment is managed at the installation level.”

Spreading Our Wings to FlyMarstel-Day has introduced six employees in the CPL-SME role at AF installations to support implementation of Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plans (ICEMAPs):

•Doug Allen – Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia• Jessica Ebeling-Gulley – The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado• Paul Holland – Joint Base Andrews (JBA) in Camp Springs, Maryland (suburban DC)

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“ I expect the encroachment management framework to become an important coordinating mechanism for units on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and a way to orient the installation to address pressing encroachment challenges. ” ~Kirk Huff

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As part of our ongoing commitment to employee education and training, Marstel-Day recently added an

Orientation Program for new employees. The Orientation Program is designed to complement our one-on-one mentoring program, giving new employees an avenue to seek advice or obtain general information from an experienced staff member.

Held Oct. 3, this one-day event was the first of its kind for our company. The New Employee Orientation provided attendees the opportunity to meet with company Partners and senior staff members, while listening to talks on company history,

values, and key capabilities; benefits in maintaining the HUBZone status; and nuances pertaining to job performance and business ethics.

“Feedback from our first orientation was very positive,” said Jennifer graham, Vice President and Program Manager of the Air Force program. “Most people appreciated the opportunity to interact with the Partners and ask questions in a small group setting.”

Additionally, employees completed the day with a few helpful handouts, including a listing of recommended company training materials broken out by category of job assignment. According to one attendee, “I enjoyed the ability to ask questions and actually have dialogue

with the Partners, in a situation that feels more casual and not as rushed as when you briefly interact with them on project matters.”

Once the formal Orientation event was finished, attendees were sent a survey to fill-out for feedback and suggestions. What was the number one suggestion for improving the Orientation session? Hold it more frequently, so that new employees are exposed to this much-needed information within the first few months of joining the company.

By adding a more structured orientation process to supplement our current training offerings, we are facilitating the transition of new employees to Marstel-Day.

There is something magical about the way sunlight plays on the granite mountain tops of Yosemite national Park. Whether it’s the setting sun turning Half Dome a fiery red, or the granite shining golden after a summer storm, the high country in Yosemite will always be a loved and majestic place for me.

NOTE: The photo on the first page of the newsletter and the one below are by Alicia Bihler, who is the winner of the $25 photo contest prize for this edition of Marstel Day-to-Day. To submit an entry for the next edition, please send a photo of your “Favorite Natural Place” to sgiordano@marstel-day.com by COB Feb. 28.

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•Kirk Huff – Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska• James McMurray – Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) headquartered at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, Colorado• Steve Prusik – Air Force global Strike Command (AFgSC) headquartered at Barksdale AFB

in Shreveport, LouisianaIn addition to these new AF on-site positions, Mary Ryan Richardson will serve the USMC at MCAS Beaufort as the new on-site support for the Marine Corps’ Townsend Bombing Range modernization project, replacing Colleen Barrett who has taken a government job as the Deputy CPLO at Beaufort.

To provide reach-back support for the CPL SMEs, other Marstel-Day employees—Don Chase, Randall Farren, Rian

Gamble, Don Noonan, and Elizabeth Scaggs—are serving as mentors, as are Partners Lee Halterman and Phil Huber. The mentors will offer guidance for addressing installation priorities.

“This year’s AF CPL SMEs will report back to Fredericksburg about their successes and help make our future ICEMAP work even stronger,” Phil said.

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By: Erika Wettergreen

Attendees of the Marstel-Day Annual Advisory Council Meeting on Dec. 5 learned about the contributions that our company makes to protect Fredericksburg-area

natural resources through conservation partnerships.

Several community leaders spoke about the community support that Marstel-Day extends to their organizations. Susan Spears, Director of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, referred to these relationships as “commUnITY

partnerships” during her presentation. Ms. Spears also acknowledged Marstel-Day’s close work with the Chamber to assimilate green approaches into daily operations, and emphasized the importance for integration of natural resource management and conservation activities into the Fredericksburg region’s continued development.

University of Mary Washington’s Dean Richard Finkelstein spoke about partnering with Marstel-Day to advance the Climate, Environment, and Readiness (CLEAR) Plan, a proposal that would better prepare greater Fredericksburg for climate stressors and their impacts on

local citizens, the natural resource base, and the local economy.

Richard Tremblay, Assistant Director for Economic Development remarked on the support that Marstel-Day has provided the City of Fredericksburg through cross educational opportunities and information-sharing, saying, “Marstel-Day has been a stellar partner with the city.” Mr. Tremblay specifically pointed out the company’s inclusion in Fredericksburg’s HUBZone and our proactive encouragement for other small companies to move to the area through the Small Contractor Attraction Committee.

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Marstel-Day’s first Green Gala was held Dec. 5, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the company’s founding. The evening event allowed the company’s East Coast staff members to network with Advisory Council members, representatives from the University of Mary Washington, leadership from Fredericksburg’s Chamber of Commerce, and others in the community.

During the gala, Marstel-Day Analyst Caitlin Dufraine received the inaugural Sherri goodman Award for Conservation Achievement. Analyst Amanda Boccuti

was honored as runner-up. This award is named for The Honorable Sherri goodman, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security, currently the Senior Vice President and general Counsel of CnA, and the founding Chair of the Marstel-Day Advisory Council.

“Being recognized is a tremendous honor,” Caitlin said afterwards. “Marstel-Day’s staff exhibits a strong commitment to conservation and environmental stewardship. I am grateful to be able to work with such a diverse and talented group of individuals.”

“The Sherri goodman Award celebrates the very qualities that make Marstel-Day a unique and innovative company,” Amanda said later. “I’m honored to be runner-up and thrilled for Caitlin!”

The event, held at the University of Mary Washington’s Jepson Executive Alumni Center, subscribed to Virginia green event standards: all food and beverages were sourced locally; recycling receptacles were widely available; reusable dinnerware was used; and all printed materials were double-sided.

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Marstel-Day’s first Western Region holiday party was held Jan. 11 at the Marine’s Memorial Club in San Francisco. Advisory Council member Will Travis attended, and Marstel-Day staff members from California, Alaska and Colorado came for the event.

During the event, party-goers honored Western Regional Manager Dave Peixotto, who is remaining with Marstel-Day but moving to New Mexico, for his nearly five years of service in Oakland. “I have sincerely enjoyed being Western Regional Manager with this magnificent company,” Dave said after the event. “I look forward to continuing to be a part of Marstel-Day and its conservation goals. We have a lot of family in New Mexico and we will spend much time enjoying the beauty and treasures that nature offers in the Land of Enchantment.”

Following is the transcript of Rebecca’s speech honoring Dave, which Will Travis gave at the event.

Friends,

While I regret very much not being able to join you tonight, my dominant feeling is one of pride in all of your collective accomplishments. Will Travis, our colleague and Advisor, has agreed to read the remarks I had prepared, and that is probably all for the best because I would need a box of hankies to get through them myself.

We’ve gathered tonight to celebrate the new Year, and to inaugurate Marstel-Day’s eleventh year in business. This moment is also the first time in our company’s history that our western regional staff is having its own party. It is absolutely time for this independent celebration to happen, in recognition of your outstanding success in the western region. Savor this moment. I hope you understand just how important it is to claim this success as your own. Dialing back nine years would take us to a day in november of 2003, when we took down the DBH (Dellums, Brauer,

Halterman) flag and put up the Marstel-Day flag at 1736 Franklin Street, Suite 500. We had no other west coast offices, no remote employees, and no one working on-site at installations. Marstel-Day was virtually unheard of in the Bay area, much less in the state of California.

I was blissfully unaware of any of the challenges ahead because I was too busy being charmed by the magic of Oakland. Expanding a client base would take years, yet it was somehow instantly obvious that this was exactly the right home to anchor our company’s western presence. The city’s greatest gift to us was its unpretentious character, its ability to embrace its magnificent history—including living history—of music, arts and nature with great pride but no pretense, an unusual combination that makes it so different from any other city in the world. I never worried about or questioned the choice of Oakland as a location. Being there allowed me to see our company as having far more dimensions than just the

usual beltway bandit on the usual federal beat in D.C. In fact, it was on that first day of “Marstel-Day in Oakland” in 2003 that I realized this company was going to grow up to be somebody unique and beautiful.

Management of our western regional presence therefore needed to be done with the help of a really special person. For several years, Lee was that person. But, when Lee left Oakland for Virginia due to an intoxicating romance with an upstart entrepreneur, there was no one to shepherd Marstel-Day forward in the western region. There were stretches of time when the Oakland office was nearly dormant, with only one or two people in it.

The turning point came in the fall of 2008, when Lee introduced me to Dave Peixotto. Dave and Lee had known and worked closely with each other on Port of Oakland business. You can imagine how thrilled I was that Lee was suggesting someone who was a virtual stranger to me, to run this very special unit of the company.

Dave won me over on the spot with his quiet strength and integrity of character. In addition to his outstanding years of leadership with the Corps of Engineers and with the Port of Oakland, his world-class academic training, and his obvious management skills, there was also something else, an intuition that this was someone we would be able to entrust with the stewardship of this incredibly precious aspect of the company.

That intuition proved to be entirely correct. Dave came to the Oakland office at a time when we had only one other employee working there. Leading the western region team forward meant building it first. In fact, it involved everything from identifying and hiring the employees, to coaching them through the rough spots, something at which he is particularly adept.

It also meant working through all the logistical details, everything from where to put the coffeepots to—in Dave’s case—embroidering the deep purple curtains that have become a signature item of our western presence. Dave has also knitted together those of you who have worked remotely and on-site with the larger Marstel-Day family, helping to convey a sense of the Marstel-Day culture and ethos. He has worked through every step with his trademark care, patience and consideration.

Dave embraced unreservedly the challenge of building not just our company’s presence but, more fundamentally, the character it would take on in the western region.

Look around you tonight and you will understand what he has accomplished by working together with you. Dave has shepherded our fledgling office into a comprehensive, mature operation. And most importantly, he has been there for the people on staff every step of the way, with his wisdom and guidance.

not once since Dave came on board have we ever had to seriously worry about Marstel-Day’s ability to thrive out west. Marstel-Day has gone from “having an Oakland office” to “being a west coast presence” and also being an emerging presence throughout the western region.

I want to take a moment to give special thanks to those of you who have worked so diligently and professionally at our Oceanside office, at on-site client facilities, and also those working remotely from western locations. You are Marstel-Day’s ambassadors to our clients in this region, you are the forward edge of defining our reputation, and we hear our installation clients singing your praises repeatedly.

The fact of our overall success out west owes largely to all of you and how well you work together at the installations, at the Oceanside office, in remote locations, and at the western regional office itself on Franklin Street—and to Dave’s outstanding stewardship of this instinctively collaborative team.

So we want to take this opportunity to say thank you, Dave.

When we first talked, you said you would give us two years—and then gracefully recanted that. We have been blessed that you have more than doubled that initial commitment. We know that we have been very fortunate in this regard. Even so, and even though you have given us lots of time to prepare for you and Elise to move to new Mexico this Spring, and even though you will remain involved with future Marstel-Day projects from your new location, it is still very hard for us to let go of the idea that you won’t be there at 1736 Franklin Street.

Please accept this award as an expression of our gratitude for—and our recognition of—your more than four years of outstanding contributions.

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By: Melissa Chun

Six months after Earth Day, Marstel-Day’s staff members checked in with the community projects they completed as part

of the company’s annual outreach events.

In April, the Oakland office had partnered with Urban Biofilter to construct large mobile planters that provide air filtration, greenhouse gas absorption, and wastewater reuse. Since their creation, the planters have traveled around San Francisco, making their way to the Maker Faire, a public craft and science exhibition, where they received a Blue Ribbon Award for creativity, innovation and ingenuity.

Urban Biofilter intends to integrate these mobile systems into a new project called “pee planters.” Our planters will be connected as filtration systems to mobile restroom facilities, thereby creating an ecological, inexpensive solution to the growing number of closed public bathrooms in the region. Planters will be located in West Oakland and San Francisco, where citizens do not have consistent access to safe, private restroom facilities.

In Fredericksburg, Marstel-Day and Tree Fredericksburg planted 55 trees along Route 1. This year’s event brought the total number of trees the company has

planted to roughly 300 over the past three years. The trees are visible from many staff members’ windows, providing valuable benefits to the community, including carbon sequestration and calming, aesthetic enjoyment for passersby.

For next year’s Earth Day, the goal, as always, will be for our offices to work with their respective communities in efforts to improve the environment and celebrate natural resources. The next edition of Marstel Day-to-Day will feature more information for Earth Day 2013.

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By: Leandra Jacobson and Kelly Proctor

Marstel-Day continues to host esteemed professionals, educators, and CEOs for our monthly Breaking Bread series. This fall’s presenters included Susan Spears, President of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce; Erika Herz, Manager of Sustainability Programs at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business; Nadine Marsh-Carter, President/CEO of Children’s Home Society; and James Fahn, Executive Director of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network. These presenters helped Marstel-Day employees better understand a wealth of topics, including local Chamber of Commerce initiatives, innovative university sustainability efforts, initiatives to improve the lives of Virginia’s foster children and families, and the importance of improving environmental reporting in developing countries.

Susan SpearsDuring her presentation on Aug. 28, Ms. Spears told the story of her father’s political service to the Fredericksburg region: a longtime Fredericksburg schools employee and the system’s superintendent

from 1983 until 1997, Richard Garnett was also on City Council between 1998 and 2002. After spending several years in retail management, Ms. Spears shifted her focus to community involvement and achieved many successes, such as creation of a Multicultural OutReach Effort mural on Jackson Street in downtown Fredericksburg. During her presentation, Ms. Spears relayed how strong values, leading a purposeful life, and defining her mission have helped to guide her work as President of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Spears said she was proud of the Chamber’s environmental accomplishments achieved in partnership with Marstel-Day. One notable example of this burgeoning relationship is the city’s participation in the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, signed earlier this year. The initiative was inspired and led by Ms. Spears and Marstel-Day’s President and CEO, Rebecca R. Rubin.

Erika HerzMs. Herz’s presentation on Sep. 21 focused on the sustainability program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Ms. Herz serves as Associate Director for Sustainability Programs

and as Managing Director of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, a partnership among academic institutions created to provide data and networking opportunities for facilitating research in corporate sustainability. Ms. Herz, who is responsible for implementing Darden’s sustainability action plan, spoke about her team’s integration of sustainability measures into the curriculum and daily operations of the School of Business, including incorporating tracking metrics for composting and recyclables and engaging an accounting professor for assistance with carbon dioxide reporting methods. Ms. Herz also spoke about transforming the program for longer-term investments, such as potential renewable energy campaigns, as UVA progresses on its 2008 sustainability vision to become a zero waste, carbon neutral enterprise by 2020.

Nadine Marsh-CarterWhen she spoke on Oct. 23, Ms. Marsh-Carter presented a stirring account of how her non-profit organization, Children’s Home Society (CHS), works to find permanent

homes for foster children in Virginia, and to provide related services—home study, placement, supervision, and counseling—to birth families, adoptive parents, and adoptees. Since 1900, more than 12,500 children have been placed into permanent homes by the organization; last year alone, CHS found homes for 42 children. Ms. Marsh-Carter explained how difficult finding permanent families for children can be. This is especially true for those who may be physically or mentally traumatized, or who have health issues, such as cerebral palsy. At present, 1,300 children live in foster care around the state. Although these numbers may seem daunting, Ms. Marsh-Carter also relayed stories of successful adoptions, including

those of her own two children. She went on to mention ways that Marstel-Day can get involved in fundraising for CHS, such as working to plan a 5k race in Richmond next year. Ms. Marsh-Carter’s emotional presentation struck a personal chord with several Marstel-Day staff members, some of whom are foster or adoptive parents.

James FahnDuring his presentation on nov. 2, Mr. Fahn spoke to the importance of disseminating environmental information to the public in order to achieve sustainability,

explaining that better information equals a better environment. Mr. Fahn’s organization, Earth Journalism network (EJn), aims to improve information quality by promoting more effective reportage for environmental issues. EJn creates a strong foundation for environmental journalism around the world by training local journalists, establishing journalism networks and facilitating partnerships. A particular focus is reporters in the developing nations of Central America and Asia, or more industrialized nations, such as China, where suppression of free speech makes any environmental criticism difficult. Additionally, Mr. Fahn’s EJn co-runs the Climate Change Media Partnership for journalists in developing countries, whose objectives include communicating climate change debates and editorial mentoring support. Mr. Fahn concluded by introducing a forthcoming Change of States Climate Map documenting local impacts and adaptations to climate change in the US. The project, which recently received funding from google, might help Marstel-Day staff members complete their own project-related analysis.

Two speakers from Marstel-Day’s own Advisory Council, The Honorable Sherri Goodman and Major General E. Gray Payne, USMC (Ret.), Advisory Council Member and Senior Vice President of the Marine Corps Programs Division with The Columbia Group, will be delivering Breaking Bread presentations in the new year. The Marstel-Day community is excited to listen to their presentations and apply their insights to project-related analysis.

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By: Kelly Proctor

Deviyani gurung and krystal Hawkins have received the first-ever Marstel-Day GIS Recognition Awards.

“These maps not only added to individual projects, but also to the company’s capabilities overall,” said gIS Coordinator Chauncey Robbs.

For her win in the “GIS Proficiency” category, Deviyani converted Marstel-Day gIS products into geopdf, a geospatial extension to the Adobe PDF file format. Her innovation helps Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST) graphically depict potential encroachment challenges and solutions to federal and state leaders. MCIWEST installation staff can download the tool without expensive software, and it is even loaded onto the Commanding general’s tablet.

For her “Map of Excellence” award, krystal created a map for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) of installation ranges and training facilities. The end result, shown at left, portrays a large collection of JBER information from diverse sources cleanly and clearly.

The bi-annual awards’ selection committee consists of Chauncey, project leads and managers, and Marstel-Day Partners.

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Top: Chauncey Robbs presents the “Map of Excellence” award to krystal Hawkins.

Bottom: A section of krystal’s JBER range and facilities map.

Left: Dave Peixotto presents Deviyani with the “gIS Proficiency award”