Sammies nominees highlight superior public service
The Partnership for Public Service recently announced the finalists for the 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
William Gregory Burel
Management Excellence Winner
Director, Division of Strategic National Stockpile
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
William Gregory Burel received the 2016 Management Excellene Medal Sept. 20, at the 2016 Service to America Medals ceremony. Read the full story here.
Burel operates the Strategic National Stockpile, $7 billion worth of medicine and medical equipment used for emergency medical situations like Ebola or influenza pandemics. It exists as part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s crisis response program.
“Under Greg’s leadership, the performance of the Strategic National Stockpile has gotten increasingly better. Distribution is more rapid than ever before,” said Lisa Kaplowitz, senior medical adviser for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Listen to an interview with William Burel on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
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