AN EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER June 2008Volume 2 Issue 6

By Jenny Robertson, Legislative Affairs Director

DMS worked diligently throughout the 2008 legislative session to support legislative priorities to help us better serve those who serve Florida. DMS tracked approximately 350 bills this session and prepared more than 250 bill analyses. Of the 2,156 bills filed in the Senate and House, only 13 percent passed. Thanks to all of you for your time and effort to educate legislators and legislative staff.

Legislative Highlights

State Employee BenefitsNo premium increases or changes in covered services for fiscal year 2008-09 for state employees.•

State Facilities (HB 5003)Begin construction of new buildings for the Department of Revenue and the First District Court of •

Appeals.

Shared Resource Center (SB 1892)The Agency for Enterprise Information Technology will oversee the SouthWood Shared Resource •

Center, which houses a number of the state’s technology services. A board with customer-represented members and appointees will manage the center.

Office of Supplier Diversity (HB 687)Adds Service-Disabled Veterans to Florida’s minority classifications. Other minority designations include •

Hispanic American, African American, Native American, Indian American and American Women. Business owners in those designations are eligible for Office of Supplier Diversity certification.

For a full report on the 2008 legislative session, please contact Elizabeth Irvin at (850) 488-6285 orElizabeth.Irvin@dms.MyFlorida.com.

2008 Legislative Wrap-up

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2008Priorities

1. Develop HR practices that recruit, retain, develop, recognize and reward employees making DMS a workplace of choice

2. Improve our contract management abilities3. Create a strong strategic plan for each

program area 4. Create world-class performance by

focusing on our core competencies 5. Improve our quality of services by measuring what matters

DMS SERVICE MOTTOWe Serve Those Who Serve FloridaDMS SERVICE VISIONEngaged Employees; Satisfied CustomersDMS SERVICE MISSIONProviding Smarter, Better, Faster ServicesOUR SERVICE PROMISETo Serve with CLASSC ommunicate Concerns ImmediatelyL isten, Learn and Grow TogetherA ct with Integrity and HonorS trive for GreatnessS erve with a Servant’s Heart

Last year I made my first trip to Italy. I loved it so much that was I fortunate enough to return for a two-week trip this May. It rained 11 of the 15 days I was there. So despite being a bit on the soggy side, I still saw a lifetime’s worth of history, art and culture. One of the things that stood out to me was the ancient ruins, walls built more than 900 years ago. I began to realize that every city felt the need to protect itself from threats. How similar but different are we today? We still want to protect ourselves, our families, our success. But the threats are less evident. I mean, I really don’t fear someone wheeling a catapult up to our office to attack; however, I do fear what happens when something less than great gets out our door. An e-mail never sent. A customer cut short on the phone. An issue that took too long to resolve. Our biggest threat is neglecting the customer. To protect ourselves we must be vigilant. Are we too comfortable, satisfied or relaxed in our roles? We must stay focused on the goal, and do our very best all the time. Let’s make sure that our mark left here at DMS stands the test of time – through world-class customer service. Thank you for all you do,

Secretary South, fourth from the left, helped break ground June 17 for the new Department of Revenue Building on Capital Circle Southeast in Tallahassee.

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Just what does a Real Estate Director do? I orchestrate and coordinate all the moving pieces of the division to be as efficient and effective as possible. We buy and sell state-owned property. We take care of existing buildings and build new ones. We manage leased property. Every September we publish our annual report with recommendations on the “best” choices for maximizing the value of our portfolio.

What takes up most of your time each day? Managing people and issues, and handling the things that keep us out of the newspaper.

What is the best thing about your job? Well, not to brag, but we handle the “coolest” things at DMS. If I had to pick one thing, it is the design and construction of facilities that will long outlast my time here at DMS. My hope is one day I’ll be driving by these awesome new facilities here at SouthWood and say to my son, “See those buildings over there? We designed and built those for the state many years ago.”

Where are you from originally and how did you land at DMS? I’m originally from Thomasville, Georgia, right up the road, so I like to say I’m from “here.” After eight years of travel with IBM and then a three-year stint as VP at JPMorgan Chase in New York City, I moved back home in 2004 to help out my folks. I applied for a state job to get off the road and somehow my resume landed at DMS. I wasn’t hired for that job, but instead was offered a newly created position in Real Estate. Since my degree is in real estate and finance, it was a perfect fit and I truly love what I do here at DMS.

What motto/phrase/advice do you try to live by? My father used to tell me as a young man “Walk with a purpose - don’t doddle.” That one phrase has a profound impact on how I live my life even today. Whatever I do, I try to do it with purpose and intent. I’ve learned in the process that even if you don’t know where you’re going, if you walk with a purpose and with confidence, you tend to get there with enough time to figure it all out. And, most people watching don’t know any different.

What is a unique or startling fact about you that people may not know? I bought my father’s old drug store and soda fountain in downtown Thomasville. The building was built around 1900 and my family now lives in the newly designed loft above Izzo’s Soda Fountain, which re-opened this spring. This project carries on my family name and tradition. I’m so proud to finally have it up and running. My children tend to like the fact that they can have access to ice cream sodas and root beer floats 24/7, too!

What’s the last book you read? The most impactful book that I’ve read recently is, It’s Your Ship, by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff. Our Real Estate leadership team read this book as a group in an effort to become more effective leaders within our division. The book offers an enlightening and original point of view on leadership and gives practical examples of how to implement and improve within an organization. It was a fun exercise that bonded our team; so much so that our entire division has taken on the “nautical” theme with several of our activities and some of my staff now call me captain! We have had a good time with it and I highly recommend this book to other divisions.

meetDean Izzo

Director of Real Estate Development and Management

Dean Izzo reopened his family's soda fountain in Thomasville, Georgia.

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For centuries, June has been the month of choice for many weddings. While the Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) may not be a wedding planner, we do some “matchmaking” of our own through the state of Florida’s innovative mentor-protégé program. OSD recently announced that the revitalized program has matched office products industry leader Office Depot,Inc. and Magnetic Imaging Supplies Inc., as well as corporate consulting giant Deloitte and Isocorp.

Within the past 90 days, these companies committed to work together in a mentor-protégé relationship, to help the protégé business grow. In an effort to insure these unions do not end in an untimely breakup, OSD assigns a liaison to provide assistance, coaching and quarterly monitoring.

So far the results are positive. So good, in fact, that our mentors report enhanced confidence and revitalized interest in work. Our protégés increased their likelihood of success with higher performance and productivity ratings. All parties report a greater sense of business satisfaction, an expanded professional network and an opportunity to be a part of upcoming projects before they’ve been advertised.

Sounds like a match made, not in heaven, but at DMS!

By Barry Krauss, Chief Learning Officer

Internet-related tools we use in our work and personal lives are changing rapidly. These tools give us new ways to connect to others with similar interests. Web 2.0 (pronounced Web “two-point-oh”) is the generic term for these tools. Web 2.0 changes the Internet from a place where we find information into a place where we create, change and share information. Web 2.0 adds new words to our vocabulary, including:

Blog: Short for “Web log,” and is a Web site similar to a personal diary you share with the world. You can talk about yourself, your life, things happening in the world or a hobby and you can add pictures or video. Visit www.blogger.com to create your own blog.

Wiki: A Hawaiian word for quick, wiki is a collection of Web pages allowing anyone around the world to add information right to the Web pages from their own computer instantly with no Web master! Wikis often focus on a single topic or theme. See www.thegreyanatomywiki.com for an example (if you are a fan of that show).

Tagging: Connects a keyword with a piece of information like a blog entry or a picture. The tag describes the information on the Web page and improves Internet search abilities to find it. Visit www.flickr.com to see a photo-sharing site that uses tagging. (My favorite search is “shih-tzu.”)

RSS: Stands for Really Simple Syndication and lets you keep up with your favorite Web sites, blogs and wikis all in one place. With an “RSS Reader” like Google Reader or OMEA, you can receive updates to your favorites automatically by simply subscribing. When you see this icon on a Web site, it means you can get an RSS news feed.

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D E P A R T M E N T O F M A N A G E M E N T S E R V I C E S

june accomplishmentsAmendment 10 for Convergys/People First Contract – The signed contract amendment lays the groundwork for success when we launch the next generation. Changes to the system begin this year, with behind-the-scenes enhancements to improve security and function. Users of the system will directly experi-ence these and other enhancements in the next 18 months, when the system introduces a new home page and improved user ability.

National Governors Association Wal-Mart En-ergy Audit – The Florida state capitol was selected to participate in the ‘Greening State Capitols’ partnership to reduce overall energy consumption. Energy experts will conduct a clean energy audit this summer.

Turlington Building Energy Star Rating – The Department of Education Turlington building received an Energy Star Rating for improved energy efficiency.

Communications and Information Technology Services New Customer – The University of Florida is a new long distance customer with 400,000 minutes per month.

State Contract Renewal for Trucks – Renewed the state contract for medium and heavy trucks, which generates annual sales of approximately $11 million. The renewal maintains supply at current prices, successfully avoiding a 5.9 percent industry-wide pricing increase.

MyFloridaMarketPlace.com Improvements – Created a frequently asked questions section to help

vendors understand the registration process, added a vendor toolkit, and began hosting weekly vendor tele-conferences focused on improving the state’s relation-ship with vendors. Office of Supplier Diversity

First º Annual Big Bend MatchMaker – With the Florida Public Service Commission, focused on opportunities for small, women, and minority business in the telecommunications, utilities, and gas-related industries; more than 300 attendees.

MatchMaker Web site º - Launched the 2008 MatchMaker Conference and Trade Show Web site. www.FLMatchMaker.com

OSD Link º – Distributed the online newsletter, OSD Link, to more than 4,100 women and minority busi-ness enterprises.

Division of Retirement

New º Agencies – Two new customers joined the Florida Retirement System in May bringing to 31 the total number of agencies which joined or rejoined between July 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008.

29 º th Annual Police Officers’ and Firefight-ers’ Pension Trustees’ School – May 12-14, offered a free program for “new” trustees, with an overwhelming approval rating from program evalu-ations.

We collect accomplishments from each division at the end of the month. Contact your supervisor if you have something to add to the monthly report.

Change your air conditioner’s filter regularly. It’s an easy-breezy way to cut indoor air pollution, help your air conditioner work better and save one percent to two percent on your utility bills.

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2008Spring GraduationsEva Gray graduated from Rickards High School International Baccalaureate Program. She will attend New College of Florida (Honors College of the State University System) in Sarasota beginning spring 2009, following an extended trip to Argentina. Mom: Anna Gray, HRM

Olivia Townsend, Studio 180 Design Team, graduated with honors from Florida State University School, and will attend Harriett-Wilkes Honors College in Jupiter this fall. Parents: Susan Sparks, Real Estate, and John Sparks, Print Shop.

Tallahassee High Schools

Ben Fuchs graduated from Maclay High School. He will attend the University of Colorado in the fall. Mom: Linda Fuchs, Project Management Office

Ben Williams graduated from Leon High School. He will attend the fire academy at TCC in September. Mom: Risa Williams, Administration

Cody and Caitlin Burch graduated from Lincoln High School. Mom: Debbie Burch, Bureau of Private Prison Monitoring

Kayla Reaber graduated from high school in Tallahassee and will attend TCC in the fall. Mom: Kimberly Bickley, CITS

Amber Hines graduated from Godby High School. Mom: Anne Rabon, Finance and Accounting

Nicole Beck was selected as the First Place winner of Leon County’s Best and Brightest 2008 Award in the English/Language Arts Category. She represented Lawton Chiles High School as one of more than 100 Leon

County high school seniors chosen to compete for this honor. Nicole graduated this spring and will attend Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, this fall, majoring in Communications/Public Relations and Advertising. Mom: Carol Graham Beck, Mansion Curator

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Eric Swanson, MyFloridaMarketPlace, earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Flagler College! Eric worked nights and weekends studying – congratulations, Eric!

Hope McGee Wilkes graduated from Flagler College with honors Magna Cum Laude in elementary education. She is a single mother of two girls, and works full-time with the Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation in the Legal Department. Dad: Gary McGee, State Purchasing

OutsideTimothy McConnell graduated from Northeast High School in St. Petersburg. Grandmother: Una McConnell, Planning and Budget

Dominique Riles graduated from East Gadsden High School. Mom: Sandra Riles, Retirement

College Graduates

Tallahassee

DMShappeningsJordan Brooklin, daughter of Tiffany Gray, Retirement, won third place in the Water Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the City of Tallahassee Water Utilities. She met Tallahassee’s mayor, and received gifts and a certificate of participation.

Jordan Brooklin with Tallahassee Mayor John Marks.

Congratulations to Zachary Glover (grandson of Patricia Ochoa, Retirement), who served as a legislative page in the Florida House of Representatives. Pages serve in the house chamber, assisting representatives, and have a unique opportunity to see government in action. Zachary Glover

Brian Mullen, 13, son of Teresa Mullen, CITS, helped lead the Chaires-Capitola Rangers Little League Majors baseball team to an undefeated season and won championship game 7-4.

Chaires-Capitola Rangers Little League Majors baseball team: Brian Mullen, back row, is second from left.

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DMS happenings

DMS employees received their Davis Productivity Awards during a June 3 ceremony at the Leon County Civic Center. Raghib Qureshi and Mohammad Amirzadehasl, both CITS, received the third highest award for the year for their work on the 2-1-1 call center system, which saved the state more than $500,000.

Davis Productivity Awards Banquet

Sitting (L-R): Raghib Qureshi, CITS, Cyndee Sams, State Purchasing, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Lori Potts, State Purchasing, and Ommet Mbiza, State Purchasing Standing (L-R): Charles Ghini, Terry Kester and Mohammad Amirzadehasl, all CITS

Retirement After more than 32 years with the Division of Retirement, Mark Morton retired in June. He joined DMS in 1976 as an Internal Auditor. Mark, relax and enjoy your gardening and travel. We will miss your presence at the Division of Retirement.

Employment AnniversaryJack “Tripp” Forrest, celebrated one year with CITS.

Wedding AnniversariesFrank and Una McConnell, Planning and Budget, celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary June 1. Happy Anniversary!

Tim and Linda Ogle, DMS Graphics celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary June1. Happy Anniversary!

Cliff Taylor, Office of the General Counsel, and Romaine Stirn were married May 2 at Trunk Bay, St. John’s, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Wedding

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little Caleb Isaiah May 6.

Congratulations to

Calvin and Kerri!

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Andrea Simpson, People First Frank Wood, CITS-Radio Services BureauMaura Callahan, Division of RetirementMary Davis, Division of RetirementNicole Marciano, Division of RetirementTiffany Gray, Division of RetirementChris Lyncker, Division of RetirementWilliam Sexton III, Division of RetirementLauren Turner and Shamus Mayes, State Purchasing interns, from the FSU School of Business MBA program Laura Kerney, Departmental Purchasing intern, from the FSU Institutional Systems Design programAdrienne Herndon, Organizational Learning Initiatives intern, from the FSU Institutional Systems Design programGordon Dale, Organizational Learning Initiatives intern, from the San Francisco State University Insti-tutional Systems Design program

job changesNew Hires/

Tallahassee Area Chapter of The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing awarded Ellen Potts, Bureau Chief, Commodity Sourcing in State Purchas-ing, its Purchasing Manager of the Year award in May. Congratulations, Ellen!

Caption: L-R: Roy Yoerger, Chris James, Jorge Cardona and Harriet (Cookie) Coleman, DCF Circuit 20 Administrator

Roy Yoerger, Facility Manager, Jorge Cardona and Chris James, Maintenance Support Technicians, at the Fort Myers Regional Service Center received the Department of Children and Families’ Administrator’s Choice Award April 21 for their assistance in multiple moves DCF made recently at the Fort Myers RSC. Great job, team … you make the division shine!

From Sara Kennedy, Krueger International for Brenda Wells, State PurchasingI cannot tell you how nice it was to speak with someone who was actually willing to assist me - that quality is some-thing that is rare to find these days, and I truly appreciate the time you took with me.

From Debbie Goodson, Office of Planning and Budget, Thank you to everyone for the thoughts, prayers, cards, flowers and calls while I was mending after my little “Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang” experience. It warms my heart to know that so many of my DMS friends care.

Congratulations to Cindy Aaron, Real Estate, who completed the two-day Property Insurance Training Course in May.

OUTSSHOUT Manager of the Year

Administrator’s Choice Award

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Bailey Miller, 7, daughter of Stephanie Miller, Retirement, was honored May 12 as a top first grade advanced reading student at Chaires Elementary School, with a limo ride and lunch at CiCi’s pizza.

Nick Platt (left) and Robert Chelette, both in CITS, received a plaque from the Florida National Guard (FNG) for taking a lead role in coordinating and engineering the migration of the FNG’s communications to the world-class MyFloridaNet data network. The improved service for FNG is vital, especially as hurricane season starts. Way to go Nick and Robert!

The Computerworld Honors Program honored MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) with a prestigious 2008 Laureate award for the recent upgrade to MFMP that resulted in saving taxpayer money and streamlining the system for users. The program recognizes individuals and organizations nationwide that use information technology to benefit society. Debbie Gries represented the MFMP team at a ceremony held June 2, in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to the MFMP team for their success!

Kudos to Dennis Finch, CITS, for his extra efforts this month. Not only did he log an extra 50 hours, his efforts made a real difference in the ability of our customers to get their work done. For instance, dur-ing June’s Hurricane Herb exercise at the Emergency Operations Center, there was a problem with a com-puter program. Dennis spent much time, during and after normal business hours, to work with the vendor and thanks to Dennis, they fixed the problem. A sin-

cere thank you to Dennis for his expertise and willingness to go the extra mile for DMS and our customers. It does not go unnoticed!

E-mail to James Finch, Real Estate, from Robert J. McLaughlin, Facilities Manager, CapitolI wanted to pass on that both the carpenter crew and the HVAC plumbing section had excellent responses to a leak that occurred in the governor’s office. A faulty pipe joint inside a wall between the governor’s restroom and the kitchenette began to leak into the offices downstairs. Van Tyre, Maintenance and Construction Superin-tendent, immediately dispatched his plumber and re-soldered the pipe. Rex Campbell, Trades Supervisor, dropped what he was doing and came by and patched the hole in the wall. The only thing that remains is to paint the area, which will be done around the governor’s schedule. I appreciate the support from the CCT and HVAC staff.

E-mail to Kim Mims, Specialized Services, from Victor M. Williams, Jr., Ed.D. , Senior Legislative Ana-lyst, The Florida Legislature Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government AccountabilityThanks, Kim. We truly appreciate your speed, preci-sion, and diligence in providing us with the significant amounts of information we’ve requested since this project began. I wish we had your kind of responsiveness in all our other projects!

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birthdaysjuneBrady Proctor 4 Michael McClanahan 4 Devetrianna Wright 5Cathy Schroeder 6 Ruthie Bianco 6 John Nissley 7 Kenneth Kelly 8David Faulkenberry 8 David Runyan 9 Daniel Thomas 10 Gwyn Grissett 10Rachel John 10 Houston Stewart 11Melissa Leon 12 Nick Crim 12 Chris Forbes 14Evelyn Gonzalez 14 Lydia Stafford 15

Stephanie Farmer 17 Michael Bardin 17Andy Snuggs 17Sheldon Bratcher 18 Connie Mann 19Betsy Wonsch 20Douglas Davis 21 Maura Callahan 22Kip Stickler 24 James Farmer 25 Jerry Haynes 25Sarah Carr 25Ronald Randolph 27 Bettye Green 27 Mary Austin 29 Tommy Wagner 29 Wayne Josey 30

Are you or someone on your team celebrating a birthday? E-mail us at Communications@dms.MyFlorida.com so we can include it in our next newsletter.

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announcements

Front L-R: Thelma Hawkins, Debra Forbess, Beverly Butler, Kelly Stovall, Thelma Dixie, Edgar Gonesh, Marcia Thompson, John Sparks

Middle L-R: Cindy Aaron, Denise Wright, Debbie Shoup, Laura Cutchen, Chip Mikell, Jerry Hayes

Back L-R: David Wiggins, Al Rozar, David Howell, Be Whitfield, Brian Blair, Teresa Mullens

Not pictured: Brandi Tanton, Helen Cooper, Donna Smith, Thad Fortune, Judy Hasner, Ella Gee Tribue

DMS Safety ProgramSecretary South recently sent a memo to all DMS em-ployees about our safety program. Debra Forbess, Director of Administration, is the new DMS Safety Coordinator, along with Alternate Safety Coordina-tor David Wiggins, Environmental Health & Safety Supervisor, and Cindy Aaron, Real Estate Develop-ment & Management is the Staff Assistant for the safety program.

Thanks, Debra, for your commitment to safety and your leadership example in this important effort. Thanks to all our volunteer safety coordinators who help keep us safe, in addition to their regular jobs! They are listed below with the division they monitor for safety.

ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY John Sparks*, Edgar Gonesh**

INSPECTOR GENERALJohn Sparks*, Edgar Gonesh**

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS John Sparks*, Edgar Gonesh**

PLANNING AND BUDGETJohn Sparks*, Edgar Gonesh**

COMMUNICATIONSJohn Sparks*, Edgar Gonesh**

GENERAL COUNSEL Debbie Shoup*, Brandi Tanton**

GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES David Howell*, Helen Cooper**

STATE PURCHASING Donna Smith*, Beverly Butler**

OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Thad Fortune*, Denise Wright**

RETIREMENT Thelma Dixie*, Jerry Haynes**

SPECIALIzED SERVICES Al Rozar*, Kelly Stovall**

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Chip Mikell*, Brian Blair**

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Be Whitfield*, Ella Gee Tribue**

CITS Thelma Hawkins*, Judy Hasner**

FLEET, Al Rozar*, Kelly Stovall**

STATE GROUP INSURANCEMarcia Thompson*, Laura Cutchen**

* Coordinator ** Alternate

HURRICANE SEASONSpeaking of safety, Governor Crist encouraged all Floridians to prepare now for the 2008 hurricane season that started June 1 and ends Nov. 30. For more information on how to develop your own personal or business disaster plan, visit www.FloridaDisaster.org or www.MyFlorida.com.

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Newsletter TeamCathy Schroeder, Communications Director • Linda McDonald, Deputy Communications Director • James Miller, Marketing and Communications Analyst • Linda Ogle, Creative Director • Vangie Felix, Graphic Designer II • Katelynn Ogle, Apprentice Graphic Designer • Olivia Townsend, Apprentice Graphic Designer

FSECC COORDINATORSA huge thank you to Leticia Nazario-Braddock, Finance and Accounting, and Glenn Smith, DSGI, who volunteered to serve as DMS Agency Coordinators for the Florida State Employees Charitable Campaign (FSECC). Thank you Brandi Tanton and Dani O’Quinn for serving in this role over the past few years. Your service and willingness to go above and beyond helps make DMS great!!! PEOPLE FIRST UPDATE Beginning July 21, People First data will update the 411 Online Telephone Directory at MyFlorida.com each night. The 411 directory lists work contact information for state employees. We need you to check your People First account to make sure your information is correct before July 19.

Please check: Your work e-mail address and phone number(s)• Your privacy indicators if you believe your informa-• tion is an Exempt Record or Protected Identity.

A Power Point on our Web site gives step-by-step instructions.http://dms.myflorida.com/human_resource_support/people_first/411_update

If you have any questions contact Tanya Footman in HR at (850) 488-1517 or Tanya.Footman@dms.MyFlorida.com.

Recipe of the Month

3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup vegetable oil

Combine first five ingredients in large mixing bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat.

Stir in: 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 can (8-ounce) crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup pecans, chopped 2 cups bananas, chopped

Spoon batter into three greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool complete-ly. Frost with cream cheese frosting when cooled.

Cream Cheese Frosting1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened ½ cup butter or margarine, softened 1 16-ounce package powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup pecans, chopped

Combine cream cheese and butter, beating until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat until light and fluffy. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake; then sprinkle ½ cup chopped pecans on top.

Submitted by Betty McGovern, Division of Real Estate Development and Management

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A publication of the Department of Management Services Linda H. South, Secretary, ©2007 by the Department of Management Services, unless otherwise noted. No permission is required to excerpt or copy articles provided they are distributed at no additional cost.

Braddock (left) and Smith

Hummingbird Cake

This month’s recipe is the Hummingbird Cake our team in Real Estate Development and Management enjoys often!