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Gary German (Retired!)
Ocean City MD
Gary German (Retired!)
Ocean City MD
[email protected] Central Atlantic States Association of
Food and Drug Officials May 2014
Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials
May 2014
Now It’s Your Turn(and Personal Responsibility)
PLUS Four Years
Now It’s Your Turn(and Personal Responsibility)
PLUS Four Years
September 2013September 2013
CASA
CASA
Ted VeresinkTed Veresink
Would you like to give a talk at CASA in 2014? Share some wisdom...
Sure, I’d be honored. But what should I talk
about?
Gary GermanGary German
Gary’s Gray Hair...Gary’s Gray Hair...
• 1969 - 1980 Sanitarian, County Supervisor
York, PA
• 1980 - 1985 Director, Division of Food ProtectionHarrisburg, PA
• 1985 - 2010 Director, State TrainingandDirector, Division of Human
Resource Development and ORA URockville, MD
______________________________________________• 2010 to Present—Retired, Ocean City MD
• 1969 - 1980 Sanitarian, County Supervisor
York, PA
• 1980 - 1985 Director, Division of Food ProtectionHarrisburg, PA
• 1985 - 2010 Director, State TrainingandDirector, Division of Human
Resource Development and ORA URockville, MD
______________________________________________• 2010 to Present—Retired, Ocean City MD
What I’m going tell you…What I’m going tell you…
• REVIEW what I said the last time• Still valid???
• PLUS four years• What I’ve learned in retirement!
OR
• what I wish I would have known when I was working
• REVIEW what I said the last time• Still valid???
• PLUS four years• What I’ve learned in retirement!
OR
• what I wish I would have known when I was working
Gary GermanDirectorDivision of Human Resource Development
and ORA UFood and Drug AdministrationOffice of Regulatory Affairs
[email protected] [email protected]
Gary GermanDirectorDivision of Human Resource Development
and ORA UFood and Drug AdministrationOffice of Regulatory Affairs
[email protected] [email protected]
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
April 2008Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
April 2008Virginia Beach, Virginia
Now It’s Your Turn(and Personal Responsibility)
Now It’s Your Turn(and Personal Responsibility)
So much is on my mind…(Note: I’m gonna ramble!)
So much is on my mind…(Note: I’m gonna ramble!)
RootsRoots
Ol’ friendsOl’ friends
PassionPassion
MissionMission
SuccessionSuccession
CASA/AFDOCASA/AFDO
Food and DrugFood and Drug WorryWorry
TrainingTraining
FutureFuture
and retirement some day…and retirement some day…
States/Locals/
Feds
States/Locals/
Feds
Public HealthPublic Health
Note:Knapsack of
Gary’s worries!
Note:Knapsack of
Gary’s worries!
Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn.
Now it’s your turn…
“Now it’s your turn” andthe possibility of retirement… “Now it’s your turn” and
the possibility of retirement…
Not quite yet, but some day….
So, today is a good time to share some worries.
Not quite yet, but some day….
So, today is a good time to share some worries.
A little review… A little review…
What is your agency’s
vision/mission?
What is your agency’s
vision/mission?
Office of Regulatory Affairs Vision
Office of Regulatory Affairs Vision
• All food is safe; all medical products are safe and effective; and the public health is advanced and protected.
• All food is safe; all medical products are safe and effective; and the public health is advanced and protected.
ORA MissionORA Mission
ORA protects consumers and enhances public health by maximizing compliance of FDA regulated products and minimizing risk associated with those products.
ORA protects consumers and enhances public health by maximizing compliance of FDA regulated products and minimizing risk associated with those products.
VDACSVDACS
The Food Safety & Security Program (FSSP) works to ensure that food products and dietary supplements in the Commonwealth are safe, wholesome and properly labeled. The Food Safety Specialists provide consumer protection by inspecting food retail stores (supermarkets, convenience stores, bakeries, seafood markets, etc.), food warehouses, and food processors. They also respond to emergencies (natural and man-made), investigate standard and tampering complaints, participate in recalls, and provide educational presentations to the food industry.
The Food Safety & Security Program (FSSP) works to ensure that food products and dietary supplements in the Commonwealth are safe, wholesome and properly labeled. The Food Safety Specialists provide consumer protection by inspecting food retail stores (supermarkets, convenience stores, bakeries, seafood markets, etc.), food warehouses, and food processors. They also respond to emergencies (natural and man-made), investigate standard and tampering complaints, participate in recalls, and provide educational presentations to the food industry.
Remember…Remember…
They are counting on you and me and him
and her…
They are counting on you and me and him
and her…
Joe’s DinerYork, PA
1972
Joe’s DinerYork, PA
1972
It’s got to be safe. THEY wouldn’t
allow it otherwise.
Why do you get paid?Why do you get paid?
• How good are you at what you do?
• Do you take it seriously and do you always doyour best?
• How good are you at what you do?
• Do you take it seriously and do you always doyour best?
BestBest
Inspection Report
So what?So what?
Doctor P.B. DunbarDenver District
May 1924
Doctor P.B. DunbarDenver District
May 1924
It is the PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY of
each individual for the success of the whole
organization.
What is your personal responsibility? (Investigators/Analysts)
What is your personal responsibility? (Investigators/Analysts)
• Care/Worry• Always remember the mission• Take your work seriously!• Be technically sound, accurate • Base decisions on facts/observations • Spend the time necessary • Make a decision • Do it right (the first time)• Don’t expect others to catch
your mistakes • Your signature should mean
something *
• Care/Worry• Always remember the mission• Take your work seriously!• Be technically sound, accurate • Base decisions on facts/observations • Spend the time necessary • Make a decision • Do it right (the first time)• Don’t expect others to catch
your mistakes • Your signature should mean
something *
Report
What is your personal responsibility?(Supervisor)
What is your personal responsibility?(Supervisor)
• Care/worry• Select the best staff • Take time/resources to train and mentor • Insist on the best work• Weed out the non-performers *
• Care/worry• Select the best staff • Take time/resources to train and mentor • Insist on the best work• Weed out the non-performers *
Now… in closing Now… in closing
• Someday I (and others in my generation) will retire
• Maybe soon, maybe later
• Just as Dr. Dunbar did in 1924.
• Some Friday afternoon, with great confidence in you,I will walk out the FDA door and say to myself…
…now it’s your turn!
• Someday I (and others in my generation) will retire
• Maybe soon, maybe later
• Just as Dr. Dunbar did in 1924.
• Some Friday afternoon, with great confidence in you,I will walk out the FDA door and say to myself…
…now it’s your turn!
AND NOW…
FOUR YEARS LATER…
SOME WISDOM…
From an ol’ retired guy…
AND NOW…
FOUR YEARS LATER…
SOME WISDOM…
From an ol’ retired guy…
You’veChanged!
Note:Knapsack of
Gary’s worries!
Note:Knapsack of
Gary’s worries!
Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn.
Now it’s your turn…
Worry…Worry…
• To TORMENT oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts
• To TORMENT oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts
Serenity prayer…Serenity prayer…
• God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
• Courage to the change the things I can;
• and wisdom the know the difference
• God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
• Courage to the change the things I can;
• and wisdom the know the difference
Where’s the Happy
Man?
• And Abe Lincoln said…
• “Everyday, each of us makes a decision…
• …to be happy or NOT!”
• And Abe Lincoln said…
• “Everyday, each of us makes a decision…
• …to be happy or NOT!”
• Worry
and
• Happiness
• Worry
and
• Happiness
TODAYIS
a
GIFT!!!
TODAYIS
a
GIFT!!!
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Look at your watch• Look at your watch
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Focus on the “now”• Focus on the “now”
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Cherish the people• Cherish the people
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Slow down• Slow down
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Do it with PASSION!!!• Do it with PASSION!!!
TODAY is a GIFT!!!TODAY is a GIFT!!!
• Look up• Look up
Post meeting assignments…Post meeting assignments…
• Look in the mirror…
• Talk to your staff…
• Look at your watch..
• Think of the gift…
• Look in the mirror…
• Talk to your staff…
• Look at your watch..
• Think of the gift…
Go forth and
do good!!!
Go forth and
do good!!!