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Gary German ( Retired!) Ocean City MD GEGinOC@aol

Now It’s Your Turn (and Personal Responsibility) PLUS Four Years. Gary German ( Retired!) Ocean City MD GEGinOC@aol.com. Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials May 2014. September 2013. CASA. Sure, I’d be honored. But what should I talk about?.

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Gary German ( Retired!) Ocean City MD GEGinOC@aol

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  1. Now It’s Your Turn (and Personal Responsibility) PLUS Four Years Gary German (Retired!) Ocean City MD GEGinOC@aol.com Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials May 2014

  2. September 2013 CASA Sure, I’d be honored. But what should I talk about? Would you like to give a talk at CASA in 2014? Share some wisdom... Ted Veresink Gary German

  3. Gary’s Gray Hair... • 1969 - 1980 Sanitarian, County Supervisor York, PA • 1980 - 1985 Director, Division of Food Protection Harrisburg, PA • 1985 - 2010 Director, State Training and Director, Division of Human Resource Development and ORA U Rockville, MD ______________________________________________ • 2010 to Present—Retired, Ocean City MD

  4. 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

  5. Now It’s Your Turn (and Personal Responsibility) Gary German Director Division of Human Resource Development and ORA U Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs GGerman@fda.hhs.gov ORAU@ora.fda.gov Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services April 2008 Virginia Beach, Virginia

  6. So much is on my mind…(Note: I’m gonna ramble!) Passion Roots CASA/AFDO Mission Ol’ friends Worry Food and Drug Succession Training States/ Locals/ Feds Public Health Future and retirement some day…

  7. Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn… Note: Knapsack of Gary’s worries!

  8. “Now it’s your turn” andthe possibility of retirement… Not quite yet, but some day…. So, today is a good time to share some worries.

  9. A little review… What is your agency’s vision/mission?

  10. Office of Regulatory Affairs Vision • All food is safe; all medical products are safe and effective; and the public health is advanced and protected.

  11. ORA Mission ORA protects consumers and enhances public health by maximizing compliance of FDA regulated products and minimizing risk associated with those products.

  12. VDACS 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.

  13. Remember… They are counting on you and me and him and her… It’s got to be safe. THEY wouldn’t allow it otherwise. Joe’s Diner York, PA 1972

  14. Why do you get paid?

  15. Inspection Report Best • How good are you at what you do? • Do you take it seriously and do you always doyour best?

  16. So what? It is the PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY of each individual for the success of the whole organization. Doctor P.B. Dunbar Denver District May 1924

  17. 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 * Report

  18. 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 *

  19. 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!

  20. AND NOW… FOUR YEARS LATER… SOME WISDOM… From an ol’ retired guy…

  21. You’ve Changed!

  22. Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn… Note: Knapsack of Gary’s worries!

  23. Worry… • To TORMENT oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts

  24. 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

  25. Where’s the Happy Man?

  26. And Abe Lincoln said… • “Everyday, each of us makes a decision… • …to be happy or NOT!”

  27. Worry and • Happiness

  28. TODAY IS a GIFT!!!

  29. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Look at your watch

  30. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Focus on the “now”

  31. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Cherish the people

  32. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Slow down

  33. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Do it with PASSION!!!

  34. TODAY is a GIFT!!! • Look up

  35. Post meeting assignments… • Look in the mirror… • Talk to your staff… • Look at your watch.. • Think of the gift…

  36. Go forth and do good!!!

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