The NPS Ombuds program was established in 2016 and is staffed by Scott Deyo and Segal Shoham. (Payson Roundup.)
Related posts: National Park Service Said to be Considering Ombuds; National Park Service Appoints Experienced Ombuds to Open New Office; Senator Wants U.S. Parks Ombuds to be More of a Resource for Sexual Harassment Matters.
This is awesome! I am so excited to hear how much the field has grown over the last five years. Currently working in organizational conflict, but working towards IOA standards- I believe this benefits all stakeholders. Excellent!
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The reporter in the original article may have been referencing a public release from the head of the Interior department*, who said that they plan to increase employee and labor relations staff "with ten additional employees and the Ethics staff with four additional employees to improve the capacity to investigate and resolve allegations and incidents of harassment efficiently." It also states they plan to "support its successful Ombuds program, develop additional job aids and resources for supervisors, improve internal communications structure, deploy a team of peer and professional facilitators, and continues to identify and tackle the root causes of harassment and hostile work environments in its organizational culture." Had there been a specific plan to increase the ombuds office, it seems they would have been explicit as they were with LER & ethics.
ReplyDelete* https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-outlines-action-plan-combat-harassment-and-discrimination