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15 STUDENTS RECEIVE SRP SCHOLARSHIPS
SRP awarded academic scholarships to 15 students
through four company programs. We congratulate the
following young men and women (and their families) for
their accomplishments and scholarship awards.
Valley dependent scholarships
• Shay Allison, son of Shawn Allison, Senior Procurement
Contract Analyst, Purchasing, will attend Arizona State
University and pursue a degree in electrical engineering.
• Ryleigh Collins, daughter of Jennifer Collins, Scheduling
Services Manager, Customer Construction, will attend
Arizona State University and pursue a degree in
biochemistry.
• Mikayla Dean, daughter of Brandon Dean, Principal
Analyst, Cyber Security Services, will attend Northern
Arizona University and pursue a degree in elementary
education.
• Suzanne Fairbank, daughter of Daniel Fairbank, Senior
IT System Analyst, Integration/Development Support, will
attend Arizona State University and pursue a degree in
chemical engineering.
• Ryan Featherston, son of Jon Featherston, Application
Team Lead, Enterprise Customer Systems, will attend
Arizona State University and pursue a degree in chemical
engineering.
• Christopher Rickard, son of Anne Rickard, Supervisor,
Corporate Events and Relationship Marketing, will
attend Arizona State University and pursue a degree in
engineering.
How to apply for a dependent scholarship
Program eligibility
Candidates must be dependents of employees who
will be full-time students (minimum of 12 credit hours
per semester) at accredited colleges and university-level
educational institutions.
Application requirements
Scholarship candidates must submit the following
documents:
• A completed dependent scholarship
application form
• A one-page letter explaining career goals and
field of study
• A current resume
• A current academic transcript
• Two letters of recommendation
Application filing
SRP accepts applications for the annual scholarship
program in January and February.
More information
Scholarship recipients receive awards of
$500–$3,000. For more details, send an email to
[email protected] or call ext. 6-4559.
CGS dependent scholarships
CGS academic scholarships
• Jaynie Wood, daughter of Gerald Wood, Instrument &
Control Specialist, CGS Maintenance, will attend Brigham
Young University and pursue a degree in art.
• Julia Ridgley will attend Northern Arizona University and
pursue a physician assistant degree.
• Brealyn Lyndsey will attend Northland Pioneer College
and pursue a degree in psychology.
• Dakota Hitchcock will attend Northern Arizona University
and pursue a degree in law.
• Holly Patterson will attend Northern Arizona University
and pursue a degree in engineering.
• Mason Turney will attend Northern Arizona University
and pursue a degree in engineering.
• Jacob Orona will attend Northland Pioneer College and
pursue a degree in nursing.
CGS past-recipient renewal scholarships
• Kayli Brittain, daughter of Dub Brittain, Maintenance
Planner/Scheduler, NGS/CGS Maintenance, is attending
Arizona State University and pursuing a degree
in nursing.
• Hailey Overson, daughter of Brent Overson, Senior
Environmental Scientist/Engineer, CGS Environmental/
Safety, will attend Brigham Young University and pursue
a degree in organizational behavior/human resources
management.
JUNE 15, 2017 3
News and views from SRP leaders to help you stay looped in on important issues.
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FY18 OBJECTIVES ADVANCE LEANER, GREENER,
MORE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC STRATEGY
In the previous
version of The Loop, I
reviewed last fiscal year’s
accomplishments. We
planned a great deal of
work this past year and
you responded with terrific
progress and very solid
results. As is the norm, SRP
employees did a great job!
Thank you again.
It is time to look
BY M ARK BONSALL
forward to what we plan to
G E N E R A L M A N AG E R & C E O
accomplish in FY18.
During Town Hall
presentations and my visits to work locations, I’ve said that our
future success depends on our continued commitment to the
values that make SRP great — safety, community involvement,
operational excellence, focus on the customer, and
environmental and financial stewardship, among others. These
“Values We Hold Dear” are the cultural foundation of our
business, and they give purpose to our winning proposition of
being leaner, greener and more customer-centric.
This three-part winning proposition provides a concise
way to describe the service we
seek to deliver to our customers.
The proposed
Leaner means creating
FY18 Objectives
new efficiencies in our work
and identifying new and more
reflect our values
productive uses for our assets.
and move our
SRP thrives when a culture
of operational excellence is
strategy forward.
advanced. For instance, new
maintenance and overhaul processes for our Valley natural
gas-fired power plants can potentially save $25 million over
the financial plan while maintaining reliable operations.
And our recent water agreement with the City of Goodyear
illustrates a creative use of our assets to generate brand
new revenue and build community partnerships.
Greener means developing solutions that are both
environmentally sensitive and affordable. Testing a large-
scale battery storage system that’s charged by solar and
reintroducing EarthWise Energy, a residential price plan
that enables electric customers to easily support renewable
energy, are good examples of our greener focus. We are
also developing new “electrification” programs that will both
reduce emissions and build electric revenues by extending
our electric vehicle emphasis to include forklifts and
refrigeration truck units.
More customer-centric means anticipating and delivering
the ultimate customer experience. The recent redesign of
our website, now ranked No. 1 in the nation among electric
utilities by J.D. Power, and the launch of mobile apps for
SRP Power and Water customers are among these efforts.
The proposed FY18 Objectives reflect our values and
move our strategy forward. These objectives are pending
Board approval, and are arranged a bit differently here
than in past years, but strongly continue the leaner, greener
and more customer-centric directions. We are increasing our
understanding of how to apply and pursue these directions
as time passes. You’ll notice we’ve added more objectives
this fiscal year. The expanded list captures the increasing
amount of work that is being done to advance our strategy.
What you can do now
First, review the proposed goals and objectives and the
accompanying diagram that will help you understand how
your efforts can align to corporate strategy.
Next, talk with your manager about how your efforts
can support the strategy. Think about creating goals that
are meaningful, measurable and memorable to you and
your department. To help you develop your FY18 Goal Plan,
review Annual Performance Goals on insideHR and refer to
the goals library in SuccessFactors.
Finally, look for two articles in upcoming issues of Pulse
that will provide details about the FY18 EPIC plan and
advice from Human Resources about goal setting.
Our strategy and objectives point to where we are headed.
Our values and strategy also describe how we plan to continue
SRP’s success. Your understanding of these elements and
contributions to the direction we’ve mapped out will lead to
continued success for SRP in the future.
C O N T I N U E D O N PAG E 6
See Page 6 for FY18 Corporate Objectives
4 JUNE 15, 2017
WHERE WE ARE GOING,
HOW YOU CAN HELP US GET THERE
What are our strategy and values?
Employee and
public safety
Financial stewardship
Employee development,
innovation, collaboration
and engagement
Volunteerism and
community involvement
We will win by being
leaner, greener
and even more
customer-centric.
Self-governance
Environmental
stewardship
Operational excellence
in all we do
Exceeding customer
expectations
How does SRP accomplish this strategy?
CORPORATE GOALS
& OBJECTIVES
FINANCIAL PLAN &
OPERATING BUDGET
Our corporate objectives identify activities
and initiatives that support our strategy.
Leaner
Greener
More customer-centric
Our financial plan & operating budget
fund activities and initiatives that support
our strategy.
How can my work support SRP’s strategy?
Talk with your
manager about
aligning your work
with corporate
goals.
Set meaningful,
measurable and
memorable
individual goals.
Apply SRP values
to your daily
efforts.
Share skills and
take advantage
of learning
opportunities to
improve your work.
Seek feedback to
guide your work
during the year.
Visit “Align Engage Develop: Getting Started” under Career & Development on insideHR
JUNE 15, 2017 5
THE LOOP C O N T I N U E D FRO M PAG E 4
PROPOSED FY18 CORPORATE OBJECTIVES
You can find a detailed and complete list of the proposed FY18 Objectives (pending Board
approval) via an interactive PDF on insideSRP. The objectives are categorized under the Leaner,
Greener, More Customer-Centric and the Values We Hold Dear format. These high-level goals
will be loaded into SuccessFactors and will help you with individual goal setting.
Below you will find a summary of specific actions related to the FY18 Objectives in a slightly
different format organized by business area that highlights our Power, Water, Customer Service,
Stewardship and Financial/Strategic interests.
I. Power transformation
A. Originate the NGS lease extension, as possible.
B. Help develop, and/or offer, and/or participate in
a renewable RFP for the Navajo Nation.
C. Develop a plan for Kayenta coal repurposing to
benefit the Hopi and Navajo tribes.
D. Help develop an economic development
plan for Page.
E. Enter into a “Section 17” joint venture with the
Navajo Nation, if plausible.
F. Complete an evaluation of fiber capacity
proximate to the Navajo Nation and Hopi
private lands.
G. Support the transmission capability allocated
to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe,
if provided.
H. Help the Navajo Nation acquire natural gas
capacity, if desired.
I. Evaluate seasonal reduction of coal resources to
realize cost savings and emissions reductions.
J. Complete due diligence on the Gila River Station
units and take next steps.
K. Further construct the Field Area Network (FAN).
L. Lease Corbell DataStation capacity to at least one
new customer.
M. Complete the process review to facilitate the
interconnection of non-residential distributed
energy resources to the distribution system.
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II. Water transformation
A. Reach settlement with the Roosevelt Irrigation
District (RID), through mediation, if possible,
litigation if not.
B. Increase the number of lateral transportation
agreements.
C. Market more Gila River Water Storage
(GRWS) credits.
D. Develop and market “AMA Management”
(pumping insurance) services.
E. Evaluate enhancing service to urban irrigators.
F. Promote discussions of Arizona’s water future.
1. Achieve consensus to develop the CAP/SRP
Interconnect Facility (CSIF).
2. Develop momentum around new tribal
resources and pursue federal support thereof.
3. Participate in the Governor’s water initiatives,
if launched.
III.Customer Service transformation
A. Implement tokenless prepay.
B. Provide M-Power information on mobile app.
C. Grow and complete demand response and
demand management pilots.
D. Complete “last gasp” communication loops, and
redesign response protocols.
E. Provide customer portal to commercial
construction job status reports.
F. Implement “ultimate customer experience” training
to all customer services personnel.
G. Develop conceptual designs and work plan for a
refresh of the My Account web portal.
H. Implement a refreshed bill design.
I. Increase participation in SRP’s School of
Energy (public school energy monitoring/
conversation program).
IV.Stewardship
A. Achieve current sustainability goals, evolve to an
emissions target by 2021, and finalize and begin
to implement SRP 2035 sustainability goals.
B. Get the battery installations commercial by
April 2018.
C. Conduct a second biomass test burn at CGS.
D. Install measurement equipment to monitor Four
Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) activities.
E. Revisit our municipal aesthetics and
undergrounding policies.
F. Complete the Cragin watershed protection project
assessment.
G. Align all R&D efforts into a coordinated
“Innovation Pipeline.”
H. Coordinate current activity and implement a
formal diversity program in Human Resources.
I. Complete the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) effort.
J. Raise SRP’s profile in historic preservation.
K. Raise SRP’s profile as to the issue of education.
L. Conduct an internal compilation and review of
personnel development programming.
V. Financial/Strategic
A. Update the current brand platform with a
consistent visual identity and message platform.
B. Conduct a sale of bonds in the fall.
C. Continue with business process re-engineering
efforts (e.g., implement a more cost-effective
method of performing overhauls for SRP’s gas
generation resources, implement a more efficient
financial reporting and planning process).
D. Develop a price increase proposal to 1) fund
accelerated depreciation of select generating
units, and 2) reformulate our approach to
the Environmental Programs Cost Adjustment
Factor (EPCAF).
E. Complete the system changes necessary for
Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) implementation.
F. Continue/resolve SolarCity litigation.
G. Redefine the future of the Agua Fria site.
H. Complete negotiations with the IBEW on a
new contract.
Values We Hold Dear
• Employee and public safety
• Volunteerism and community involvement
• Employee development, innovation,
collaboration and engagement
• Operational excellence in all we do
• SRP’s self-governance
• Exceeding customer expectations
• Financial stewardship
• Environmental stewardship
JUNE 15, 2017 7
IN THE NEWS
MY SAFETY
COMMITMENT
Kim Caggiano
S E N I O R E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C I E N T I S T/
E N G I N E E R , E N V I R O N M E N TA L L A B &
FI E L D S E RV I C E S
Housekeeping is critical to
maintaining a safe workplace
and preventing injuries. From
traditional office settings to
industrial workplaces such as
shops, warehouses and power
plants, housekeeping should be
an ongoing effort and continue
through monitoring or auditing.
Examples of good
housekeeping include not stacking
objects in walkways and aisles;
placing heavy objects on lower
shelves; and keeping equipment
away from the edges of desks
and tables to prevent falling
objects. Work area mats should
be kept clean and maintained
— check all mats to ensure they
don’t become tripping hazards.
All employees should
participate in housekeeping. That
includes keeping their work areas
tidy, reporting safety hazards and
cleaning up spills when noted.
Each week, Pulse features an employee’s
individual commitment as part of the
Commitment-Based Safety approach.
8 JUNE 15, 2017
4 elected to board service
Dan Hull, Customer Service Representative, Meter Operations,
has been elected to serve a three-year term on the City of Chandler
Merit System Board. His term began in May.
The five-member board conducts appeal hearings involving
dismissal, suspension or demotion of city employees. The Merit
System Board may render advisory opinions based on its
findings to the city manager, and upon request of the city manager, it may
conduct investigations and make recommendations on any other matter of
personnel policy.
Andy Johnson, Engineering Supervisor, Performance Monitoring
Center, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of
The Centers for Habilitation (TCH). His term began in July 2016;
however, Johnson began representing SRP on the board this year.
TCH is dedicated to providing support and opportunities to
people of all ages with physical and developmental disabilities to
help them reach their full potential, improve quality of life and alleviate barriers
to independence.
SRP President David Rousseau has been elected to serve on the
board of Banner Health Foundation. His term began in May.
Rousseau is representing SRP on the board.
Banner Health Foundation is a philanthropic resource for Banner
Health’s nonprofit hospitals, clinics and health services in Arizona.
Charitable contributions to the foundation support an array of
patient care programs and services; help fund vital research activities; and
provide access to the latest medical tools, technologies and training.
Andrea Tanner, Senior Administrative Assistant, Strategic
Planning, has been elected to serve a three-year-term on the board
of Gilbert Leadership. Her term will begin in July 2017. Tanner is
representing SRP on the board.
Gilbert Leadership exposes promising leaders to issues that
affect the community, businesses and the public, making them better
able to contribute their resources to making a difference.
CALL THIS NUMBER WHEN YOU
NEED HELP WITH AN SRP VEHICLE
For any service problems with an SRP vehicle,
you can call the Transportation Services 24-hour
emergency response number: (602) 236-4100.
A member of the Transportation Services team is
always available to help. Garage business hours
are 6 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
Line Working Foreman
helps stranded family
SRP customer and stranded motorist James
Brady recently contacted SRP to express
his gratitude for Tim Dossey, Line Working
Tim Dossey
Foreman, Customer Construction Services.
Brady, along with his wife and child, was
stranded on the side of the road and Dossey stopped to
offer his assistance. Brady explained that he and his family
are new to the area and didn’t have anyone to call. He
stated that he was impressed and grateful that Dossey
stopped, and he wanted to make sure that Dossey was
recognized for his thoughtful act.
Homebuyers move in on schedule
thanks to Customer Construction
Services crew
“I want to let you know I appreciate what
Junior (Ray Dean Jr., Line Working Foreman,
Ray Dean Jr.
Customer Construction Services) and his crew
did for me today. The customer service I
received was above and beyond what I expected from SRP.
Because of your actions, I will be getting power in time to help
my buyers get into their homes on schedule. Junior was friendly
and professional. Please send him to my job next time.”
— Ron Graham, Graham Development Corp.
to pay. During their conversation, Jones told Grove that she
had been in the hospital because of a car accident and was
just recently released. Due to her injuries, she missed time from
work and got behind on her bills. Grove added an extension
to her account, giving her time to get the account paid. After
the call, Grove sent Jones a Hallmark card. She called the
Contact Center to say the card really touched her and made
her feel like Grove and SRP understood her situation.
Customer thanks crew for fast response
Customer Kimberly Craig contacted SRP to express her
appreciation for the customer service she received. Sergio
Garcia, Troubleman, Troubleshooting North, was dispatched
last week to Craig’s home to investigate an outage. Upon
determining her secondary service was out, the Fault
Locating crew of Kevin Rohr, Phil Sanchez and Jason
Rogers was dispatched to complete the repairs. Craig said:
“Just a note to say how much I appreciate the customer
service provided by SRP and your response to my request
for services. This is the second time in a few years the
underground lines supplying electricity to my home needed
repair. A few years ago, I was so surprised to have a field
technician at my home within 30 minutes or so to diagnose
the problem. Today was no different. Fast response and
then a second crew to dig up the yard and repair the line!
All employees very polite and courteous!”
Representative makes customer’s day
Isaac Grove
Customer Kim Jones called the Residential
Contact Center because she had received a text
eNote letting her know that her SRP account
was past due. She spoke to Customer Service
Representative Isaac Grove to request more time
Sergio
Garcia
Kevin Rohr
Phil Sanchez
Jason Rogers
Welcome!
MAY NEW HIRES
Valley
James Clark
April Hallmark
Kym Lewis
Brad Staley
Travis Baldwin
A P PA R AT U S
ENGINEERING
CONTENT &
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
SOLUTIONS
P U R C H A S I N G S E RV I C E S
A P PA R AT U S E N G I N E E R I N G
Hieu Nguyen
Bohumil (Bo) Svoma
S E RV E R
M A N AG E M E N T S U R FAC E WAT E R R E S O U R C E S
DISTRIBUTION LINE
MAINTENANCE
Casaundra Donahoe
Reed Blochberger
P RO G R A M M A R K E T I N G
S U R FAC E WAT E R R E S O U R C E S
David Dulis
P ROJ E C T M A N AG E M E N T
O FFI C E
Andrea Hanson
C U S TO M E R I M P R OV E M E N T S
Kyle Hook
CONTROL ENGINEERING
Morgan Shelton
DISTRIBUTION
I M P R OV E M E N T
C O N S T R U C T I O N
Andrew Volkmer
S U R FAC E WAT E R R E S O U R C E S
Sean Whittier
I T A RC H I T E C T U R E
& PL ANNING
JUNE 15, 2017 9
VOLUNTEERS SEW PENCIL CASES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS
BY SONU MUNSHI
When 1,000 students across the Valley return to school
this fall, a unique take on a back-to-school basic will be
there to help them get started.
Hand-sewn pencil cases — with designs ranging from
butterflies and pirates to ballerinas and dinosaurs — were
made by about 40 SRP employees and retirees, along with
their family and friends, who are part of a quilting club
called the Kilowatt Kwilters.
Retiree Sue Riordan, president of the Kilowatt Kwilters,
said while the group typically works on charity projects
that involve donating quilts, pillowcases and dog beds, this
year they wanted to sew smaller items that could be made
quickly using leftover fabric pieces.
Some members prepared 1,000 kits that included
colorful pieces of fabric cut to size and a colorful zipper,
and the rest helped assemble them.
“This project was especially fun because we were
working together to help hardworking teachers in our
community,” Riordan said. “We hope the pencil cases give
teachers one more tool that helps inspire their students to
want to learn.”
The pencil cases won’t go empty either, thanks to
Lori Jones, Maintenance Services Manager, Vegetation
Management, who donated 2,000 pencils for the project.
“When I heard about the loving efforts of the
Kilowatt Kwilters, I thought, ‘Well, pencil cases need
pencils,’” she said.
Jones said she wanted to help because as someone who
has several teacher friends, she knew that many teachers
devote personal expenses to make their classrooms the best
learning environments possible for their students.
Among those who presented pencil cases to Barbara Blalock, Founder,
Treasures 4 Teachers (center) are, from left, Sue Riordan (SRP retiree);
Anne Calhoun (employee); John Andrews (employee); Janie Badger
(mother of SRP employee Jennifer Marceau); Bonnie Oleksa (retiree);
Chris Janick (employee); Lois Hammer (retiree); Terry South (employee);
and Cindy Campbell (employee). PHOTO BY LAURA SEGALL
The group donated the pencil cases to Treasures 4
Teachers, a Tempe-based nonprofit that provides classroom
materials to teachers on a slim budget.
Barbara Blalock, Founder of Treasures 4 Teachers, said
she’s thankful for SRP’s long-standing support of the nonprofit.
“A lot of people can’t even imagine that many students
come to school without any supplies, which makes them feel
embarrassed,” Blalock said. “So while for many people these
are a small item, for students from low-income families, it really
lifts their self-esteem and helps them focus better in class.”
RAVEN INJURED AT FRAZIER SUBSTATION RELEASED BACK INTO WILD
A raven was released back into the wild last month
after a life-threatening accident in December 2015 at
Frazier Substation.
The bird was one of two ravens perching on electrical
equipment at the substation near Roosevelt Lake. Their
wings touched energized equipment, which killed one and
badly burned the feathers of the other.
Wildlife rehabilitation nonprofit Liberty Wildlife took
the raven in and cared for the bird as it molted and
regrew its burned feathers.
10 JUNE 15, 2017
LeeAnn Torkelson,
Principal Engineer,
Substation
Maintenance
Engineering,
prepares to release
the rehabilitated
raven. PHOTO BY
LESLY SWANSON
Families Giving Back —
Back-to-School Supply Distribution
VALLEY
7408 E. Osborn Road, Scottsdale
July 26
Volunteers are needed to distribute supplies to struggling families. Backpacks,
school supplies, clothing and shoes will be provided for up to 1,000 Scottsdale
children so they can return to school equipped for success. Volunteers will
be required to complete a background check prior to the event. Contact
[email protected], ext. 6-2488, with any questions.
Other opportunities
Log in to the SRP Volunteers portal at srpvolunteers.com to sign up for these
and other events.
Glasses and hearing aids
Donate your old glasses, sunglasses and hearing aids to be recycled. The
Lions Club will match your donation with someone in need. Restoration of
vision and hearing through eyeglasses, hearing aids, eye or ear surgery, and
treatment is the Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation’s main focus. If you include
your name with the donation, you will receive a tax receipt. Send donations
to Bob Roessel, PAB4TB.
Annual PERA Club Meeting
June 19, 5 p.m.
Big Horn Terrace
All employees are invited
to attend. The Valley PERA
Club annual operations report
will be presented by the PERA
board of directors and staff.
Contact [email protected],
ext. 6-5784, for more
information.
Pool hours
•June and July: daily,
noon–7 p.m.
•August: Saturday and Sunday,
noon–7 p.m.
•September: Labor​Day
weekend only (Satu​rday–
Monday), noon–7 p.m.
EVENTS
SRP WELLNESS PRESENTS
“OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION”
June 20, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PAB, Mohave East & West
Learn techniques and strategies to
overcome procrastination in your
work and personal life. Feel free
to bring your own lunch. Fresh
fruit and iced tea will be provided.
Register in SuccessFactors Learning,
course code Well20800.
ANALYTICS COMMUNITY
TAU DAY MEETING
June 28, 8:30–11 a.m. or
noon–2:30 p.m.
Tau-themed breakfast or
lunch provided
PAB, Mohave East & West
2π or not 2π? That is the
question. The answer is the
Analytics Community Tau Day
Party, where you can learn about
the Marketing Data Warehouse,
simple and advanced R scripts,
and Excel automation. There will
also be networking activities and
competitions. Oh, and of course,
there will be Tau-themed food. (It’s
not easy as pi, but we made it work.)
Enroll via the Analytics Community
page on insideSRP.
IN MEMORIAM
Glen Kester Jr.,
88, died May 26.
Kester joined SRP in 1974
and retired in 1991 as a
Railroad Specialist, NGS.
He is survived by his
daughter Karen Thomas
and sons Donald, Alan and
Ronald Kester.
Cody Stouard,
31, died May 26.
Stouard joined
SRP in 2013 and
was a Metal
Fabricator, Mechanical C&M.
He is survived by his
wife, Amber. Services have
been held.
JUNE 15, 2017 11
SRP PROUD: ‘PRIDE’ IS MORE THAN A PARTY
BY HE ATHER ALBERT
Harvey Milk, Sylvia Rivera, Edith Windsor, Barbara
Gittings, Christine Jorgensen.
These are some of the names SRP Proud hopes you’ll
become familiar with as the Employee Interest Group (EIG)
celebrates Pride Month with two displays at PAB.
“We want to show that Pride is more than just a big
party and a parade, which is what most people assume it is
because of the media around it,” said Hector Jaramillo, SRP
Proud Vice Chair and Senior Human Resources Technician
in Learning Technology.
Instead, Pride Month is a celebration and remembrance
of individuals throughout history who have paved the
way and even risked their lives for the rights the LGBTQ
community has today.
These individuals’ efforts range from picketing to end
federal employment discrimination against gay people in
1965 (Gittings) to challenging the Defense of Marriage
Act, which banned federal recognition and benefits for
legally married same-sex couples, and winning the resulting
Supreme Court case in 2013 (Windsor).
“We want people to know that things were happening
in the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s and on to advance LGBTQ rights,”
Jaramillo said. “It just wasn’t as visible as it is today with the
internet and media.”
SRP Proud is part of a larger SRP effort to support
the LGBTQ community and promote a more diverse,
inclusive workforce. Efforts have also included staffing a
career booth at the Phoenix Pride Festival, participating
in the Point of Pride LGBTQ business summit and giving
to nonprofits such as one•n•ten through the Corporate
Contributions program.
Stacey Jay Cavaliere is the Director of Programs for
one•n•ten, which provides social and service programs to
LGBTQ young adults.
“SRP has really engaged and supported one•n•ten the
past few years, and we are appreciative and grateful for
that,” Cavaliere said.
“To really propel any sort of business forward,
companies need to not only include and accept but also
View the Pride Month displays in the glass cases just outside the PAB
cafeteria to learn about LGBTQ activists and Pride efforts around the world.
Join SRP Proud
SRP Proud welcomes allies, family and members
of the LGBTQ community.
celebrate all identities, all of the things that make us who
we are as individuals. That ranges from everyday actions
with your co-workers to systemic policies that organizations
can adopt.”
He said businesses are becoming more active in
supporting and bringing visibility to the LGBTQ community,
and Pride Month is a time to celebrate that and other
progress. However, he added, there’s still a lot of work that
needs to be done.
According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),
53% of LGBTQ workers nationwide say they hide who
they are in the workplace and transgender workers
report unemployment at twice the rate of the population
as a whole.
“More businesses are open and willing and trying really
hard to get there, but it’s going to take a lot of action steps
and tough conversations,” he added. “Many people think
that marriage equality was the last thing. But there’s still so
much we need to do to give people access to resources.”
DID YOU KNOW?
The Stonewall riots of 1969 are considered the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. The incident began when
patrons of a New York City gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, fought back during a police raid, sparking three days of riots
and a widespread protest for equal rights and acceptance.
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