Do you want to work for the U.S. Forest Service or for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but don’t know where to start?

Come and meet Kate Day and Gretchen Smith, who both are Deaf and work for the USDA. They will explain how to apply, tips on getting a Schedule A, what are GS tiers, and much more information about the USDA.

Katie Day, USFS, Permit and Lottery Manager – Denver, Colorado

 As a Permit Manager for Recreation.gov, Katie acts as a consultant and liaison to sites that wish to bring in their federally permitted locations to the online world of Recreation.gov. Katie began her federal career in 2012 at Rocky Mountain National Park and has since worked at Denali, Crater Lake, and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. She has served as a campground Supervisor, Education Specialist, Fee Manager/Program Analyst and Business and Revenue Fee Specialist. Katie has worked with campground reservation systems, backcountry permits, and lotteries throughout her career and looks forward to expanding her knowledge of these systems with the R1S team. In her spare time, Katie enjoys backpacking, hiking, swimming, skijoring, bikejoring and hanging out with her three dogs Kasey, Kepler, and Tika.

Greta Smith, US Forest Service, District Ranger – Workforce Entry Team

Greta Smith serves as a district ranger for a national hiring team. Greta started out as a dishwasher in a restaurant in 1998; along the way, they worked a variety of private sector and public sector jobs before landing a permanent federal position in 2010.  Most of Greta’s permanent career prior to 2015 was with the Army Corps of Engineers as an environmental planner. During college, they volunteered in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and worked as seasonal wilderness rangers for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Those two experiences cemented their desire to work for an agency that shared their core values of service to others and land stewardship so, in 2015, Greta switched to the Forest Service as an environmental coordinator. She has grown along the way and has worked for various Forests in Oregon and Washington. When not working, Greta is out on their mountain bike or out on the water with their husband and pup.

ASL Interpreters will be provided at the event.

Join us at the link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82998425010?pwd=MjNNQXdNK0FycmdYWjVrOVRIVFhRdz09