WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation recognized Casandra Arthur as Reclamation’s Project Manager of the Year at a virtual ceremony. Arthur is a project manager working in Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region in Willows, California.
The award reinforces the importance of project management for Reclamation's mission of delivering water and electricity to the Western United States.
“We congratulate Casandra Arthur on this significant recognition of her professional excellence," said Deputy Commissioner for Operations David Palumbo. “Casandra’s critical work enhances the effectiveness of Reclamation’s operations and exemplifies the sound project management approach that Reclamation is committed to providing our stakeholders in the California-Great Basin Region and throughout the West."
Arthur is being honored for her management of water storage projects in the California-Great Basin Region, including the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Project and the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion.
Arthur began her career with the Willows Construction Office in 2011. She is assigned highly complex projects supporting water management and dam safety in the West. She is known by colleagues as a strong leader and for working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure project success.
Reclamation's award announcement coincides with International Project Management Day on November 4, a designated occasion to encourage project-based organizations like Reclamation to demonstrate appreciation for the achievements of project managers and their teams.
Reclamation also recognized five other nominees for the PM of the Year Award. They are:
* Stephanie Utter, Columbia-Pacific Northwest.
* Jose Lee, Lower Colorado Basin.
* Steve Darlinton, Missouri Basin/Arkansas, Rio Grande and Texas Gulf.
* Meaghan Peters, Technical Service Center.
* James “Sterling" Acree, Upper Colorado Basin.
Reclamation promotes project management, which can significantly improve performance by applying project management knowledge, processes, skills, tools, and techniques. Reclamation has a project management framework that integrates existing government-wide and U.S. Department of the Interior project management requirements and clarifies project management practices for those projects for which no specific mandates apply.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
