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    "title" : "Community Rock Star Round Up |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Community Rock Star Round Up","summary" : "Around this month’s Communities Theme, the DigitalGov team thought we’d round up your community rock stars. These are people in your communities who’ve gone above and beyond, who’ve contributed content, organized events, participated in developing toolkits and more.","date" : "2015-07-30T10:00:21-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"apiazza" : "Alycia Piazza"},"topics" : {
        
            "content-strategy" : "Content strategy",
            "customer-experience" : "Customer experience",
            "emerging-tech" : "Emerging tech",
            "mobile" : "Mobile",
            "social-media" : "Social media",
            "user-experience" : "User experience"
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      "filepath" :"news/2015/07/2015-07-30-community-rock-star-round-up.md",
      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/07/2015-07-30-community-rock-star-round-up.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/07/2015-07-30-community-rock-star-round-up.md","slug" : "community-rock-star-round-up","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/30/community-rock-star-round-up/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eAround this month\u0026rsquo;s \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/07/wont-you-help-your-neighbor-communities-theme-month-on-digitalgov/\"\u003eCommunities Theme\u003c/a\u003e, the DigitalGov team thought we’d round up your community rock stars. These are people in your communities who’ve gone above and beyond, who’ve contributed content, organized events, participated in developing toolkits and more. Let’s kick it off with the DigitalGov Summit Sounding Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"digitalgov-summit-sounding-board\"\u003eDigitalGov Summit Sounding Board\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the \u003ca href=\"https://summit.digitalgov.gov\"\u003e2015 DigitalGov Summit\u003c/a\u003e we pulled together \u003ca href=\"https://summit.digitalgov.gov/summit-sounding-board/\"\u003einnovators from across the federal government\u003c/a\u003e to guide the programming, promote the CrowdHall (and Summit overall) and help identify speakers. The summit was a huge success, with more than 1,000 registrants, thanks to this group. Don’t forget to \u003cstrong\u003esave the date for the 2016 summit on May 11th!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"mobilegov\"\u003eMobileGov\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome standout leaders from the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/\"\u003eMobileGov community\u003c/a\u003e represent the Social Security Administration, Army Corps of Engineers, and the Congressional Research Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Fern\u003c/strong\u003e, from the Social Security Administration, led the Federal CrowdSource Mobile Testing Program for more than 2 years and started publishing articles about mobile testing best practices. Check out \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/09/the-emulator-dilemma-can-mobile-device-testing-be-completed-without-mobile-devices/\"\u003eThe Emulator Dilemma: Can Mobile Device Testing be Completed without Mobile Devices?\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/16/trends-on-tuesday-native-app-lessons-from-the-crowdsource-mobile-testing-program/\"\u003eTrends on Tuesday: Native App Lessons from the Crowdsourced Mobile Testing Program.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Army Corps of Engineers’ \u003cstrong\u003eCourtney Greenley\u003c/strong\u003e is surfacing lost apps federal agencies have not put in the \u003ca href=\"https://touchpoints.app.cloud.gov/registry\"\u003eFederal Mobile Apps Registry\u003c/a\u003e with the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/09/day-50-the-great-federal-mobile-product-hunt/\"\u003eMobile Product Hunt\u003c/a\u003e. By leading this effort Courtney helped uncover 27 new apps to date.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe wanted to recognize the \u003ca href=\"http://gsa.github.io/Open-And-Structured-Content-Models/\"\u003eOpen and Structure Content Working Group\u003c/a\u003e, which conducted a very successful Open and Structured Content hands-on workshop in June. If you’re interested you can check out \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/20/structured-content-in-government-how-hhs-and-nci-are-getting-started/\"\u003eStructured Content in Government: How HHS and NCI are Getting Started\u003c/a\u003e. Past leaders of this group include \u003cstrong\u003eHannah Rubin\u003c/strong\u003e from the Congressional Research Service, \u003cstrong\u003eHolly Irving\u003c/strong\u003e from the Food and Drug Administration and \u003cstrong\u003eLakshmi Grama\u003c/strong\u003e from The National Cancer Institute.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Downey\u003c/strong\u003e, from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, just wrapped up as our \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/social-media/\"\u003eThursday Mobile Products\u003c/a\u003e contributor. Some of our favorite pieces of his were about \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/05/explore-iconic-overseas-world-war-ii-sites-with-abmc-apps/\"\u003eAMBC’s apps\u003c/a\u003e, this one about \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/04/09/new-usgs-app-helps-save-the-piping-plovers/\"\u003ePiping Plovers\u003c/a\u003e, his \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/02/19/irs2go-app-provides-multi-symptom-relief-for-tax-anxiety/\"\u003eupdate about IRS2Go\u003c/a\u003e and of course about his organization’s app—\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/05/01/operation-predator-app-from-ice-developed-to-help-rescue-children-capture-sexual-predators/\"\u003eOperation Predator’s impact on mission.\u003c/a\u003e Other awesome writers have been \u003ca title=\"Posts by Nirmala Ramprasad\" href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/nirmala-ramprasad/\" rel=\"author\"\u003eNirmala Ramprasad\u003c/a\u003e from the Social Security Administration, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/genevieve-contey/\"\u003eGenevieve Contey\u003c/a\u003e from NOAA and Kanika Tolver formerly of DOT (she’s a contractor for State now).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mobile community also has volunteers writers for our \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/emerging-tech/\"\u003eTrends on Tuesday\u003c/a\u003e posts. Past writers include \u003cstrong\u003eTreci Johnson\u003c/strong\u003e from U.S. Department of the Interior, \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Wilcox\u003c/strong\u003e from USDA and \u003cstrong\u003eLinda V. Priebe\u003c/strong\u003e formerly of Office of National Drug Control Policy. \u003cstrong\u003eWill Sullivan\u003c/strong\u003e, 18f team member, is our current writer, and is off to a strong start with posts on \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/04/07/trends-on-tuesday-40-of-americans-use-smartphones-to-find-government-information/\"\u003esmartphone use\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/04/14/trends-on-tuesday-10-tips-for-mobile-live-streaming/\"\u003elive streaming tips\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/12/trends-on-tuesday-consumer-purchases-and-usage-of-tablets-shrink-as-phablets-grow/\"\u003ephablet purchases\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"user--customer-experience-ux--cx\"\u003eUser \u0026amp; Customer Experience (UX \u0026amp; CX)\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome leaders from the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/user-experience/\"\u003eUser Experience\u003c/a\u003e and Customer Experience groups include folks who are champions of knowledge sharing and making sure the user/customer is at the forefront of thinking during decision making at their agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLin Wang\u003c/strong\u003e, of the U.S. Census Bureau, is the head of Census’ UX program, a federal leader in survey methodology and a great friend to the UX community. She has been sponsoring tours of their UX lab, discussing their team structure and leading workshops for the larger community.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Wade,\u003c/strong\u003e from OPM, is the \u003ca href=\"https://summit.digitalgov.gov/speakers/#Wade\"\u003epowerhouse lead\u003c/a\u003e of their Innovation Lab, undertaking one of the most extensive user-centered research projects in the federal government to fix \u003ca href=\"https://www.usajobs.gov/\"\u003eUSAJOBS\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilvia Salazar,\u003c/strong\u003e of the National Institutes of Health at the National Cancer Institute, leads the National Cancer Institute’s UX lab, offering tours and webinars to teach the greater community. She is a leader in Spanish-language UX and currently working on an incredible research project to catalog the effects of nuclear tests on U.S. citizens (now in their 80s and 90s!).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may have heard there is a newly coordinated \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/customer-experience/\"\u003eCustomer Experience Community\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMartha Dorris\u003c/strong\u003e, of GSA, has led the effort to pull together customer experience practitioners from across government to share stories, hurdles, innovations and accomplishments.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"multilingual-community-of-practice\"\u003eMultilingual Community of Practice\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso from GSA, \u003cstrong\u003eLeilani Martinez\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Wales\u003c/strong\u003e produced articles supporting the advancements in reaching multilingual communities. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/19/real-internationalization-isnt-just-geographic-its-linguistic/\"\u003eReal Internationalization Isn’t Just Geographic: It’s Linguistic\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/23/betting-on-email-how-were-reaching-hispanics-via-their-inbox/\"\u003eBetting on Email: How We’re Reaching Hispanics via Their Inbox\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"socialgov\"\u003eSocialGov\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/social-media/\"\u003e#SocialGov Community\u003c/a\u003e we’d like to acknowledge representatives from the National Institutes of Health, State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These rock stars not only consistently contributed to inter-agency programs on top of running their own, they specifically helped build the collaborative model that led to the creation of our best new initiatives like the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/02/05/u-s-public-participation-playbook-open-for-coders-and-designers-on-github/\"\u003eU.S. Public Participation Playbook\u003c/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/01/27/new-inter-agency-social-media-cyber-vandalism-toolkit-launched/\"\u003eCyber-Vandalism Prevention toolkit\u003c/a\u003e and created content for us.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlison Lemon\u003c/strong\u003e of NIH was a SocialGov 20%-er, \u003ca href=\"https://openopps.digitalgov.gov/tasks\"\u003ethrough Open Opportunities\u003c/a\u003e, taking on knowledge management and \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/alison-lemon/\"\u003ewriting articles\u003c/a\u003e. Take a look at how \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/06/25/case-studies-in-thunderclap/\"\u003eHHS and the Environmental Protection Agency used Thunderclap\u003c/a\u003e to spread their campaigns.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/18/improving-how-social-media-informs-leadership-and-public-initiatives/\"\u003eHow Social Media Informs Leadership and Public Initiatives\u003c/a\u003e co-written by \u003cstrong\u003eCorina Dubois\u003c/strong\u003e, of the State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs, or take a peek at the recap of the event \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/04/24/sharing-the-essentials-of-animated-gifs-for-public-services/\"\u003eSharing the Essentials of Animated GIFs for Public Service\u003c/a\u003e featuring \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Thomas\u003c/strong\u003e from the Office of Director of National Intelligence. \u003cstrong\u003eBrittany Stevenson\u003c/strong\u003e is not only is a #socialgov rock star but she is the federal Terms of Service Point of Contact for the FCC. Finally, \u003cstrong\u003eJordan Higgins\u003c/strong\u003e from the Defense Intelligence Agency has been our \u0026ldquo;go-to\u0026rdquo; guy \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/10/30/cyber-house-of-horrors/\"\u003eon cyber-security in social.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course this just scratches the surface of good work that’s happening in DigitalGov—are you and your team rock stars? \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/about/\"\u003eTell us what you’re up to\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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