Nancy K. D’Herde, USPS Rio Grande District Human Resources Specialist, LD&D, with her proud husband Donny after being named 2012 AFEB Specialist of the Year.

Nancy K. D’Herde has been selected the Alamo Federal Executive Board’s (AFEB) Specialist of the Year. From a competitive process that began with 93 total nomination packages received from 22 San Antonio area federal agencies, D’Herde, a U.S. Postal Service Rio Grande District Human Resources Specialist, Learning Development & Diversity (LD&D), was named the winner in the Specialist Category at the 2012 Federal Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony held by the AFEB, at the Omni Hotel, San Antonio, on June 13.

D’Herde was honored along with the winners and finalists for 12 categories all chosen by a six member panel composed of members of the local Federal community. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Bill Taylor, KENS-TV CBS 5 Chief Meteorologist. Entertainment was provided by the 323rd Army Band.

With a quest for excellence to be among the best of San Antonio’s 86 Federal Agencies, made up of 90,000 Federal employees, D’Herde surpassed specialists from the Air Force Medical Operations Agency, the Air Force Services Agency, as well as many nominees from the surrounding Federal community.

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