The Tinker Air Force Base’s Emerging Supervisor Development Program Class of 2019 were recognized for their accomplishments during a graduation ceremony held Sept. 11 at the Tinker Event Center Ballroom.
This year’s graduating class of 70 students completed more than 188 hours of the ESDP’s formal and experiential training that is focused on developing an understanding in the ESDP core competencies of communications, diversity, human relations, business management and leadership.
A keynote address on leadership styles and the importance of getting the most out of your team was presented by Kevin D. Stamey, executive director of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command.
“You don’t get to handpick your team, you have to deal with the hand you’re dealt,” Stamey said. “The only way you’re going to be successful as a leader is if you learn how to get the best out of your group. Not everyone is a superstar but it doesn’t mean everyone can’t contribute to the mission. Your challenge as a supervisor is getting the most out of everyone.”
A highly competitive program, ESDP uses its comprehensive curriculum to address these and other issues that Stamey said are vital to successful leadership both at Tinker and elsewhere.
Stamey said that while there are multiple leadership styles that can help supervisors achieve this goal, toxic leadership styles will fail to return positive results from any member of a group.
“It might have been acceptable in the Air Force years ago, but it isn’t now” Stamey said. “I try to tell everyone that if we still have toxic leaders in our Air Force, it’s your job to identify those people and we need to have a serious conversation, because this is not a style that works well in the workplace.”
The goal of the program itself is to help aspiring supervisors display the highest potential in positions of leadership. Since 2010, there have been 729 ESDP graduates and these ESDP alumni fill more than 220 supervisory positions across the base.
“You will essentially be the culture of this organization,” Stamey said. “I can talk all day, but when it comes down to it, it comes down to how you take what you’ve learned. Because the culture will go the way you go.”
The 2019 ESDP graduates are:
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex
Rebecca L. Andrus
Carol L. Bachus
Montravius L. Baxter
Rodney M. Bell
Steven M. Bergren
Bobby W. Bragg
Ryan N. Branum
Aaron K. Brown
Christopher M. Cagle
William E. Caho
James R. Carey
Randal W. Coleman
Cody S. Davis
Linda K. Dawson
Geoffrey Dolinger
Teresa R. Doyal
Patrick T. Duff
Kenneth M. Edmonds
Eric G. Espinosa
Alberto O. Fabregatoribio
Travis S. Fowler
Stephanie D. Godwin
Bradley E. Golden
Michelle R. Goode
Casie E. Goodman
Josiah Hair
Sean P. Hemingway
Wesley D. Hubert
Billy D. James
Cassandra D. John
Joseph E. Johnston III
Joby Kurian
James B. Lichliter
Mandy K. Lynch
Roger G. Lyon
Gabbrieal C. Madkins
Robert D. Mays
Jonah S. McClung
Regan D. McFarland
Bryan K. McLaughlin
Michael G. Mehaffey
Daniel Mejia
Victoria Diane R. Mejorado
Michael K. Missey
Mary M. Molina
Jeffrey D. Moore
Michael A. Morey
Matthew K. Morris
Hiep V. Nguyen
Corey J. Oltmann
Kristopher A. Parsons
Ann M. Pearcy
Kaleb D. Peckam
Thomas J. Pitts
Clayton T. Powell
Jeffrey A. Price
Elijah J. Reyes
Jacob D. Richardson
William B. Robberson III
Andrew D. Rodgers
Emanuel R. Rodriguez
Jeremy S. Rogers
Marcie D. Rose
Travis T. Saylor
Shannon J. Schwartz
Louis B. Shearer
Samuel R. Smith
Eddie L. Smock
Nathan A. Stevens
D’Angelo E. Stovall
Bundith L. Sundara
Troy D. Templeton
Daniel M. Thompson
Damien M. Toole
Jonathan T. Tran
Vienny V. Tran
Emilio A. Trejo
Jeffrey J. Watson
Stephen D. Whaley
Michael D. Woods
Tonya C. Zaremba
Air Force Nuclear
Weapons Center
Eneshal M. Borders-Jones
448th Supply Chain
Management Wing
Chad M. Feller
Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center
Michael Hastings
Dustin C. Lashley
Air Force Sustainment Center
Kim L. Holman II