Dec 27, 2021
Ms. Donjette L. Gilmore suggested the title, Still I Rise, for this episode. And, once you listen, you’ll know why she chose this title after her favorite poem by Maya Angelou. As the
Executive Director, Public Private Partnership Audit-Level Reviews, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy Installations & Environment, Ms. Gilmore oversees an extensive portfolio of 80,000 Conus Military Family Houses valued at $7.6 billion. A Senior Executive, Ms. Gilmore is a dedicated Servant Leader focused on assessing whether public private partners’ long-term financial viability will continue to provide safe, quality, well-maintained military family housing for or Sailors, Marines. Thus enabling them to remain focused on Navy’s mission.
We cover many topics in this awesome interview to include:
- The Navy stablished her office in October 27, 2019 amid intense congressional and media scrutiny.
- Faced with limited resources, Ms. Gilmore got creative and established a professional development rotational program to attract personnel to help to achieve the mission.
- Ms. Gilmore is proud of her dedicated, passionate staff that she calls “PPPR Angels”.
- Her work is not a job, it’s her calling.
- Finally, obstacles make you stronger. Ms. Gilmore has been “the first” many times, paving the way for other African American women to follow in her footsteps.
Resources Mentioned:
- Connect with Ms. Gilmore on LinkedIn
- Ms. Gilmore’s Official website
- Bio: Ms. Gilmore
- Friends of Guest House
- Connect with Emily on LinkedIn
- Emily Harman
- Positive Intelligence Coaching Program
- Onward Accelerator Coaching Program
- Onward: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Onward Movement Facebook Group | YouTube
- Buy Emily’s Best Selling Book Step Into the Spotlight
- Schedule a Complimentary Coaching Call with Emily
- Music by Soul Pajamas
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