Announcements

Dear WIFLE Member, 

Today we were informed of the unexpected death of WIFLE Member Special Agent Bianca Mendez of the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General stationed in El Paso, Texas. 

Below is information regarding arrangements and where you may send thoughts of condolences.  Please feel free to this information.

Online Obituary - Read Here

  http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Bianca-Mendez&lc=4230&pid=180499042&mid=6990543

We have received the following information pertaining to services as well as contact information to send condolences to the family.

Memorial Service – July 1^st – 5:00pm – 9:00pm (Rosary Services 7:00pm)

Del Angel Martin East Funeral Home
1460 George Dieter
El Paso, TX

 

Mass Service – July 2^nd – 10:00am

St. Luke Catholic Parish
930 Redd Rd
El Paso, TX  

 

Military Service – TBA

Fort Bliss, TX

 

Please feel free to send thoughts of expressions to:

The Mendez Family
141 S. Moon Road
Socorro, TX 79927

In Addition, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Michael D. Robinson would like to express his thanks for all the kind words and thoughts expressed from all of you.

Fourth of July weekends are often times of family reunions and just taking time to be together. Please keep Bianca, her family and the people she worked with in your thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Catherine Sanz
Executive Director
WIFLE Inc.

 

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Below, is the link to current positions we’re looking to fill.  The locations are Seattle, WA, Fresno, CA, and Washington, DC.  Please feel free to share these opportunities with members of your organization.

 

https://www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/Search/GetResults?OrganizationID=TRTG&ApplicantEligibility=all

 

v/r

 

 

Jamael Turner

Staff Assistant

Treasury Inspector General For

Tax Administration 

WIFLE announced its 2016 WIFLE Scholarship Recipients and its WIFLE 2016 Award Winners.  View at www.wifle.org.

 

 

Dear WIFLE Members:

As we remember and honor our fallen officers during National Police Week, we also wanted to take some time to thank you for your service.

We understand the sacrifices that you and your family make and we appreciate the work you do each and every day.

FEDS supports the FLEOA Foundation, which was established to financially assist surviving family members of federal law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. If you’d like to learn more about the cause or to make a donation, click here.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

The FEDS Staff

www.fedsprotection.com

866.955.FEDS

WIFLE President Catherine Sanz attended a White House Ceremony where President Obama Awarded the Medal of Valor to 13 Public Safety Officials. Read more at https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/president-obama-awards-medal-v…

 

85th Anniversary of women in the Queensland service.
Retired Australia Queensland Deputy Commissioner Kath Rynders keynote on the 85th anniversary of women in the Queensland service:

"Four phases of development:
-battle to be a female police officer
-achieving equality in the Service
-achieving power in the role
-current phase of rebuilding women in policing"


http://www.qt.com.au/news/battle-continues-for-police-women/3005192/

April 5-8, 2016.  President Sanz at the Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) at the police academy. These women participated in the round table discussions which included the top ranked woman officer to the new cadets. Training at the academy is three years long and is a live in situation. The officers graduate with the equivalent of a college degree. The agency size is 6000; 30% are women. Material to read includes the remarks and keynote: PDF

eMail Carol Paterick, carolpaterick@gmail.com, if you want a copy sent directly.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.

BarriersBias-one-pager-nsa.pdf  

Link to one page summary of Research Report Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership examines the causes of women’s under representation in leadership roles in business, politics, and education and suggests what we can do to change the status quo.

http://www.aauw.org/research/barriers-and-bias/

Link to full report.

http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/csw/from-where-i-stand