Professional Development Training for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Districts of Guam and the NMI

          U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that the staff of the U.S. Attorney’s Office received professional development training conducted by Robin M. Fields, Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) General Counsel’s Office, Washington, D.C; Avery Bakeley, Deputy Assistant Director, EOUSA Equal Employment Opportunity Staff, Washington, D.C.; and Angela Groce, Counselor, EOUSA Employee Assistance Program from the National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina.  The training was held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam from January 28 to 30, 2015.  

          The professional development topics included:  “Developing Effective Communication Styles,” “Social Styles,” “Conflict Resolution,” “Social Media,” “Management Training,” “Mental Health in the Legal Profession/Managing Stress and Grief,” and “Emotional Intelligence.”

          The participants, who included management, litigation and administrative staff, enjoyed team-building exercises and learned about fostering an effective and rewarding work place, working with different personality styles, stress management, and ethics in social media. The training finished with an island-style fiesta catered by the staff to share with the trainers the traditional foods of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Seated from left to right are Angela Groce, Robin Fields, U.S.
Attorney Alicia Limtiaco and Avery Bakeley surrounded by the
staff from both districts

Nicole Benjamin, Roxanne Ferrer and Jackie Emmanuel enjoying
the fiesta spread prepared by the employees for the trainers in
appreciation

Management team with the trainers, left to right, AO Ed Talato,
Criminal Chief Marivic David, Trainer Robin Fields, Trainer Angela
Groce, Trainer Avery Blakeley, U.S. Attorney Alicia Limtiaco,
Criminal Chief Mikel Schwab, Special Counsel to U.S. Attorney
Jessica Cruz