Ecosystem Defense Self Appraisal 2006

Employee Performance Review: Self-Appraisal Form Employee name: Gary Macfarlane Date: Jan.2007 My major accomplishments or contributions during the past 12 months have been:(indicate progress toward job-related goals as well as special projects). Success included victories on the wolverine lawsuit, victory on a timber sale appeal in the Palouse Ranger District, coordination with Sierra Club on closing Grandmother Mountain to ORVs, ORV monitoring, helped defeat wolf-killing proposal, We kept out development of all inventoried roadless areas and all non-inventoried roadless areas. We were instrumental in organizing an environmental conference on collaboration. Helping coordinate the Wild Rockies net work and meeting in March. Helping raise issue of wilderness and public lands with a coalition of groups across the country. Implemented with Will a better way to communicate with board via our weekly staff meetings. The skills and competencies that most directly related to successes that I have achieved: Knowledge of public land issues, the land itself and the players involved. Ability to communicate with the Nez Perce Tribe, other conservationists, agencies, attorneys and the public, even when our values differ. My most important contribution to my work area is: Finding ways to leverage our influence by working with other groups in a hostile political environment and in a time of reduced FOC budgets. In the past year, I offered the following suggestions or ideas for improving productivity or service: Used volunteers and interns to do field work to aid Ecosystem Defense. Volunteers have been helpful in preparing comments and especially in field work for long-term projects. This program is what became of our ecosystem defense project. Concentrate comments and especially appeals on only certain projects. In the past year I have developed my skills or have learned/improved competencies in: Working with digital photos. Becoming more adept an electronic communication. The specific skills or abilities that I would like to concentrate on developing with additional experience or training in next year more about website and mapping technology. If there were one thing I think I could improve in my performance, it would be: Finding more time to work on office upkeep/filing upkeep. If there were one thing I could change about my position it would be: More time to discuss big picture issues of policy and plan to implement those bigger pictures. What could the board do to better to help you?: I would suggest the board having aboard member job description would help us all. Job goals: List your specific job-related goals for the next 3, 6 and 12 months. 3-Months Update electronic and paper filing system Coordinate with allies on pushing the idea of wilderness and vision of NREPA. 6-months Make sure FOC and its members are engaged in travel planning and forest plan reviions. 12 months Keep all roadless areas undeveloped Take past and ongoing ORV work to litigation phase, if possible, Please briefly describe how the staff works together as a team. The staff has weekly meetings to coordinate activities. It has functioned well to date. We are improving our follow-through and efficiency. Please rank yourself(and the team for item in the follow areas: (1 is highest possible score, 10 is lowest possible score) 1) How would you describe the quality of the work you do? - 1 2) Do you meet your deadlines and accomplish your work in a timely manner? 3 3) Are you a good team player? 1 4) Do you stay focused on the work that makes up your work plan? 3 5) When you complete a project, do you distribute it to others on the staff and ensure that a copy of your work is on file? 3 6) Do you feel that you are good role model for other staff members? 2 For each of the six questions above, please identify one change that you will make over the course of the next year to improve your score. 2-Coordinate on large office calendar 4- Keep paper copy of workplan on desk 5- Update our electronic filing system to one computer 6- Keep up on office filing How would you rate the effectiveness of the team? 3 For the question (7) above, please identify one change that you will make over the course of the next year to improve your score. Review past staff meeting notes from previous week.