Leadership plays an important role at CSA. Since I am only an intern, I have not been put in position to show leadership skills but I have seen great examples of it. Craig Sullivan is the Executive Director at CSA and on a daily basis he shows us leadership. He has a very important role in the organization and also has a tremendous impact on all 15 counties. In some way, shape, or form, all the employees of CSA have leadership skills and show these skills in some variation on a daily basis.
Craig, being the Executive Director, has the most important role in the department. I do not see Craig very often, as he is in and out of the office every day. He travels a lot for meetings and presentations. We do have a department meeting every Monday morning, in which he is head of. This meeting will take about an hour but sometimes runs longer depending on the workload for the week and upcoming months. Craig has been sat CSA for 12 years now and has a sound understanding of government and the way it works. He is knowledgeable in so many different areas and it shows as he is constantly giving advice to those who work in the department and also others around the state. We have a caucus coming up, in which members of the House, Senate, and some lobbyist will be in attendance. At this meeting, Craig will present the bills we have been working on and they will begin to prepare for the legislative session, which begins after the first of the year. Craig is very good about keeping himself available by phone, email, or in person, which is great for those working underneath him, If a problem arises, getting in touch with Craig is usually not a problem. I feel that he has valuable leadership skills and I look forward to continuing to learn from him.
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