DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond was recently recognized by a national organization for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA), which has the mission of advancing excellence in public service through programs and networking, according to the organization’s website, has recognized Thurmond as the public administrator of the year for 2022.ASPA
you noted that quitting wasn t a painful decision because you have means, but what about others? because i talk to so many people who want to quit but they can t in similar circumstances. not for pharma but for other companies. thanks, laura, that s exactly right. at the end of the day, it was a very easy decision. when the company decided to complicate the policy of get vaxxed or you are fired, i knew as a top executive i am obligated to support the decisions the company made, but i could not. and therefore my decision was easy. since i resigned, i ve heard from countless employees, not only at my former company, but from other former companies because a lot of them are emerging in lock step in doing this. they have all said to me we really admire what he did and we also appreciate you saying what others aren t in a position to