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| Reference Provider Information | |
| Your Name | Stephen Elgart |
| Your Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Your Title | Recreation Staff Officer |
| Company Name | Forest Service |
| Type of Reference | Employment Reference |
| Work Related - Reference Check Information | Thank you for including the person's name and answering these questions about your experience working with this person. |
| Name of employee | Jodi Schoenen |
| What was the person’s title and/or job duties? | Recreation Program Manager |
| What are/were the dates this person worked for your company? | Sprin of 2023- Spring of 2025 |
| Reason for leaving employment | Layoff - Seasonal or otherwise |
| Is this person eligible for rehire? | Yes |
| Key descriptors | Problem solver. Personable. Relatable. Leader. Fun. Go-getter. Motivated. |
| How would you rate your experience working with this person? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding your experience working with this person (not required) | They were great to work with and everyone on the staff loved working with them. They were great at working with a team or without and were able to complete their assigned tasks on time. They also created their own work/tasks and were reliable/trustworthy. People could rely on them and learn a lot from them. They were a good leader and role model to their team, and a great supervisor. |
| Please rate this person's ability to handle conflict with employees and/or customers? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding handling conflict (not required) | They could be easygoing, personable and laidback when they needed to but also a good listener and a problem solver when the time called for it. Because of their friendly demeaner, everyone o the team would listen and respect Jodi and didn’t want to let her down, this helped with handling conflict along with being composed and smart about how she approached or didn’t approach certain subjects in conversations. She was good at reading the room and being transparent with her thoughts when needed- this approach was extremely helpful when averting and resolving conflict. |
| Please rate this person's dedication or engagement to their work | 5-excellent |
| Comments about dedication or engagement to work (not required) | They always picked up if someone called. They would work odd hours at times if the work called for it. Jodi was dedicated to doing a good job for the team, the forest and the public. They were creative in completing task which made things run more smoothly. They would keep informed with things related to their job and try to use that knowledge, incorporating it into the tasks at hand and get things done in a better way than they had been done before. They never wanted to stop working unless a task was completed. |
| Please rate this person's willingness or desire to improve their performance at work | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding willingness or desire to improve performance (not required) | They always worked super hard and always thought they could do better even if the task at hand was completed to above satisfaction. They would do a lot of outreach and grant proposals to try to bring more funding towards projects. They would ask for feedback if they ever felt unsure about their work and they would welcome that feedback. ( most the time their was no feedback since they did such a great job all the time) |
| What would you consider this person’s strengths and/or weaknesses? | Strength- Being outside, being creative, being open-minded, being spontaneous, being energetic, being easy going, being friendly... the list goes on No weaknesses from what I could tell. |
| Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know, and if so, please describe? | I would bring them back at any time- they were great to have as part of the team and the staff miss her. You should definitely bring her onboard! |
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