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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Prachee J. Devadas, President/CEO
“It’s all about relationships.” How often have you heard that statement? But, is it true? If, when choosing a partner or contractor for a project, the only thing that mattered was a personal connection with a business rep or leader, the results may be unpredictable.
But that said, it doesn’t follow that relationships don’t matter at all. Good working relationships, coupled with excellent and innovative services, are what make business a pleasure for us, and make projects successful for our clients.
For nearly five years now, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) has provided a growing list of clients a sure path to excellence and innovation—and lasting relationships built on mutual trust and respect.
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Large Turnouts for SAMHSA Recovery Month
for Fourth Year
For the fourth consecutive year, SEI helped organize large turnouts for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month contract. On September 20, 2008 alone, more than 40,000 people across the Nation participated in recovery rallies, some featuring celebrities and nationally acclaimed experts.
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IES Releases Preschool Curriculum
Evaluation Report
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER), released its report titled, Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness: Report From the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Initiative. The report, available at ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/20082009/index.asp, describes NCER’s Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) program initiative to study the effectiveness of available preschool curricula in predominantly low-income communities.
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NEW STAFF, NEW EXPERTISE
Senior Management Staff Join SEI
The year 2008 has been one of continued growth at SEI and with growth comes the need for additional leadership to manage new projects and staff. During the past quarter, SEI hired three senior-level directors and a technical expert to assist in our expansion:
SEI CARES
Back to School for S.O.M.E.
As part of its ongoing support for S.O.M.E.’s (So Others Might Eat) Thea Bowman House and Independence Place, SEI supplied more than 60 Washington, DC children with backpacks and school supplies to begin the new school year.
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Focus on Recovery
Besides helping to organize SAMHSA’s 2008 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month as part of her work responsibilities (see article this issue), SEI’s Research Dissemination Manager Roxanne Kibben also represented Maryland in the Brooklyn Bridge Recovery Rally, which included more than 5,000 people. Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E), producers of the television show Intervention, hosted the 51 rally delegates (from each state and the District) and their guests at the kick-off for A&E’s new show called the Recovery Project. Ms. Kibben and her mother-in-law were among many interviewed by A&E before walking across the bridge. Well done, Roxanne!
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NEW WEB SITE
Visit SEI's New and Improved Web Site!
We have recently updated our Web site to better serve you. We've even updated our URL to SEIservices.com to reflect our service-oriented approach to business.
NEW SERVICES
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Adopts Wiki-Based Technology for New Web Site
SEI was recently tapped by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to provide advanced information and Web technology services for the expansion of its Human Resources Development Working Group Web site.
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NEW CONTRACTS
SEI to Plan DOE Project Management Workshop
SEI was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support planning for the 2009 Annual DOE Project Management Workshop through a 1-year contract with the Department’s Office of Management and Office of Engineering and Construction Management.
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SEI to Create, Operate, and Manage Student Drug Testing Institute
Synergy Enterprises, Inc. has been chosen to create and operate the U.S. Department of Education's Student Drug Testing Institute, administered by the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. This project has been initiated to respond to an ever increasing number of requests from parents and school administrators for information on random student drug testing as an approach to prevent and deter drug and alcohol use.
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