J. Adalberto Quijada, Director of the Santa Ana District Office, selected earlier this year to participate in the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP), will report to his new assignment in Washington, D.C. on November 9th.  Quijada has been assigned to the Office of Field Operations and will work with district offices located throughout the U.S. and its territories to improve and strengthen SBA programs and services.

 

The SES CDP was developed by the Office of Personnel Management to provide trained leaders for government agencies that are anticipating record numbers of employee retirements.   Estimates indicate that as many as two-thirds of federal workforce agency supervisors and managers will be eligible for voluntary retirement within the next five years.

 

SES CDP is an exclusive program that screened more than 395 applicants before selecting 12 to participate. The training program lasts 18 to 24 months and rotates individuals throughout the federal government to gain knowledge and experience of different governmental operations.  Members of the SES serve in key positions just below top Presidential appointees.

 

Quijada has been the Santa Ana District Director for the last four years and has directed activities to support and develop small businesses located in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.  He will remain the Santa Ana District Director while serving in this new assignment.