Employee Spotlight: 20 questions in 60 seconds with LRD October Employee of the Month
1. What is your name?
Suzanne Chubb
2. What is your official job title?
Regulatory Program Manager
3. What section/department do you work in?
Operations Division
4. How long have you work for USACE?
31 years
5. Before working here, what was an exciting job you had?
I worked for the MD Department of Health and trapped raccoons for a rabies vaccination program. Although the raccoons were the target animal, we accidentally caught other species such as opossums, skunks, foxes, woodchucks, and one beaver. We vaccinated the skunks and foxes and then safely released them back to where they were trapped.
6. What is your hidden talent?
If I told you, it wouldn't be hidden!
7. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
I've always wanted to learn to fly a helicopter.
8. What is the last movie you watched?
In a theatre, it was "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in DEC 2019
9. Explain how COVID-19 has changed your working environment?
I never enjoyed teleworking previously, so I had to learn how to make it work for me.
10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I will be retired and working on my bucket list!
11. Do you have pets? If so, what kind(s)/name(s)?
I like both cats and dogs, and they are always semi-feral or shelter animals. I currently have four cats – One senior calico (Ellie) and three young cats (Pebbles, Bam Bam and Rey).
12. What type of music/artists/bands are on your current playlist?
My go-to is classic rock, but I enjoy all genres except for heavy metal.
13. What's your favorite sports team?
Pittsburgh Steelers!
14. What was the best concert you ever attended?
Foreigner/Whitesnake
15. What was the last book you read?
Absolute Power by David Baldacci
16. If you could be an animal, which would you be?
Bear – they are solitary, omnivorous, and hibernates.
17. What's the most adventurous thing you've done (i.e. mountain climbing, skydiving, white water rafting)?
I've gone skydiving and whitewater rafting. I haven't tried bungee jumping yet.
18. What are three things on your bucket list?
African wildlife safari, become fluent in Spanish and learn to crochet
19. Do you play an instrument? If so, which one(s)?
Saxophone and I have dabbled with the piano, flute, and trumpet.
20. Would you say you are an introvert or extrovert?
Introvert