This book explores an important side of public employment that most
Americans never get the opportunity to see - high-level career
executives who make positive contributions to our quality of life.
Norma M. Riccucci profiles six "unsung heroes", the people behind
the scenes of some of the most successful programs in American
government, and identifies the tools, skills, and strategies that
make them effective leaders. Through in-depth interviews and
provocative story-telling, Riccucci demonstrates that while these
executive-level bureaucrats - or "execucrats" - may have an overall
negative public image, they create, develop, execute, and enforce a
number of programs and public policies that change our country for
the better. She highlights six of these modern execucrats who best
exemplify the creativity, determination, and leadership found in
such officials: William Black, Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Office
of Thrift Supervision, who attacked the rampant corruption and
mismanagement that created the savings and loan crisis; Eileen
Claussen, Director, Atmospheric and Indoor Air Programs, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, who negotiated as intensely within
her own government as with other countries to create an
international plan to protect the earth's ozone layer; and,
Ambassador Edward Perkins, U.S. State Department, the first
African-American Ambassador to South Africa and the first American
ambassador to meet with black South African leaders as part of his
persistent efforts to end apartheid in that country. This title
highlights: Stephen Marica, Assistant Inspector General, Small
Business Administration, who investigated the Wedtech scandal,
which bilked millions of dollars in fraudulent defense contracts
from American taxpayers; Dr. Vince Hutchins, Director, Division of
Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, who spearheaded the team that developed "Healthy Mothers,
Healthy Babies Coalition", a public-private partnership that
improved, and even saved, the lives of thousands of newborn babies;
and, Dr. Helene Gayle, Division Chief, HIV-AIDS Division, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, who is actively battling the AIDS
virus through education and prevention programs around the world.
Riccucci not only relates the intriguing tales of these six
dedicated officials who overcame the challenges before them, but
she also analyzes the specific factors - from knowledge of the
system to honesty, integrity, and humor - that are needed to become
a dynamic government executive. Of interest to those both inside
and outside government circles, "Unsung Heroes" gives captivating
insights into effective executive leadership.
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