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| College Highlights - He is a graduate of the Command and General
Staff College and holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Ohio
State University and a master's degree in public and personnel administration
from the George Washington University.
Marriage and Family Highlights - He met his wife Judy while both were attending the Ohio State University. They were married on the same day that he graduated from the University and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant. They now live in Falls Church, Virginia. They have two sons: Peter J. Beim is a Major in the Army, currently stationed at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, and Alexander Beim II is a manager at Kinko's in Chicago. Military and Career Highlights - Alexander Beim is an Assistant Director at the National Zoological Park (NZP) in Washington, DC. He is in charge of the Zoo's budget and finance, information technology and other administrative functions. Before joining NZP, he served with the National Guard Bureau of the Defense Department. He was assigned to that organization as the Deputy Director for Equal Opportunity (EO), in 1987, while a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Following his retirement from the military, after 30 years of active duty in enlisted and officer status, he returned to the National Guard Bureau as a civilian to head the EO Complaints Management Activity. He developed national policy and regulations for EO complaints and for Alternative Dispute Resolution programs for ½ million military and 53,000 civilian employees of the National Guard and was in charge of investigating, mediating and adjudicating discrimination complaints. In 1994, he became Chief of the Training and Development Division, responsible for the Human Resource Development Program for all Army and Air National Guard civilian employees, throughout the country. Colonel Beim was commissioned in Air Defense Artillery and later transferred to the Adjutant General's Corps. He spent most of his career heading various personnel offices and activities and directing administrative systems and programs. He served a one-year combat tour in Vietnam and three very enjoyable tours in Europe: in France, Germany and the Netherlands. His assignments included duty with the Defense Communications Agency, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Office of the Army Adjutant General, and the Office of the Secretary of the Army. While in the service, Colonel Beim was a Professorial Lecturer at the American University, teaching graduate courses in economic analysis and information management. During both his military and civilian careers, he has developed and taught courses on a variety of human resources and information technology topics, including EO counseling, complaints resolution, performance management, and supervisory development. He also served as Contributing Editor to Government Data Systems and editor of the Federal Micrographics Bulletin. His many articles on micrographics and records management have appeared in various professional magazines. Achievements/Awards/Outstanding Events - Among his awards are the Legion of Merit, the Defense and the Army Meritorious Service Medals, the Bronze Star, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Distinguished Service Citation from the National Micrographics Association, and the Eagle Award and Heritage Award from the National Guard Bureau. He has also received numerous civilian Merit and Special Service awards. |
