VA Healthcare-VISN 4
Ask the Staff
Ask the Staff
"How did EDF help you?"
The purpose of the Employee Development Fund (EDF) is to provide support to employees at all levels as they strive to develop in areas related to communication, interpersonal effectiveness, critical thinking, organizational stewardship, Veterans and customer focus, personal mastery, building coalitions, global perspective, business acumen, championing innovation, leading people and fostering accountability.
We asked three employees at VA Butler Healthcare "How did EDF help you?" Here are their answers:
"I used the EDF to achieve a degree and currently I am using the fund towards another degree. The EDF has been great for me to achieve my educational goals. I was working part-time in our kitchen when I received my associate's degree with help from the EDF.
"Soon after graduation, I had multiple calls requesting interviews from administrative departments with open positions. Now I have a job in our centralized scheduling department!"
— Christopher Anthony
"I decided to take advantage of EDF to help off-set the costs of tuition in obtaining my health administration degree. EDF was a quick and easy process that helped pay for many of the classes I completed.
"I would recommend EDF to any employee in VA that wants to further their education."
— Heather Painter
"Using this fund has, without doubt, helped me in my professional career and my personal growth. The main reason I try to take advantage of this funding is so I am better able to assist the Veterans that I serve.
"As a Veteran myself, and having gone through the program that I now work in, my main goal is to help other Veterans recover from many different social issues that have affected their lives. Through using the EDF, I have been able to work with Veterans on how to properly advocate for themselves and empower each other."
— Cary Adkins
