Professional excellence is one of the most important qualities for Notaries. The U.S. Air Force recognized that fact when it honored a California Notary stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany as the services outstanding paralegal of the year.
Master Sergeant Kristen Orcutt of the 435th Air Base Wing Legal Office received the Yates-Popwell Award, which recognizes an outstanding paralegal based on demonstrated excellence, superior initiative, leadership, management skills and professionalism.
Orcutt, from Palmdale, California, helps run the base legal office and supervises Notaries on staff. In an interview published on the bases Web site, she said she would advise other paralegals in leadership positions to set a good example and be sure to teach staff members how to do their jobs correctly.
