Warren County Government Acknowledges Employee Milestones

On January 27th, the Warren County Board of Supervisors presented Employee Service Awards to staff who reached milestones in their service to county government over the past year. The awards were presented by the County’s Human Resources Department and its Manager, Kayla Darr. The list of recipients and the reasons they were being recognized is below.

Congratulations to these County staffers for their dedication to their jobs and the community they serve. The group photos are presented in the order they are listed below, with none present for the final “Group 6”, of 4 “Retirees, minimum 20 years”. Even those not present for various reasons were acknowledged and should be able to access their awards at their convenience.

RE:  Employee Service Awards

WC Human Resources Department Manager Kayla Darr hosted the presentations. Pictured below are the Award groups in the order they were listed and presented, 1 thru 5 of 6 total. Not all recipients were present. As noted in text we have confirmed that none of the 20-plus-year Retirees were present. Royal Examiner Photos Roger Bianchini

5-year awards – Framed Certificate

Employee/Department

Kristin Hajduk, Sheriff’s Office

Aaron Dawson, Sheriff’s Office

Calvin Clatterbuck, Sheriff’s Office

Michaela Phillips, Building Inspections

Terry Fritts, Sheriff’s Office

James Banville, Public Works

Michele Frederick, Treasurer

Raymond Freeman, Public Works

Rebecca Moore, DSS (Dept. of Social Services)

John Gregory, Sheriff’s Office

Dominic Guizar, Sheriff’s Office

Nicholas Davis, Public Works

Jon Martz, DSS

Jonathen Schreiner, Public Works

Omar Fuentes, Sheriff’s Office

Harry Harth, Public Works

Bernard Gottholm, Fire and Rescue

Brian Foley, Fire and Rescue

Chelsea Whittington, DSS

James Bonzano, Fire and Rescue

Zachary Henderson, Administration

Jessica Atchison, Sheriff’s Office

10-year awards – Pen and Pencil Set

Group 2, the 10-year awards

Laura Tierney, Finance

Michelle Smeltzer, DSS

Melissa Brewster, DSS

Christina Lawson, DSS

April White, DSS

Concepcion Petersen, DSS

Kari Little, Commissioner of the Revenue

Harold Burba, Public Works

Caitlyn Shelton, County Attorney

Kent Tamkin, Building Inspections

Janice Shanks, Treasurer

15-year awards – Desk Clock

Group 3, the 15-year awards

Michael Fleming, Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

Brandon Oliver, Fire and Rescue

George Lewis, Fire and Rescue

Jesse Smith, Fire and Rescue

20-year awards – Crystal Set

Group 4, the 20-year awards — The quorum of 3 supervisors present with recipients Parks & Recs Tiffany Walker and the Sheriff’s Office’s Cynthia Burke. Absent 3rd recipient here was Admin Department’s James Kerns.

James Wes Kerns, Administration

Tiffany Walker, Parks and Recreation

Cynthia Burke, Sheriff’s Office

25-year award – Crystal Set

Group 5, the 25-year award’s lone recipient Kevin Catlett, of Fire and Rescue. And as noted below we verified that the four Group 6 “Retirees, minimum 20-years” with the County, were not present to be introduced.

Kevin Catlett, Fire and Rescue

Retiree’s (minimum 20 yrs.) – Wall Clock

Michael Ann Ewanish: October 1, 1989 – June 1, 2025

Karenann Negron:  August 17, 2004 – May 1, 2025

Matthew Wendling:  January 6, 2005 – August 1, 2025

Linda Fuller:  May 01, 1994 – October 1, 2025

A final note

Thanks to Board Chair Cheryl Cullers and Sheriff Crystal Cline for their assistance last night in verifying that none of the four “20-year minimum Retirees” were present to be photographed for the event. Who knows where retirement might lead you on any given day, especially to avoid a major winter weather event and its ongoing clean-up work in sub-freezing temperatures forecast for the coming week. Have fun, and stay warm, retirees.

The rest of you, back to work.