Community participates for first time in Multnomah County Employee Awards nominations

For the first time, Multnomah County residents and clients submitted nominations for the county’s annual employee awards in which 250 employees were recognized in categories including public service, diversity and cultural competency and innovation.

The Multnomah County Employee Awards recognize achievements in other areas including outstanding team achievement, sustainability and superior public service to internal and external customers.

Nominations will be reviewed by an awards selection committee and winners will be announced in late April.

Recipients will be recognized at the 4th annual Public Service Recognition Week Awards Celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8 in the Multnomah Building board room, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. A cake reception will follow.

2013 Employee Recognition Nominees

Victoria Cross

Health Dept.

Diversity & Cultural Competency

Mike Pullen

Communications Office

Superior Service to External Customers

Kalissa Canyon Scopes

Office of Diversity and Equity

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Homeless Youth Oversight Committee

Outstanding Team Achievement

Caitlin Campbell – DCHS

Rick Jensen – DCJ

Emerald Walker – Chair’s Office

Elizabeth Smith-Currie – Chair’s Office

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Talent Development

DCM

Outstanding Team Achievement

Anne Berry

Sharon Daniel

Justin W Hamburg

Steve Joiner

Wayne J Scott

Kelley Tralle

Jane L Williams

Nancy L Wilton

MHASD Electronic Health Record Implementation Core Team

Outstanding Team Achievement

Sara L Carter – DCHS

Jacob Mestman – DCHS

Joan M Rice – DCHS

Pamela W Hyde – DCHS

Kristine R Britton – DCHS

Margarret La Faive – DCA

Becca Beck – DCA

Daniel L Cole – DCA

New Employee Orientation Committee

Outstanding Team Achievement

Christine M Atkinson – DCJ

Debra L Smith – Health

Jodi I Erickson – DA

Heather M Garrett – DCHS

John A Robertson – Health

Joshua A Mitchell – DCA

Karin I Lamberton – DCA

Leslie R Waldow – DCJ

Michael O Hanna – DCA

Michael D Larsen – Library

Monique Coleman Riley – DCS

Shawn L Postera - ODE

Tenora D Grigsby – Health

Teresa D Taplin - DCJ

John P Wasiutynski - Sustainability

School Based Mental Health

DCHS

Outstanding Team Achievement

Karen A Artis

Patricia S Butler

Galen Cohen

Stephen P Dunlevy

Wendy R Foster

Nicole R Galberth

Julie M Glover-Walsh

Greg B Hansen

Laurel A Harroun

Jasmin L Harshman

Claudia B Havener

Christopher T Lunt

Jennifer Maney

Rachel C O'Rourke

Kathleen A Ruberg

Sharron L Taylor

Heather J Washburn

Betty L Schallberger

Bree West

MCSO Project Team

Outstanding Team Achievement

Tamara L Williams – DCA

Andrew J Potter – MCSO

John D Barkhurst – DCA

Karl A Backstrand – DCA

Christopher M Jam – DCA

Tiffany K Hsiao – DCA

Donna L Ota – DCA

Nga T Le – DCA

William Y Kwok – DCA

James C Still – DCA

Margaret M Duerscherl – DCA

Eric M Goodell – DCA

Lucy V Phan – DCA

Linda Swanson – DCA

Tim A Kurilo – DCA

Christopher G Clancy – DCA

Stanley A Mason – DCA

Stephen K Robertson – DCA

Jason R Heilbrun – DCA

Santiago Munoz

DCS

Superior Service to External Customers

Erich Perkins

MCSO

Superior Service to External Customers

May Cha

DCHS

Superior Service to External Customers

Mark R Zubaty

DCHS

Superior Service to External Customers

Jamie Hohnstein

DCM

Superior Service to External Customers

Hila Ritter

DCJ

Sustainability

Organizers of NW Public Sector Recruiter Roundtable

Employee Innovation

Anthony Cesario – Library

Monique Coleman-Riley – DCS

Vi Huynh – DCA/Health

Patsy Moushey - DCA

DCHS HR Recruiting Team

DCHS

Employee Innovation

Jacob A Schiffer

Karen S Ehn

Westside Team

Health Department

Outstanding Team Achievement

Jose Barron

Karen Hogue

Cynthia Calloway

Toni Kempner

Maria Chavez

William Michels

Jodi Davich

Carla Navarrete

Arthur Downard

Ollga Samarxhi

Carolyn Frazier

Luigi Tassia

Wendy Garbart

Holly Wilde

The Help Desk

DCA

Outstanding Team Achievement

Terri L Baker

William Littell

Therese E Michaud

Ariel J Moore

Jefferson Nimesgren

Mark A Pasternack

Kristoffer Kolesnick

Tina Myers

Treiva Brockway

David Shostak

Raymond White

Jeanne Wells

Eireen DeSmith

Start Team

DCJ

Outstanding Team Achievement

John A Turner

Todd R Roberts

Jessica A Freeman Pruen

Linda Krichevsky

Kari A Garcia

Marla J Cooper

Denisa Menn

Shane Kessler

Thane King

Aging & Disability Services LGBT Alliance

DCHS

Diversity & Cultural Competency

Dana C Lloyd

Paul E Iarrobino

Felicia A Akubuiro

Catherine C Clay Eckton

Lars M Fujisato

Ralph J Holcomb

Erin M Grahek

Kimberly A Welsh

Rebecca M Cornett

Wendy S Hillman

Stacey Anderson & Rachel Schiff

DCA

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Julie Laramie-Moss

DCJ

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Maria Ramirez

Health Department

Superior Service to External Customers

Facilities & Property Management- Dispatch Section

DCA

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Steven W Black

Katrina M Thornton

Donna L Olson

Marc D Dorin

Macy Langley

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Bienestar de la Familias

DCHS

Outstanding Team Achievement

(3 Nominations in this Category)

Virginia Q Salinas

Fernando Sanjines

Myriam Espinel- Cardenas

Julie A Preciado

Raquel Aguillon

Nabil Zaghloul

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Bienestar de la Familias

DCHS

Diversity & Cultural Competency

(2 Nominations in this Category)

Virginia Q Salinas

Fernando Sanjines

Myriam Espinel- Cardenas

Julie A Preciado

Raquel Aguillon

Nabil Zaghloul

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Rebecca Weaver

Library

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Melissa Greeney

DCHS

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Nancy Culver

DCHS

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Library Early Childhood Services Team

Outstanding Team Achievement

Rachel A Altmann

Renea W Arnold

Hue A Lam Sullivan

Martha D Lillie

Joanne E McNamara

Diana D Nunez

Nicole R Newsom

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FPM HVAC Engineer Shop

DCA

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Joe F Gipson

Gary E Donnelly

Kevin R Hendley

Samarith Loeung

Shannon L Thornton

Rodney A Martin

Robert E Hale

Cale D Adams

Gary A Henderson

Robert C Griffiths

Bradley C Cole

Pierre A Morton

Robert Person

MCSO Dive Team

Outstanding Team Achievement

Joshua L Atkins

Emily A Bergey

Keith A Bybee

Mindy M De Armond

Travis W Gullberg

Stephen C Dangler

Kevin L Mcafee

Dewayne D McQueen

William M Maxwell

Levi S Yandell

Rod Richards

Library

Superior Service to External Customers

Caron Kepic

DCHS

Employee Innovation

Coury Coates

DCHS

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Elisa Gorham

DCA

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Karen Markins

DCHS

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Sally Brown

DCM

Superior Service to External Customers

DCHS Talent Branding Team

Employee Innovation

Karen S Ehn

Jacob A Schiffer

Althea M Milechman

Urmila Jhattu

MHASD-Utilization Review & AMHI

DCHS

Outstanding Team Achievement

Milana Abramovich

Andrew E Huff

Valerie Stevens

Polly A Burton

Lisa M Loewenthal

Miles P Richmond III

Leanne G Osborne

Amber R Culver

Rochelle A Pegel

Multco Learns Core Team

Outstanding Team Achievement

Jane L Williams – DCM

Lawrence Bartasavich – DCA

Joshua A Mitchell – DCA

Leslie R Waldow – DCJ

Michael D Larsen – Library

Justin W Hamburg – DCM

Anne L Berry – DCM

Barry M Zimmerman – DCM

Stephanie Duong

Health Department

Superior Service to Internal Customers

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Ben Harper

DCA

Superior Service to Internal Customers

Justin Hamburg

DCM

Superior Service to Internal Customers

The Multnomah Evolves -

DCA/DCM

Employee Innovation

Garret R Vanderzanden – DCA

Catheraine L James – DCM

Dorothy J Johnson – DCA

Korrie L Hicks – DCA

Madeleine G Mader – DCA

Darren Chilton – Health

Lawrence Bartasavich – DCA

Jane L Williams – DCM

Barry Zimmerman – DCM

Elizabeth D McCormick – DCA

Jim H Norling – DCA

Nancy S Smith – DCA

Aimee Ortiz – DCA

Julie A Neburka – DCA

Kelly S Wilhelm – Health

Colleen Bowles – DCA

Dorian Gualotunia - DCA

Korie Erickson - DCHS

Erik Garris - DCS

Chris Wingerd - MCSO

Joe Trussell - DCA

David Papworth – DCA

Central Stores Team

Dwight Wallis – DCA

Sherry J Swackhamer – DCA

Michael D Waddell – DCM

Wendy R Lear – Health

Robin G Walton – DCA

Erin M Amundson – DCA

Ken G Convery – DCA

Jim Randazzo – DCM

Todd R Treadway – DCM

Vincent E Bargas – DCHS

Claudia J Arvidson – DCS

Perry L Guthrie – DCM

Diana C Hoeft – DCM

Julie R Maggio – DCA

Jeffrey L Hagen – Library

Percy J Winters – Health

Joanne Fuller - DCM

Tony Dornbusch - DCA

David Harris - DCA

Robin LeConche - DCA

James Smith - DCA

Nick Pizzuto - DCA

Community of Practice for Trainers and Instructors Core Team

Employee Innovation

Jane L Williams – DCM

Jamal M AbuSneineh – DCM

Michael D Larsen – Library

Tenora D Grigsby – Health

Katherine J Swabey – Library

Anne L Berry – DCM

Justin W Hamburg – DCM

Barry M Zimmerman – DCM

Leslie R Waldow – DCJ