Employee of the Month: Shervina Y. Miller the Kent County Department Heads Have Selected SHERVINA Y
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Page December 2013 A Newsletter Published by Kent County Levy Court for its Employees December 2013 Employee of the Month: Shervina Y. Miller The Kent County department heads have selected SHERVINA Y. MILLER from the Department of Public Safety as the December 2013 Employee of the Month. Shevy has been a Kent County employee since 1996 and serves as Paramedic II in the Division of Emergency Medical Services. Her primary duties include treating pa- tients using advanced emergency care procedures and insuring the high quality deliv- ery of life support techniques. In addition, she was recently designated as the Field Training Officer for her shift responsible for orienting and evaluating new hires, pre- cepting Delaware Tech paramedic students, and conducting continuing education training. Shevy is praised by supervisors for her technical consistency and excellent patient skills. The EMS Division INSIDE has received numerous positive comments from patients about the high 8 - Birthdays quality care she provides. 12 - Calendar According to Public Safety Director COLIN FAULKNER, “Shevy is 10 - Employee Council a leader in the department. Her lengthy experience in the field and atten- 10 - EMS/9-1-1 Stats tion to details results in successful patient outcomes. She has an uncanny 7 - From The Stacks calming presence in very tense situations. Concerned family members, 4 - On The Move especially children, tend to follow her firm, but soft spoken directives on 16 - Q’s & A’s scene. All of these skills make her a great paramedic and well deserving 9 - Tech Talk of this recognition.” 14 - Work Life! Congratulations Shevy on a job well done! Veterans welcome “Huey” helicopter By Kia Evans, Public Information Officer An early Christmas gift arrived on November 18, not by sleigh pulled by 9 reindeer but an 18-wheel flatbed truck escorted by Delaware State Police. Down Levy Court Lane the hulking craft came to the cheers of 40 Vietnam veterans welcoming it home. Showing its age, but well preserved this UH-1 Iro- quois “Huey” helicopter will one day soon occupy a place of honor amongst the monuments in Kent County Veterans Memorial Park. Kent Connections is published for the em- After its 200-mile trip from Norfolk, Virginia and ployees and retirees of Kent County Levy before heading to nearby Leipsic for restoration work, the Court using Microsoft Publisher® & Micro- veterans in attendance paid homage to the 57 foot long soft PowerPoint®. Comments, suggestions by 8 foot wide vessel with a sacred “smudging” ceremony and story ideas should be addressed to: conducted by Vietnam War army veteran Terry “Dream Kent County Personnel Office, 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901, or given to Allan Kujala, Wanderer” Sammons. The ancient rite utilizes the burn- Cathleen McLean, Yvonne Messina, or Margo ing of dried herbs to cleanse and ward off negative spir- Mangiamele-Orlando. Or call the Personnel its/energy. Office at (302) 744-2310. (Continued on Next Page) Page 2 December 2013 Veterans Park is future home of Huey (Continued from Page 1) ing and persistent force behind ensuring the ar- Kent County Chapter 850, Vietnam Vet- rival and future display of the Huey helicopter – erans of America president Joe Startt, reminded an enduring symbol of the southeast Asia con- the crowd of the relevancy of the work a Huey flict, in the park located next to the Kent County handled during the war. Administrative Complex. “This helicopter served as a lifesaver for After restoration is completed by John Vietnam veterans. It was instrumental in bring- Carey, the helicopter will be permanently dis- ing in supplies, bringing in re-enforcement, as played in its final resting spot. A spot where its well as, evacuating the wounded for transport to history, the history of those who flew aboard it, medical aid stations,” said Startt. and the history of our Nation, can be reflected According to Paul Davis, President of the upon and always remembered. state Vietnam Veterans of America Council, dis- cussion concerning the acquisition of a Huey Helicopter for the Kent County site began in 2010. He is credited by many as being the driv- Page 3 December 2013 Santa Claus Robbie Watts Lori Caloway Vince Parsons Kristi Rinkenberg Ken Bonovich Danielle Lamborn Steve Mullins Nicole Vautard Teresa Carter Chris White Shevy Miller 11 vie for Kent County Employee of the Year By Allan Kujala, Personnel Director Each of the Employees of the Month are selected by the County Department Heads and hat a great way to kick off the holiday sea- W the Employee Council is charged with choosing son, winning the coveted “Employee of the Year” the Employee of the Year. award at the annual Employee Holiday Social on The Employee of the Year for 2012 is December 14. Each Employee of the Month will MARY HAZELWOOD, Network Specialist in the be recognized, but the winner will be cheered Department of Administration-Information Tech- by his/her co-workers and receive a plaque com- nology Office. memorating the selection as well as a check for The annual Employee Holiday Social is $500. sponsored by the Employee Council and will be This year’s contenders from February held on Saturday, December 14, at the Dover through December 2013 are: ROBERT L. WATTS Elks Club on Salisbury Road from 6:00 p.m. to (Public Safety/Emergency Communications); 10:00 p.m. featuring a buffet dinner, door LORI A. CALOWAY (Finance-Accounting); VIN- prizes, live music, and the announcement of the CENT V. PARSONS (Public Works/Wastewater Employee of the Year 2013. Employees have to Facilities); KRISTINA M. RINKENBERG reserve their tickets by December 5. (Community Services/Libraries); KENNETH P. Annual service awards will be presented BONOVICH (Administration-Information Tech- at the free Employee Holiday Luncheon on nology); DANIELLE N. LAMBORN (Planning Ser- Wednesday, December 18 in Room 220 of the vices/Geographic Information Systems); STE- Administrative Complex from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 VEN A. MULLINS (Public Works/Wastewater p.m. Facilities); NICOLE L. VAUTARD (Public Safety/ Emergency Management); TERESA L. CARTER (Finance-Accounting); Deputy Sheriff CHRIS- IN NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE TIAN G. WHITE (Sheriff’s Office); and SHERV- > Who is the 2013 Employee of the Year? INA Y. MILLER (Public Safety/Emergency Medi- > Who will be recognized for Perfect Attendance in 2013? cal Services). The January 2013 Employee of the > Who received 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, & 30 year service awards? Month, Marvin Parker, left the County’s employ > Dental plan maximum resets for new calendar year in September. Page 4 December 2013 s Kent County staff on the Move... New Hires Milestones continued ERIC L. CAREY DIANA GOLT Custodian 15 years Grade 3 Assistant Director Department of Public Works Department of Public Works Facilities Management Division Engineering Division 11/05/2013 11/02/1998 DERRICK B. FOUNTAIN CYNDI LAIRD Custodian 10 years Grade 3 Funds Analyst Department of Public Works Department of Community Services Facilities Management Division Libraries Division 11/05/2013 11/03/2003 Reinstatement SCOTT McMILLON JUSTIN R. PIPPIN 10 years Dispatcher II Paramedic II Grade 9 Department of Public Safety Department of Public Safety Emergency Medical Services Division Emergency Communications Division 11/16/2003 11/12/2013 TERESA CARTER Resignation 10 years Accountant I MICHAEL QUILLEN Department of Finance Custodian Accounting section Grade 3 11/17/2003 Department of Public Works Facilities Management Division 11/07/2013 be an “Angel” this Promotion holiday season t MARK BARTLETT Maintenance Worker I, Grade 5 anna put smiles on the faces of little children from Custodian, Grade 3 W Department of Public Works in need on Christmas Day? Then join Employee Wastewater Facilities Division Council by participating in the Salvation Army’s 11/17/2013 “Angel Tree” program. Request a present card from PATTY Milestones ORONA in the Deeds Office. Each card has the gender, age and suggested gift requested by a SCOTT BUNDEK child in need within our community. 20 years Once the gift in purchased, attach the Administrative Officer bottom portion of the card to the unwrapped gift Department of Public Safety and take it to the Personnel Office. The donated Emergency Communications Division gifts will be delivered to the Salvation Army on 11/15/1993 December 14. Page 5 December 2013 Paramedic truck gets stuffed with food just before Thanksgiving By Kia Evans, Public Information Officer cess. People were unbelievably generous,” said Deputy Chief CINDY GRYGO. “Redner’s Ware- aramedics are observant by nature. When they P house Market in west Dover was easy to work arrive on a scene, they canvass the situation and with and many shoppers delivered full baskets of use their years of experience to make assess- food to us.” ments. In recent years, Kent County emergency Created as a means to allow Department of Public Safety staff to give back to the community, the two-day event featured hands on help from DAVID ABRAMSON, RICH ALLEN, BRUCE CHILLAS, JENNIFER GRAHAM, CINDY GRYGO, DAVID GRYGO, MIKE MESSICK, MEGAN MOER- MAN, RICK SCHLAUCH, JOHN TINGER, and NICOLE VAUTARD. Kent County employees also sent over donations and those were coor- dinated by MARI FABRES at the Kent County Wastewater Treatment Plant, HILARY WELLIVER at the Kent County Library, and GALE Deputy Chief Cindy Grygo (left) and Cap- tain John Tinger hand out “Pack the Para- medic Truck” shop- ping lists to patrons entering Redner’s Market on November 17 & 18. Bags and bags of food (right) were stored at the Emergency Ser- vices Building until Food Bank delivery. responders have noticed some desperate need in MAAS and EVELYN JOPP at the Kent County our area. Administrative Complex. That realization led members of the De- “We organized this event to do some- partment of Public Safety to focus on the most thing for the community that was positive, yet vital need – food.