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Quotes, Notes & A n ecdotes A Monthly Employee Newsletter Published by the Department of Administration July 2006 · Vol. 13, Issue 7 Employee of the Month Tech's Debbie Pendleberry Projects a Cooperative Spirit DEBBIE PENDLEBERRY, levels, such as Office Suite, loves to garden, spend a Microsoft Office Master Adobe, Novell GroupWise and time with her dogs and Instructor for the Technology Exchange/Outlook. driving (harness/cart) Learning Center of the Office According to one of ponies. Debbie's also an of Technology, has been Debbie's co-workers, "She is avid antique shopper! selected as the department’s always cheerful and a Please join Debbie's Employee of the Month for pleasure to work with." friends and co-workers July. Another co-worker added, at a special ceremony in An eight-year employee of "Debbie has a great attitude her honor on Friday, July state government, Debbie and is always willing and 7, at 11 a.m. at the instructs classes at the ready to help out." Office of Technology's Technology Learning Center. In her spare time, Debbie Davis Square office DEBBIE PENDLEBERRY She provides instruction in enjoys working on her small building in downtown Char- July Employee various applications at all farm in Jackson County. She leston. of the Month Our Summer Interns Offer an Excellent Sneak Peek Return on the Department’s Investment INSIDE... Since 1989, the Governor’s Internship Program has been plac- degree. “Tim joined our office w Building 7 Snack ing eligible college students in summer internships. last year and, fortunately, is Bar Gets Facelift The program runs through the summer lasting nine to 13 back with us again this year,” / Adds Healthy weeks with the internships matching the student’s interests with said Cabinet Secretary Rob Choices to Menu the needs of private businesses, state agencies, and nonprofit Ferguson. “With his ability to w Learn More organizations. This summer, our department hired seven interns tackle projects with speed and About our to work in various divisions. accuracy, Tim is a true profes- Summer Interns Tim Abraham returns from last year to sional and will be successful work in the Cabinet Secretary's Office. A se- in any path he chooses to w Personnel nior with a double major in political science take.” Division Offers its and multi-disciplinary studies at West Virginia Ryan Cox First DVD to University, Abraham performs a variety of is another Employees tasks, ranging from research, responding to intern from w Emergency inquiries, writing documents and letters, han- last year re- Evaluation Plan dling special projects and job-shadowing Sec- turning to Modernized retary Rob Ferguson. “I enjoy being part of a team that is really the Purchas- w New Employee trying to run state government the right way and in the most ing Division. Award efficient way for West Virginia.,” said Abraham. After gradua- Due to his high level perfor- Introduced tion, he plans to attend law school and attain a joint J.D./M.P.A Continued on Page 3 July 2006 Quotes, Notes & Anecdotes Page 1 Building 7 Snack Bar Gets Facelift and Adds Healthy Choices to Menu In hopes of pen, Greene has been work- wide contract. We didn’t have providing a ing in conjunction with Virgie to spend much time getting nicer atmo- Underwood, the owner/man- things started,” he said. sphere for em- ager of Virgie’s Tasty Treats in Plans indicate the floor will ployees and to Building 7, and Nidia Hender- be in black and white with yel- better utilize its son with the Public Employ- low-painted walls. Red chairs space, the ees Insurance Agency on the have been ordered to add a Executive Assis- Cabinet Secretary’s office has choice of healthier snacks. crisp accent against new yel- tant Cedric organized a facelift for Build- Capitol Business Interiors low table tops. Other excit- Greene works ing 7’s snack bar. “We want to was brought in to offer their ing features that have been with Capitol create a pleasant atmosphere expertise in design and decor. added are two television sets Business Interi- for employees to come eat. So, Greene said Senior Account that will be hung from the ceil- ors representa- we’re sprucing up the place, Executive and Designer Gary ing offering 24-hour news tive Gary Myers bringing in some additional Myers has been great to work coverage as well as weather on the layout with. He also expressed re- updates. and design of choices of healthier foods and Building Seven’s adding a couple of TVs and lief at how easy it is to go to Greene stressed the fact snack bar. more appropriate furniture,” the statewide vendor list, that there will be no remote Executive Assistant Cedric choose a vendor and get controls available. No plans Greene said. started. “That’s the great have been made to perform To help make all this hap- thing about having a state- Continued on Page 5 Aviation’s Debbie Rayburn Wins Songwriters' Contest Debbie Rayburn, a secretary at the Avia- hard life due to the choices he tion Division, could hardly believe her ears had made that weren’t pleas- as her name was called as the winner of ing to his family," she said. "He the Dottie Rambo Songwriters’ contest. was living in a homeless shel- After all, it was the first song she had ever ter celebrating his birthday with written and there were many seasoned complete strangers and songwriters participating. longed to be with his family." The contest, sponsored by Dignity Hos- She said she awoke in the pice, a 501(c) nonprofit organization, in- middle of the night with him vited individuals to submit a song and on her mind. "I kept thinking attend a songwriters' seminar taught by how that could have been me. legendary gospel singer/songwriter All it would have taken was Dottie Rambo. Rambo's songs have been one wrong choice, to be in- sung by such artists as Elvis Presley, Dolly volved with the wrong people, Debbie Rayburn, Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Johnny Cash, Whitney Houston, Vince and down the wrong path,” a secretary for Gill, Dottie West, Pat Boone, and countless others. she added. the Aviation “I submitted a CD of me singing my song, then went to the Rayburn said some people Division, proudly seminar,” said Rayburn. “Rambo gave participants pointers on look down upon those who displays a CD she how to write songs and how to get their song out to someone are less fortunate. She said she recorded which hopes her song will encour- includes her that may be interested in recording it." winning song After Rayburn’s song, “It Could Have Been Me,” was chosen, age people to think more com- entitled, “It she and her group, Justified, were allowed to open for Rambo passionately. Money raised Could Have Been the following night at the Coalfield Jamboree in front of 700 during these events were do- Me.” people. As winner, Rayburn will also be given an opportunity to nated to Hospice services for pitch her song to Daywind Records in Nashville. residents of Logan, Mingo, “I’m not an avid songwriter, but I saw a guy on TV who was Lincoln, Boone and Wayne down on his luck. It was his birthday and he had been living a counties. Page 2 Quotes, Notes & Anecdotes July 2006 Summer Interns pervisor Compliance Officer Michael Harmon. “Hopefully, Department Continued from Page 1 by the time he leaves, he will be able to take some real world Hosts Exchange experience back to the classroom, which will be beneficial Students from UK mance, he was requested to re- to him and his classmates.” turn to assist with the technical Daniel Kanner of Charleston has also services initiatives of the division. returned to work for the Finance Divi- Cox is a senior at West Virginia sion. He is a junior majoring in Econom- University, majoring in biomet- ics at West Virginia University. Kanner rics and electrical engineering. has been assigned to work on the docu- “When it comes to interns, we ment imaging project for the 1099 Unit have gotten a good return on which includes filing and preparing our investment with Ryan,” said documentation of the imaged records his supervisor, Technical Ser- for archive. He also acts as their mail runner and reception- Graham Spencer vices Manager Dan Miller. “He ist as needed. “Daniel is wonderful,” said his supervisor Joan United Kingdom retained everything we trained Chapman. “He is very pleasant to work with and has a great The Cabinet Secre- him to do last summer. Now work ethic.” Kanner said he has enjoyed his summer work tary’s Office recently wel- he is handling even more com- experience. While he is not sure of his plans after gradua- comed students from the plicated tasks--things you tion, he said he would like to remain here locally and work United Kingdom, Janet would never expect an intern in his field of economics. Hammond and Graham to be able to do. He’s proof that Raymie White, the “new kid on the Spencer. training can be a good invest- block” so to speak, has never interned with Hammond was inter- ment.” Ryan is from the Big the state, but, has already received his un- ested in learning about Chimney area and says he has dergraduate degree in Political Science accessible housing as well been very pleased with his from Marshall University. He is currently as disability issues. She summer experience. attending West Virginia University College has been working toward Joey Griffith is originally from of Law and says he is still open to the type gaining accessible hous- Huntington of law he wants to practice after gradua- ing in her community in and is work- tion.