BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Recognition of the 2019 Employee Recognition Awardees.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive information on 2019 Employee Recognition Awardees.
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SUMMARY:
Each year a committee of 12 district staff volunteers organize and hosts the annual Employee Recognition Program. The program ties district values to award categories. Through a rigorous blind review process, nominated employees who best exemplify each category are selected and recognized at an all employee event held in the summer.
This year, approximately 350 staff, management, and leadership team members attended the Employee Recognition Program to honor their colleagues. The event was held in the Water Quality Lab parking lot on May 16, 2019. The Employee Recognition Committee chose 24 winners out of 214 nominations in the categories of Teamwork, Service Excellence, Accountability, Integrity, Continual Improvement, and Excellence in Management and Supervision.
The winners of the 2019 Employee Recognition Program are listed below:
TEAMWORK
• Allen Masic, Associate Engineer - Civil from the Construction Services Unit
• Stephen Huang, Associate Engineer - Civil from the Design and Construction Unit
• Shawn Lockwood, Associate Biologist - Environmental Mitigation Unit
• Elisabeth Wilkinson, Water Resources Tech I - Environmental Planning Unit
ACCOUNTABILITY & INTEGRITY
• Kristen Ysukawa, Public Info Rep III - Office of Civic Engagement
• Scott Condon, Sr Inventory Control Tech - Warehouse Services
• Douglas Titus, Sr Water Res Spec - Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Unit
• Jerry Sparkman, Supervising Water Res Tech - Raw Water Field Ops & Pipeline Maint Unit
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
• Amy Lazzini, Microbiologist III - Laboratory Services Unit
• Natalie Vye, Program Administrator - Benefits and Wellness Program
• Xiaoyong Zhan, Assistant Engineer II - Civil - Groundwater Management Unit
• Rebecca Wolff, Vegetation Program Spec I - Vegetation Field Operations Unit
EXCELLENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
• Erin Baker, Asset Management Manager - District-wide Asset Management Unit
• Alexander Gordon, Emergency and Security Manager - Emergency Services & Security
• Kristopher Filice, Recycled Water Facility Supv - North Water Treatment Operations Unit
• Lydia Rossiter, Program Administrator - Capital Program Planning & Analysis Unit
MENTORSHIP
• Jeff Ham, Program Administrator - Business Planning & Analysis Unit
• Clayton Leal, Sr. Biologist - Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Unit
• Tae Pak, Sr. Chemist - Laboratory Services Unit
• Tina Yoke, Chief Operating Officer - Information Technology & Administrative Services
SERVICE EXCELLENCE
• Kurt Hassy, Information Systems Analyst II - Software Services Unit
• Alexander Torres, Assistant Water Plant Operator II - South Water Treatment Ops Unit
• Lisa Stine, Sr. Office Specialist - Raw Water Operations Unit
• Susana Rodriquez-Hernandez, Administrative Assistant - Office of Government Relations
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this item.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: PowerPoint
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER:
Manager
Anna Noriega, 408-630-3089