Employee of the Month

October 2024 Honoree

Tyler Kurtz The Catonsville multi-service center has a green roof. Green roofs provide shade, help reduce the roof surface temperature and the surrounding air. While my team members care for the landscaping throughout the facility, it is easy to overlook the lawn on the roof that no one sees and constituents  ...Learn more

September 2024 Honorees

Ofc. David Townes, Lt. Carlos, Sgt. Shanell Johnson, Sgt. Derrick Layton, Officer Keith Calloway and Security Officer Jamal HendersonOn June 24, 2024, at approximately 1044 hours, members of the Field Operations Bureau—PFC David Townes, Lt. Carlos Gomez, Sgt. Shanell Johnson, Sgt. Derrick Layton, K9 Officer Keith Calloway, and Security Officer  ...Learn more

August 2024 Honoree

Jonathan Swiderski The Office of State Procurement has nominated Jonathan for doing a job well done for the Architecture and Engineering Request for Proposals (RFP) Mussel Hatchery project. This project was his first RFP, presenting many challenges along the way that would trip up even the most seasoned Procurement professional. There  ...Learn more

July 2024 Honoree

Abebi Ahmed Abebi Ahmed (Laila) started with the fiscal unit in a contractual role in late 2023 to help our Accounts Payable (A/P) unit manage increased workloads due to the eMMA conversion. She did a wonderful job of learning the process and quickly got up to speed on all things A/P,  ...Learn more

June 2024 Honoree

Joan Leazer Joan has been a dedicated state employee for 10 years. The last two and a half of which have been with the fiscal services division, specifically in the accounts payable unit. The Accounts Payable unit was short staffed for an extended period of time, and Joan truly stepped  ...Learn more

May 2024 Honorees

Lakecia Dingle and Samantha DelpOver the past 6-months, both Lakecia Dingle and Samantha Delp have been working diligently to bring DCE through the procurement process and making significant headway in the total improvement of procurement here at DCE. Sam and Lakecia process hundreds of contracts and change orders to ensure  ...Learn more

April 2024 Honoree

Barry Shirrell On February 29, 2024, at approximately 1700 hours, Sergeant Barry Shirrell was returning home in his personal vehicle when he heard on his police radio that an unknown suspicious person was entering through the back door of the State House with a weapon. Once hearing that information Sergeant Shirrell  ...Learn more

March 2024 Honoree

Tyler Russell Tyler was given the unenviable task of stepping into what may be the most complex procurement DGS’ Office of State Procurement has seen in its brief existence. The Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) contract is a multi-billion dollar, extremely important contract. This contract will decide how our State workforce,  ...Learn more

February 2024 Honoree

Jamal Henderson Security Officer Jamal Henderson has been with the Maryland Capitol Police as a Security Officer since 2001. Security Officer Henderson is a dedicated and dependable employee devoting over 22 years to Maryland Capitol Police. He religiously displays a positive and helpful attitude while on duty and is guaranteed to  ...Learn more

January 2024 Honoree

Eric Davis Officer Eric Davis has over 30 years of experience and knowledge in law enforcement. Officer Davis has been with MCP for about two years. Officer Davis also trains and shares his wisdom and knowledge of law enforcement to new officers joining the Maryland Capitol Police. Officer Davis shows  ...Learn more