{"id":23728,"date":"2019-10-10T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T20:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=23728"},"modified":"2020-10-02T14:04:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T18:04:36","slug":"department-honors-employees-with-long-service-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2019\/10\/10\/department-honors-employees-with-long-service-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Honors Employees with Long Service Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/img_4587\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?fit=3795%2C2162&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3795,2162\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570674356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4587\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?fit=760%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23730 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?resize=760%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?resize=1024%2C583&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?w=1520 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/IMG_4587.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nANNAPOLIS, MD<\/strong> \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture today honored 48 employees for their years of dedicated service to the department and to the state. Of the 48 employees being honored, 11 have 30 or more years of service and three of those individuals have more than 40 years. Altogether, these 48 employees represent 950 years of public service and approximately 2 million hours worked and about 98,800 paychecks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarylanders and our state\u2019s agriculture community are fortunate to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable group of public servants working to strengthen the State of Maryland and this agency,\u201d said Maryland Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder. \u201cOur staff plays a major role in furthering our state\u2019s agriculture industry, helping farmers, protecting the environment, keeping consumers safe, and ensuring fairness in the marketplace. It is a true testament to the value of our work that many of the employees honored this year have been with the department since its earliest years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>The following is a list\u00a0of department employees by their county of residence who were recognized with service awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anne Arundel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donna Hill, Marketing, 30 years<\/li>\n<li>Derrick Howe, State Chemist, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Offiah Offiah, State Chemist, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Sheila Saffell, Fiscal Services, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Mary Darling, Human Resources, 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Schaafsma, Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share (MACS) program, 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Karen Fedor, Marketing, 15 years<\/li>\n<li>Therese Montano, Food Quality Assurance, 10 years<\/li>\n<li>Kimberly Abramo, Animal Health, 5 years<\/li>\n<li>Alisha Mulkey, Resource Conservation, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Baltimore City<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Webb, Weights &amp; Measures, 45 years<\/li>\n<li>Sonya Gaynor, State Chemist, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Boako, Weights &amp; Measures, 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Kay-Megan Washington, Marketing, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Baltimore County<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kenneth McManus, State Chemist, 35 years<\/li>\n<li>Theresa Brophy, Marketing, 30 years<\/li>\n<li>Rona Flagle, Resource Conservation, 30 years<\/li>\n<li>Erika Nix, State Chemist, 15 years<\/li>\n<li>Russell Noratel, Pesticides, 10 years<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Bytella, State Chemist, 5 years<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Love, Pesticides, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Calvert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jennifer David, Resource Conservation, 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Caroline<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deborah Minnich, Resource Conservation, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Dean, Resource Conservation, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dorchester<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ronald Mitchell, Mosquito Control, 30 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harford<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darren Alles, Nutrient Management, 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Cybil Preston, Plant Protection and Weed Management, 15 years<\/li>\n<li>Ellen James, Horse\/Vet Board, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harwood Owings, State Chemist, 50 years<\/li>\n<li>Kimberly Arnold, Animal Health, 30 years<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Koncki, Weights &amp; Measures, 10 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Montgomery<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Berhanu Argaw, Pesticides, 10 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prince George\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christal Stanbrough, Animal Health, 45 years<\/li>\n<li>Roshawn Burgess, Resource Conservation, 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Hickerson, Central Services, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Queen Anne\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lynne Willson, Resource Conservation, 35 years<\/li>\n<li>Gwendolyn Schindler, Human Resources, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Phyllis Riggin, Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share (MACS) program, 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>St. Mary\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Lyon, Resource Conservation, 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sussex<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Nuwer, Mosquito Control, 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Talbot<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Levin Schwaninger, Resource Conservation, 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wicomico<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Taylor, Plant Protection and Weed Management, 35 years<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Schamberger, Mosquito Control, 25 years<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Kunie, Animal Health, 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Hayes, Resource Conservation, 20 years, West Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Knutsen, Resource Conservation, 20 years, Delaware<\/li>\n<li>Paul Nuwer, Mosquito Control, 20 years, Delaware<\/li>\n<li>Jorge Velasquez, Food Quality Assurance, 5 years, Delaware<\/li>\n<li>Rhonda Cagle, Food Quality Assurance, 5 years, Delaware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photos from today\u2019s award ceremony can be found on the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mdagdept\/albums\/72157711281389773\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;line-height: 13.6pt;background: white\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: #333333\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;line-height: 13.6pt;background: white\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: #333333\">Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgDept\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">@MdAgDept<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture today honored 48 employees for their years of dedicated service to the department and to the state. Of the 48 employees being honored, 11 have 30 or more years of service and three of those individuals have more than 40 years. Altogether, these 48 employees represent 950<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2019\/10\/10\/department-honors-employees-with-long-service-awards\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23728"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24720,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23728\/revisions\/24720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}