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Title: Employee Spotlight

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Employee Spotlight

Public Service Recognition Week
May 7 13, 2007
Housing Authority of New Orleans
Human Resources Department

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Recognition is defined as seeing and
acknowledging an employee and his/her value.
In the slides that follow, the contributions of
57 employees who have served HANO for 25 years or
more are seen and acknowledged. For this, we
say Thank You.
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Feltus Carter, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

Feltus Carter was hired as a Laborer on a Job
Appointment, not to exceed three months, on
6/7/65 to supplement the subsidence crew.
The Appointment was extended on 9/7/65 because
the work had not been completed. On 9/30/65 the
Job Appointment was to expire, but
the entire project was cancelled due to Hurricane
Betsy.
Mr. Carter was placed on a new Job Appointment
effective 10/01/65 and reassigned to work in
tenant turnover because of the increase
in activity at the Florida Development to
renovate units
affected by the storm. On 12/21/65 his job
appointment was ended and he was given
probational status as a Maintenance Repairer 1.
Mr. Carter has occupied, either by Detail or
Promotion, the following positions Maintenance
Repairer 2, Maintenance Foreman, Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1, and Facility
Maintenance Manager 2.

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Lesbia R. Smiley, Administrative Coordinator 4

Lesbia Smiley began as a Typist Clerk 2 on an
Emergency Appointment, not to exceed one
(1) month, under Title II of the CETA Program on
1/15/75. CETA (Comprehensive
Employment Training Act) was a transitional progra
m that provided employment for no
more than six (6) months. The Appointment was
extended each of the following months
until she was placed in a Probational Appointment
as a Community Activity Worker on
4/12/75.
Through the years that followed, Mrs. Smiley has
occupied a variety of titles including
Laborer Utility, Typist Clerk 2, Typist Clerk 3,
Personnel Assistant, Human Resources
Assistant, Clerk Chief 1, Human Resources Analyst
1, Clerk Chief 2 and Administrative
Specialist 1. Her title was reallocated to
Administrative Coordinator 4 effective 1/17/05.
Her entire 32 years with HANO have been served in
the Human Resources Department.

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John Doc Gordon, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

John Doc Gordon was originally hired on a
Probational Appointment as a Bricklayer on
3/11/76 at Desire, but was transferred to Central
Maintenance a short time later. Because
there were no budgeted Bricklayer positions at
Central Maintenance, he requested a
demotion to a vacant, budgeted Maintenance
Repairer 2 position at St. Thomas.
He has served, either by Detail or Promotion, as
a Maintenance Superintendent 1, Facility
Maintenance Director 1, Facility Assistant
Maintenance Manager 1 and Facility Maintenance
Manager 2.
In 1982, then Executive Director Sidney Cates
commended Doc for his dedication and
sacrifice when he volunteered to work until the
Hot Line was activated after the agency was
shut down (due to extreme weather conditions) and
employees were sent home.

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Ronald Dugar, Information Technology Operations
Manager

Ronald Dugar was hired on 11/26/73 on a
Probational Appointment to the position of
Electronic Data Processing Equipment Operator 3.
He resigned his position on 5/20/77, but
returned to HANO on 6/18/79.
During his time with HANO, his title has changed
many times. Sometimes the change was as
a result of a Detail or Promotion. Other times,
the title change reflected the evolving nature
of technology. They are Computer Programmer
Analyst 1 2, Information Systems
Applications Programmer 1 2, Information Systems
Operations Manager and Information
Technology Operations Manager.

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Elizabeth Barbain, Maintenance Repairer 1

Elizabeth Barbain was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Laborer
on 3/5/79. She was placed on Detail to the
Maintenance Repairer 1
position to replace the previous incumbent on
5/27/80. The Detail was
extended on 11/27/80. While on Detail, she
qualified for and was
promoted to the position on 5/18/81. Ms. Barbain
served in that
position until the 1999 layoff.
As a result of the Bumping process, her
position was changed to a
Laborer. She served in that position until
1/1/04, when she was again
promoted to the position of Maintenance Repairer
1.

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Edith P. Kennedy, Administrative Director 3

Edith Kennedy was hired in a Probational
Appointment in the position H.A.
Assistant Project Manager on 7/15/74 at Desire.
In the years that followed, she
moved back-and-forth between Desire and Section
8. She moved to Tenant
Selection as a voluntary demotion on 1/18/90.
Three years later, the Deputy
for Management recommended that she be promoted
to head the Admissions
Department.
Although the Admissions Departments activities
have been suspended post-
Katrina, Edith fills in wherever needed in both
the Management/Operations
and Client Services Departments.

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Ransom McCormick, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

Ransom McCormick was hired on 5/6/75 as an
Emergency Appointment, not to
exceed one (1) month, as a Maintenance Repairman
2 at Desire under the TPP
Program. His services were still needed, so the
appointment was extended until
7/1/75, when he was given a Probational
Appointment.
His probation was ended on 11/17/75 because he
was given a Probational
Appointment as a Bricklayer, a position he held
until he requested a voluntary
demotion to the Maintenance Repairer 2 position
at Iberville.
He has held, either by Detail or Promotion, the
following positions Maintenance
Supervisor 1, Maintenance Foreman, Facility
Maintenance Director 1, Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1 2 and Facility
Maintenance Manager 2.

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ONeal Bryant, Maintenance Repairer 2

ONeal Bryant was hired as a Laborer Utility on
9/30/74 as an Emergency
Appointment in Scattered Sites. He was given a
Probational Appointment to
the position on 11/15/74. While serving in that
position, he qualified for an
was promoted to the position Maintenance Repairer
1 on 12/17/79.
Because he performed many of the duties of the
Maintenance Repairer 2
position as a MR 1, he was recommended for
Detail however, the request
for Detail was changed to a recommendation for
Promotion on 4/17/91.

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Ollie Scott, Housing Client Services Coordinator

Ollie Scott was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Family Service
Aide at Desire on 6/3/74 as part of the staff of
the new Community
Services Department at HANO. She was separated
as part of a layoff on
12/13/85, but was rehired on a Restricted
Appointment on 7/21/86 at
B.W. Cooper. On 9/19/86, she was recalled from
layoff and returned to
Desire.
She was Detailed to the Housing Counselor I
position from 5/4/87 until
6/28/87 and again on 8/5/87 until 12/7/88, when
she was promoted to the
Position. Her title was reallocated effective
8/29/05.

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Leonard Price, Maintenance Foreman

Leonard Price was hired on a three (3) month Job
Appointment as a Laborer Utility
on 6/20/73. Because of the heavy workload, the
appointment was extended for an
additional three (3) months on 9/20/73 and again
on 12/20/73. On 3/20/74, Mr. Price
was given a Probational Appointment to the
position. He was Detailed to the Maintenance
Repairer 1position on 12/9/74. The Detail was
extended on 6/9/75 and again on 9/9/75
until 9/19/75.
On 3/22/77, he qualified for and was promoted to
the position of Maintenance Repairer 1.
He was promoted to the Maintenance Repairer 2
position on 11/13/92 and to the
Maintenance Foreman position on 1/24/97.

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Karen Johnson, Administrative Manager 4

Karen Johnson was hired on 1/16/73 as a Typist
Clerk1on an Emergency Appointment,
not to exceed 30 days, because the File/ Record
Room staff was working shorthanded.
Between that date and 8/4/75, she was hired on
numerous Emergency Appointments
either due to employee illness or the need for
additional help with heavy workloads.
On 8/4/75, she was given a Probational
Appointment as a Community Activity Worker
II.
On 3/4/76, she qualified for and was promoted to
the Account Clerk I position. She
was promoted to the Account Clerk II position on
5/9/77. She later qualified for and
was promoted to the position Accountant 1 on
5/18/81, the position Accountant 2
(Proprietary Accountant 1/Accounting Technician)
on 5/1/86, Administrative Specialist 5
Position on 9/23/96 and Administrative Manager 4
position on 2/2/98.

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Roy Milton, Maintenance Repairer 2

Roy Milton was hired on a Probational Appointment
as a Maintenance
Repairer 1 on 6/7/72. He qualified for and was
promoted to the
position Maintenance Repairer 2 on 9/12/75. He
received an
Associates Degree in Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration from Delgado
Community College in May 1977.
Through the years, Mr. Miltons supervisors have
pointed out that he is
an effective communicator, demonstrates good
leadership skills, makes
good decisions and is good at resolving conflicts
among co-workers.

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Arthur Lee, Auditor 3

Arthur Lee was hired on a Probational Appointment
as an Account Clerk
1 on 8/19/74. He was Detailed to the Accountant
1 position from
4/11/77 until 10/1/77, when he was promoted after
qualifying for the
position. On 4/2/79, he was promoted to the
Accountant 2 position. He
was Detailed again on 9/1/80 to the Fiscal
Auditor 3 position and
promoted to the position on 10/10/80.
His title has changed a few times due to
reallocation Auditor 3, Internal
Auditor 2 and back to Auditor 3. He has also
served as Audit Supervisor,
on Detail, following the resignation of the
incumbent.

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Blanca Mager, Human Resources Analyst 2

Blanca Mager was hired on an Emergency
Appointment, not to exceed one (1)
month, on 10/23/78 as a Typist Clerk 2. She was
given a Probational Appointment
as a Laborer Utility on 5/23/79 and remained in
this position until she qualified for
and was promoted to the Clerk 2 position on
1/21/80. She was promoted to the
Typist Clerk 3 position on 8/23/82 and to the
Clerk 4 position on 11/12/85.
On 1/1/87, her title was reallocated by Civil
Service to Human Resources Assistant
and again on 3/15/94 to Clerk Chief 1. She was
Detailed to the Human Resources
Analyst 1 position on 2/25/97 and returned from
Detail on 8/25/98. On 9/11/98
the title was again reallocated to Office
Coordinator 1. She was Detailed to the
Human Resources Analyst 1 position on 5/18/00 and
returned on 8/17/00. She was
Detailed again on 10/2/00 until 11/2/00. On
11/3/00, her title was reallocated to
Human Resources Analyst 1 and on 3/5/02, her
title was reallocated to Human
Resources Analyst 2.

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Jesse Conrad III, Facility Maintenance Manager 4

Jesse Conrad was hired in a Laborer position on
as a Student Summer employee from
6/2/71 to 9/1/71. He returned the next Summer on
6/20/72 as a Laborer Utility. He
resigned to return to school on 8/25/72. He
returned on 3/19/73 as a Laborer Utility on
an Emergency Appointment, but it was changed to a
Job Appointment on 4/19/73. On
6/20/73, he was given a Probational Appointment.
Mr. Conrad has held, either by Detail or
Promotion, the following positions
Maintenance Repairer 1 2, Maintenance
Superintendent 1 2, Facility Maintenance
Director 1, 2 3, Facility Assistant Maintenance
Manager 1, Facility Maintenance
Manager 1, 2 , 3 4.

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Alvin Johnson, Facility Assistant Maintenance
Manager 1

Alvin Johnson was hired as a Laborer on a three
(3) month Job Appointment on
12/22/71. The Job Appointment was changed to a
Probational Appointment on
1/22/72. He resigned on 4/7/72, but was rehired
as a Laborer Utility on 5/11/72
on an Emergency Appointment. On 6/11/72 the
Emergency Appointment was
changed to a three (3) month Job Appointment. On
9/10/72 his Job
Appointment was changed to a Probational
Appointment.
Mr. Johnson has served in the following positions
either by Detail or Promotion
Maintenance Repairer 1, Maintenance Repairer 2,
Maintenance Foreman,
Maintenance Superintendent 1and Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1.

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Wendell Zeno, Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Wendell Zeno was hired as a Laborer in a three
(3) month Job Appointment on
11/6/70. The Job Appointment was ended and he
was given a Probational
Appointment on 12/12/70. He was Detailed to the
Equipment Operator 1
position on 5/29/71 and promoted into the
position on 11/1/71.
Mr. Zeno was Detailed to the Equipment Operator 2
position on 6/10/74 and
promoted to the position. Mr. Zenos Promotion
was recommended by his
supervisor. He did this because of the most
satisfactory manner in which Mr.
Zeno handled the heavy equipment on HANO
properties throughout the City.

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Douglas Jilles, Sr., Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Douglas Jilles was hired as a Laborer into a
Probational
Appointment on 11/2/70. He was detailed to the
Equipment
Operator 1 position on 10/3/74 and extended until
8/2/75. On
9/20/76 he was promoted to the position at the
recommendation
of the Project Manager.
On 6/26/87 he was promoted to the Mobile
Equipment Operator
2 position, which he currently occupies.

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Weldon Collette, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

Weldon Collette was hired on a six (6) month Job
Appointment on 10/27/70 as a Maintenance
Repairer 2. He was given a Probational
Appointment to the position on 12/12/70. He was
promoted to the Maintenance Foreman 1 position on
4/15/74 and Detailed to the Maintenance
Foreman 2 position on 2/3/75. He was promoted to
the position on 8/3/75.
He qualified for and his position was reallocated
to Maintenance Superintendent II on 1/8/77
based upon the recommendation of his supervisor.
The title was reallocated to Facility
Maintenance Director 11on 1/1/87 and Facility
Maintenance Manager 2 on 6/29/87.
On 12/9/87, Mr. Collette was selected by the
Deputy for Management as one of eight (8)
maintenance employees to work on a special
assignment called the Ready Crew.

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Bruce Dixon, Maintenance Superintendent 1

Bruce Dixon was hired on a three (3) month Job
Appointment as a Laborer on
9/22/69. He was recommended for a Probational
Appointment to the position
on 12/22/69 by his supervisor as a result of his
job performance. He was
recommended for a detail to the Maintenance
Repairer 1 position as a result of
his proficiency as a Painter and to give him the
opportunity to gain experience
and qualify for the position on 5/4/71. He was
promoted to the position on 8/7/71.
He qualified for and was promoted to the
Maintenance Repairer 2 position on
4/4/77.
He has held, either by Detail or Promotion, the
following positions Maintenance
Supervisor 1, Maintenance Foreman, Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1 and
Maintenance Superintendent 1.

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Bertrand Butler, Jr., Housing Inspector 2

Bertrand Butler was hired as a Laborer on
11/18/68 on a three (3) month Job Appointment.
The Job Appointment was extended until 5/17/69,
when he was given a Probational
Appointment. He qualified for and was promoted
to the position Maintenance Repairer 1
on 12/12/70. He was placed on Detail to the
Housing Counselor 1 position from 4/15/74
until 2/24/75, when he qualified for and was
promoted to the position. The position was
reallocated to Tenant Relations Worker on
9/27/78.
On 8/11/81, he was Detailed to the Maintenance
Repairer 1 position but on 10/12/81, he
qualified for and was promoted to the Maintenance
Repairer11 position. On 7/18/85 he
qualified for and was recommended for promotion
to the position Project Planner 1. The
position was reallocated to Project Planner 2 on
7/9/97 and again to Housing Inspector 2 on
8/29/05.

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Tyrone King, Maintenance Repairer 2

Tyrone King was hired as a Laborer on a
Probational Appointment on 2/2/68. On 5/5/69, he
was placed on Detail to the position Maintenance
Repairer 1and was promoted to the
position after several extensions. His name
appeared at the top of the Promotional
Certificate for the Maintenance Repairer 2
position and on 7/1/73 he was promoted to the
position. He requested and was assigned to
Central Maintenance to work on the Plumbing
and Gas Crew on 7/6/76.
In 1994, his supervisor made the following
comments about Mr. King
Tyrone King, assigned to CMD, is a very
dependable employee and he takes pride in his
work, seeks and sets additional work tasks, and
would do whatever it takes to get the job
done. Dependable employees like Tyrone King help
steer this Authority in the right
direction and we, as supervisors, should thank
them more often for their dedication to this
Authority.

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Anthony Legeaux, Facility Maintenance Manager
3on Leave of Absence to the Force Account
Manager position

Anthony Legeaux was hired as a Laborer on a
Probational Appointment
on 8/2/67. This appointment was ended because he
was recommended
to fill a vacancy for the position Maintenance
Repairer 1on 8/31/67, which
he originally applied for. He qualified for and
was promoted to the
position Maintenance Repairer 2 on 4/18/70. On
4/15/74, he was
promoted to the position Maintenance Foreman 1.
He has held the following positions either by
Detail or Promotion
Maintenance Superintendent 1 2, Facility
Maintenance Director 2 3
and Facility Maintenance Manager 3. He has
worked with the Force
Account Program since 1/6/97.

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Mc Arthur Samuels, Maintenance Superintendent 1

McArthur Samuels was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Maintenance
Repairer 2 on 6/28/73. A few months later, he
realized that he did not have
the skill or experience levels he needed or
wanted to have. Therefore, he
requested a demotion to the Maintenance Repairer
1 position to maintain his
employment while he learned the needed skills.
On 5/12/75, he earned and was promoted to the
Maintenance Repairer 2
position. Mr. Samuels was promoted to the
position Maintenance Foreman
on 8/13/90 and to the Maintenance Superintendent
1 position on 1/25/01.

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Gary Lewis, Painter

Gary Lewis was hired on an Emergency Appointment
not to
exceed 30 days as a laborer on 8/6/69. The
appointment was
extended through 4/18/70, when he was given a
Probational
Appointment to the position. He was promoted to
the
Position of Maintenance Repairer 1 on 3/28/77.
On 9/4/03, he was promoted to the Painter
position he
currently occupies. Mr. Lewis supervisors have
repeatedly
pointed out his empathy and courtesy with
residents and co-
workers.

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Zelda Taylor, Accounting Specialist Supervisor

Zelda Taylor was hired on a Probational
Appointment to the position of
Account Clerk 1 on 4/1/81. She qualified for and
was promoted to the
position Account Clerk 2 on 5/18/83. She was
Detailed on 9/20/93 to
the Proprietary Accounting Specialist position to
help with the conversion
of Section 8 files to CCS when the incumbent
retired. She was promoted
to the position on 2/9/94.
She was promoted to the Accounting Technician
position on 10/28/96.
Her position was reallocated by Civil Service to
the Accounting Specialist
Supervisor position on 7/22/97.

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Alvin West, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

Alvin West was hired on a 12 month Job
Appointment in the Laborer
Apprentice Training Program on 6/2/80. At the
end of that appointment,
he was given a Probational Appointment to the
position. On the
recommendation of the Director of Maintenance, he
was promoted to
the Laborer Utility position on 10/21/82 and to
the Equipment Operator
1 position on 2/14/83.
On 10/3/83 he qualified for and was promoted to
the Maintenance
Repairer 1 position. Mr. West has held the
following positions either by
Detail or Promotion Maintenance Repairer 2,
Facility Assistant Maintenance
Manager 1, Maintenance Foreman and Facility
Maintenance Manager 2.

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Terri Henderson, Housing Manager 1

Terri Henderson was hired on 7/7/80 as a Typist
Clerk 2 in a Probational
Appointment. She resigned on 7/6/81, but returned
on 8/18/81. She
qualified for and was promoted to the Typist
Clerk 3 position on 9/1/83
upon the recommendation of her supervisor.
She was promoted to the position Accounting Clerk
2 on 10/28/85 and to
the position Proprietary Accounting Specialist on
10/10/88. The position
was reallocated to the Accounting Specialist 2
position by Civil Service on
5/5/97. Her position was moved to the Section 8
Department and she was
Detailed to the H.A. Program Manager 2 position
on 11/26/01 and promoted on
1/28/02. The position was reallocated to Housing
Manager 1 effective 8/29/05.

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Ronald Stevenson, Maintenance Repairer 2

Ronald Stevenson was hired to work on HANOs
Night Crew
on 10/5/81 as a Laborer Utility in a Probational
Appointment. He
was Detailed to the Maintenance Repairer 2
position on 9/1/84 to
serve as Acting Supervisor. The detail was
extended through 6/9/85,
when he was promoted to the position.
Mr. Stevenson continued as Supervisor of the
Night Crew until the
service was contracted out a few years ago.
However, Mr. Stevenson
continues to serve HANO by performing a variety
of administrative, as
well as maintenance functions, each day.

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Bernarda Zelaya, Housing Manager 1

Bernarda Zelaya was hired as a Steno Clerk 2 on a
Provisional Appointment
on 4/5/82 in Tenant Selection. That appointment
was ended on 4/5/84,
when she was given a Probational Appointment to
the position. She was
Detailed to the Clerk 4 position on 6/30/85 and
continued on Detail until
2/20/86, when she qualified for and was promoted
to the position.
Ms. Zelaya has held the following positions
either by Promotion or Detail
Clerical Supervisor 1, Office Manager 4 5,
Administrative Services
Assistant, Administrative Manager 3. As a result
of the 1999 layoff, her
position was reassigned to the Section 8
Department as a H.A. Program
Manager 2. Her title was reallocated effective
8/29/05.

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Ferdinand Rochon, III, Maintenance Repairer 2

Ferdinand Rochon was hired on 4/19/82 as a
Laborer on a
Probational Appointment. He qualified for and
was promoted to
the position of Maintenance Repairer 1 on
10/29/82. On the
recommendation of his supervisor, he was promoted
to the position
of Maintenance Repairer 2 on 5/29/91.
Over the years, Mr. Rochons supervisors have
indicated that he
takes his assignments seriously and works toward
completion of the
job works to resolve conflicts between
co-workers and
demonstrates good leadership skills.

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Michael Mosley, Accountant Administrator 3

Michael Mosley was hired on 11/9/81 on a
probational Appointment as
an Accountant 3. On 1/1/87 his title was
reallocated to Proprietary
Accountant 2. He qualified for and was promoted
to the position
Budget Analyst 3 on 10/23/87.
He was Detailed to the position Proprietary
Accountant Officer on
12/3/90. The Detail was extended until 4/30/91,
when he was
promoted to the position. On 4/5/95 the title
was reallocated to
Accountant Administrator 2. He was Detailed to
the Accountant
Administrator 3 position on 7/1/96 and later
promoted to the position.

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Herman Washington, Maintenance Repairer 2

Herman Washington was hired on a three (3) month
Job
Appointment as a Laborer on 11/20/78. The Job
Appointment was
extended until 4/3/79, when he was given a
Probational
Appointment to the Laborer Utility position. He
was separated but
rehired on Job Appointments several times over
the next few years,
but was given a Probational Appointment on
1/12/82 as a Laborer.
He was promoted to the position Maintenance
Repairer 1 on 1/2/90
and to the position of Maintenance Repairer 2,
which he currently
occupies, on 8/23/90.

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Augustine Nelson, Administrative Coordinator 2

Augustine Nelson was hired on a Probational
Appointment as
an Accounting Clerk on 8/26/80. She served in
that capacity
until 10/1/03, when it was requested that she be
Detailed to
the Assistant Manager position at the Fischer
Development
to assist in the transition to Alternative
Management. Ms.
Nelson assumed the duties of that position in
addition to her
Accounting Clerk duties until 4/7/04.
Ms. Nelson serves as an inspiration to her
co-workers for her
courage and perseverance in the face of serious
health
challenges.

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Louis Moore, Maintenance Superintendent 1

Louis Moore was hired as a Maintenance Repairer 2
on a
Probational Appointment on 10/15/80. He was
promoted to
the position Maintenance Foreman on 8/13/90 and
again, to
the Maintenance Superintendent 1 position, on
2/20/97.
Mr. Moores supervisors have pointed out that he
demonstrates
good leadership skills and continues to make
progress in
developing the skills needed to go to the next
level of
supervision.

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Catherine West, Administrative Coordinator 2

Catherine West was hired on 11/3/80 as a Typist
Clerk 2 on a
Probational Appointment. When a position was
vacated at Central
Maintenance, she asked to be allowed to fill it
in order to advance
herself within the agency.
Because she had qualified for the position with
Civil Service, she was
recommended for promotion to the Typist Clerk 3
position and
promoted on 3/1/84. She was promoted to the
Clerk Chief 1 position
on 2/18/88. The title was reallocated to
Administrative Coordinator 2
effective 8/29/05.

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Rory Biagas, Maintenance Repairer 2

Rory Biagas was hired as a Laborer Utility on a
Probational
Appointment on 11/6/80. He qualified for and was
promoted to
the position Maintenance Repairer 2 on 1/13/86.
He has also
served in the position Maintenance Foreman on
Detail.
Mr. Biagas supervisors have indicated that he
takes his work
seriously, is reliable and dependable and that he
exhibits good
judgment when determining what needs to be done
to complete
a job.

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Iris Conerly, Administrative Program Specialist -
C

Iris Conerly was hired as Typist Clerk 2 on a
Probational Appointment on 9/21/76.
She resigned on 6/22/78, but returned to HANO on
12/8/80. She was promoted to
the Typist Clerk 3 position on 8/1/83 and to the
Clerk 4 position on 8/6/84. On
8/27/86, she was promoted to the Administrative
Assistant position and reassigned
to the Executive Department. While in Executive,
her title was then reallocated to
Executive Secretary then Executive Services
Assistant by Civil Service.
She was Detailed to the position Administrative
Specialist 5 and reassigned to the
Client Services Department on 3/27/00. She was
promoted to the position on
2/26/01. Her title was reallocated effective
1/17/05.

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Thadius Billy, Housing Manager 3

Thadius Billy was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Typist Clerk 2 on
12/3/75. She qualified for and was promoted to
the Typist Clerk 3 position on
5/22/78. She resigned on 8/22/80, but returned
to HANO on 3/2/81. She was
promoted to the Clerk 4 position on 9/2/84. The
incumbent in this position served
as the Tenant Liaison Officer.
On 9/2/86, she was Detailed to the Administrative
Assistant position to serve as
Assistant Manager at B.W. Cooper. She was
promoted to the position on 12/1/86.
She was promoted to the H.A. Project Manager 3
position on 3/13/89. The position
was reallocated to H.A. Project Manager 4 on
11/8/89. She was Detailed to the
H.A. Project Manager 5 position and was promoted
to the position on 5/8/90. Her
title was reallocated effective 8/29/05.

42
Rudolph Rogers, Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Rudolph Rogers was hired on 12/30/80 as a Laborer
on a Probational
Appointment. He was promoted to the Laborer
Utility position on
10/21/82 and to the Equipment Operator 1 position
on 2/14/83 upon
the recommendation of his immediate supervisor.
His position was
reallocated to the Mobile Equipment Operator 2 on
12/30/03.
Mr. Rogers supervisors have indicated that he
always gets the job
done with very little supervision and that he
seems to anticipate
instructions.

43
Vernon Foley, Facility Maintenance Manager 2

Vernon Foley was hired as a Laborer on a
Probational Appointment on
12/7/77, but resigned on 8/31/79. He rejoined
HANO on 5/26/81 as a
Maintenance Repairer 1. He was promoted to the
Maintenance Repairer 2
position on 4/22/83. On 6/25/90, he was promoted
to the position Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1. He was Detailed
to the position of
Services Manager under Site-Based Maintenance
implementation on 11/20/96.
Due to the layoff in March 1999, his position was
changed to Maintenance
Superintendent 1, but he was Detailed to the
position Facility Maintenance
Manager 2 until 6/23/99. He was Detailed to the
position again on 6/20/03
and promoted to the position on 8/7/03.

44
Diane Cormier, Housing Manager 2

Diane Cormier was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Typist
Clerk 2 on 6/5/79. She was detailed to the
Accounting Clerk 1 position
on 1/16/84 and promoted to the position on
8/6/84. She was Detailed
to the Accounting Clerk 2 position on 1/21/86,
qualified for and was
promoted on 3/11/86.
She was promoted to the position H.A. Assistant
Manager on 3/26/90.
She was Detailed to the H.A. Project Manager 4
position from 2/15/02
to 8/15/02. She was Detailed again to the H.A.
Project Manager 4
position on 3/19/04 and promoted to the position
on 4/12/05. Her
title was reallocated to Housing Manager 2
effective 8/29/05.

45
Louis Smith, Carpenter

Louis Smith was hired on an Emergency
Appointment, not to exceed one
month, on 11/16/79 in a Carpenter position. The
appointment was
extended until he qualified for and was given a
Probational Appointment
on 12/19/79. His name was omitted from the list
of employees who were
recommended for the newly created position of
Maintenance Foreman.
When the error was discovered, he was recommended
for and promoted
on 7/25/90.
Mr. Smith was returned to the Carpenter position
on 7/7/97 when the
Maintenance Foreman position was not funded in
the General Services
Programs budget.

46
Gary Baham, Facility Assistant Maintenance
Manager 2

Gary Baham was hired on an Emergency Appointment,
not to
exceed one (1) month in a Carpenter position on
7/30/79. He
was given a Probational Appointment on 11/5/79
after several
extensions. He was promoted to the Maintenance
Foreman
position on 1/4/93.
He was detailed to the position Maintenance
Superintendent 1 on
11/20/96 and promoted to the position on 2/20/97.
He was
promoted to the position Facility Assistant
Maintenance Manager
2 on 3/22/04.

47
Solomon Gills, III, Maintenance Repairer 2

Solomon Gills was hired as a Carpenter on an
Emergency
Appointment, not to exceed one (1) month, on
12/10/79.
The appointment was extended until 7/9/80. He
was given a
Probational Appointment to the Maintenance
Repairer 2
position on 7/14/80. He was Detailed to the
Maintenance
Foreman position from 1/25/94 until 10/20/95.
Mr. Gills supervisors have pointed out that he
turns in complete
work orders and can be counted on to take care of
unexpected
problems.

48
Rohillion Guidry, Maintenance Superintendent 1

Rohillion Guidry was hired as a Laborer on a
three (3) month Job
Appointment on 12/10/79. The appointment was
extended until
9/10/80, when he was given a Probational
Appointment. He was
promoted to the Laborer Utility position on
10/28/82. He was Detailed
to the Maintenance Repairer 2 position on 3/12/84
and was promoted to
the position on 3/16/86.
He was Detailed to the position Maintenance
Superintendent 1 on
11/20/96 and was promoted to the position on
2/20/97.

49
Janice Staves, Procurement Specialist 4

Janice Staves was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a
Typist Clerk 2 on 4/21/80. She qualified for and
was promoted
to the Typist Clerk 3 position on 10/26/82 and
the Clerk 4
position on 12/8/86. The position was reallocated
by Civil
Service to Office Coordinator 1. She was
Detailed to the
Purchasing Agent 1 position on 9/6/91 and was
promoted to the
position on 1/16/92.
She was promoted again on 4/7/97 to the
Procurement Officer1
position. Her title was reallocated to
Procurement Specialist 4
on 10/23/00.

50
Gerald Williams, Maintenance Superintendent 1

Gerald Williams was hired on a Probational
Appointment as
a Laborer on 2/11/80. He qualified for and was
promoted
to the Maintenance Repairer 1 position on 8/30/82
and to
the Maintenance Repairer 2 position on 2/29/88.
He was Detailed to the Maintenance Foreman
position from
1/14/94 until 6/12/94. He was Detailed to the
Maintenance
Superintendent 1 position on 11/20/96 and was
promoted
to the position on 2/20/97.

51
Jim Rabbit Adams, Facility Maintenance Manager 3

Jim Rabbit Adams was hired as a Carpenter on
7/7/80 on an Emergency
Appointment, not to exceed one (1) month. Rabbit
was selected as one of
the original Ready Crew members. He was
detailed to the Carpenter
Foreman position from 4/17/89 until 6/11/89. On
6/12/89, he was Detailed
to the position Maintenance Foreman and promoted
to the position on
6/13/90.
He was Detailed to the position Maintenance
Superintendent 1 on 11/20/96
and promoted to the position on 2/20/97. He was
detailed to the position
Facility Assistant Maintenance Manager 2 on
2/1/02 and was promoted to the
position on 1/9/03. On 1/10/03, he was Detailed
to the Facility Maintenance
Manager 3 position until 7/26/04, when he was
promoted to the position.

52
Patsy Barnes, Administrative Coordinator 2

Patsy Barnes was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Typist
Clerk 2 on 1/14/80. The title was reallocated to
Typist Clerk 1
effective 1/1/87. She was reassigned to the
position Information
Systems Data Entry Operator from 12/16/91 until
8/18/92 and
returned to the Typist Clerk 1 position on
8/19/92.
Her title was reallocated effective 8/29/05.

53
Gwendolyn Davis, Administrative Assistant 5

Gwen Davis was hired on a Probational Appointment
as a Typist
Clerk 2 on 5/22/78. She was promoted to the
Typist Clerk 3 position
on 11/29/82. Her title was reallocated by Civil
Service to Typist Clerk
2 effective 1/1/87. She was promoted to the
Chief Clerk 1 position
on 5/11/87.
She was promoted to the Administrative Secretary
position on 2/8/91.
Her title was reallocated to Executive Services
Assistant on 10/19/00
and again on 1/17/05 to the title Administrative
Assistant 5.

54
Louis Cordier, Facility Assistant Maintenance
Manager 1

Louis Cordier was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Plasterer on
1/27/77. He was Detailed to the Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1
position on 9/8/04 and on 3/7/05 he was promoted
to the position. Mr.
Cordier was selected as one of the original
Ready Crew members.
Mr. Cordiers supervisors have commented that he
uses his experience and
training to achieve exceptional results and that
he can be counted on to take
care of work-related commitments.

55
Etter Crocken, Housing Assistant Manager

Etter Crocken was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a
Typist Clerk 2 on 6/23/77. She qualified for and
was promoted to the
Typist Clerk 3 position on 2/8/83. On 1/1/87 her
title was reallocated
by Civil Service to a Typist Clerk 2.
She was promoted to the H.A. Assistant Project
Manager position on
8/28/89. The title was reallocated effective
8/29/05 to Housing
Assistant Manager.

56
Sheila Floyd Thomas, Administrative Coordinator 2

Sheila Thomas was hired on 8/31/77 on a
Probational Appointment as a Typist Clerk 2.
She was promoted to the Typist Clerk 3 position
on 11/20/78. She was detailed to the
Clerk 4 position from 8/20/79 until 11/20 79 when
she was promoted to the position. She
was promoted to the Administrative Assistant
position on 2/28/83.
On 1/1/87, her title was reallocated by Civil
Service to Clerical Supervisor 2 and again to
Administrative Services Assistant Manager 1 on
6/30/88. On 2/3/92 her title was again
reallocated by Civil Service to Administrative
Manager 2. She was Detailed to the
Administrative Director 2 position from 3/29/99
until 9/28/00. She was promoted to the
position on 5/1/01. Due to the layoff in 2006,
she was Bumped to the Administrative
Coordinator 2 position.

57
Calvin Johnson, Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Calvin Johnson was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Laborer on
11/21/77. He was laid off on 1/31/78, but was
rehired on 2/13/78. He left
HANO on 2/15/79, but returned on 4/25/79. He was
promoted to the
Laborer Utility position on 10/21/82 and to the
position Equipment Operator
1 on 2/14/83. He was promoted to the Mobile
Equipment Operator 2 position
on 2/2/89.
Over the years, Mr. Johnsons supervisors have
enthusiastically recommended
that his Merit Increase be granted based on
performance that they describe as
exceeding HANO standards, being an above
average worker and for
being an asset to HANO.

58
Myrna Leufroy-Angelain, Housing Real Estate
Specialist

Myrna Leufroy-Angelain transferred to HANO from
another State agency on 10/2/78
as a Typist Clerk 2. She was promoted to the
Typist Clerk 3 position on 6/17/81 and
to the Clerk 4 position on 7/22/83. On 1/1/87,
her title was reallocated by Civil Service
to H.A. Tenant Selection Worker.
She was Detailed to the position Administrative
Services Assistant on 8/7/91and was
promoted to the position on 2/5/92. Her title
was reallocated to Administrative
Manager 1 on 5/6/92. She was Detailed to the
H.A. Program Manager 4 position from
5/10/94 until 1/22/95. She was Detailed again on
2/12/96 to the position H.A.
Technical Supervisor 2 until 8/9/96 and again on
9/19/97. She was promoted to the
position on 4/15/98. She was Detailed to the
H.A. Program Manager 5 position from
4/17/00 until 12/16/00. Her title was
reallocated to Housing Real Estate Specialist
effective 8/29/05.

59
Charles Stevens, III, Facility Maintenance
Manager 2

Charles Stevens III was hired on a Probational
Appointment as a Laborer Utility on 5/25/76. He
resigned to return to school on 8/20/76. He was
rehired on a Job Appointment, not to exceed
three (3) months, on 5/31/77 and he resigned to
return to school on 8/19/77. He was rehired on
an Emergency Appointment, not to exceed one (1)
month, as a Maintenance Repairer 2 on 9/6/78
and was given a Probational Appointment on
10/9/78.
He was Detailed to the position Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1 from 5/15/89
until
6/12/90. He was promoted to the position
Maintenance Superintendent 1 on 6/24/91. His
title
was reallocated by Civil Service to Facility
Assistant Maintenance Manager 1 on 7/8/91. He
was
Detailed to the position Facility Maintenance
Manager 2 on 11/17/93 and promoted to the
position on 4/15/94. He was reassigned to the
position Facility Assistant Maintenance Manager 2
on 10/10/94. As a result of the 1999 layoff, his
title was changed to Maintenance Superintendent
1, but he was immediately Detailed to the
Facility Maintenance Manager 2 position. He was
again
promoted to the position on 3/23/00.