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Title: Employee Service Awards

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Employee Service Awards December 2, 2008
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Board of County Commissioners Employee Service
Awards

Todays honorees are recognized for outstanding
service and dedication.

3
Administrative ServicesFleet Management
4
James A. Justice - 35 Years

James was born and raised in Orlando and
graduated from Evans High School.
He was originally hired by the Sheriffs Office
to work at its Fleet Management Division.
Jim was recently promoted from Mechanic III to
Emergency Support Coordinator.

He accompanied a Fire Rescue Unit to Mississippi
after Hurricane Katrina hit to work 18 hour days
during recovery efforts.

5
James Justice 35 Years

Jim was the first county employee to achieve
certification as an Emergency Vehicle Technician.
He now supervises the repair and after-hours
service for County Rescue Units.
He is also responsible for the power generator
team for both owned and leased units.
Jim is the proud father of 27-year old twin sons
Jimmy and Jeff.
He is a licensed drag racer and runs his 1968
Nova in many National Division Races throughout
the U.S.

6
Convention CenterOperations
7
Hank M. McDaniel 20 Years

Hank was born and raised in Orlando and graduated
from Evans High School.
He also attended Mid-Florida Technical School.

Hank was originally hired by Orange County to
work in Utilities Wastewater as a Trades Helper.
He later transferred to the Convention Center/
Building Services to work with Event Set-Up.

8
Hank McDaniel 20 Years

Hank worked many hours during the hurricane
recovery effort in 2004.
He is currently in a lead position as a Senior
Convention Center Service Worker.
Hank has been married to Germaine for 14 years
and they have eight children.
In his spare time, he enjoys jazz, art and
bowling.

9
Timothy J. Kopp 20 Years

Tim was born in Toledo, OH and moved to Orlando
in 1958.
He graduated from Edgewater High School and the
University of Central Florida.
He was hired by Orange County in 1988 to work at
Building Services.

Tim is a graduate of the Convention Services
Professional Program.

10
Tim Kopp 20 Years

Tim has been married to Michelle for 23 years and
they have three children Joshua, Caleb and
Carolynn.
He is a member of the Family Life Weekend to
Remember Team.

11
Corrections Professional Services
12
Wanda Council Broner 25 Years

Wanda was born and raised in Orlando and
graduated from Jones High School.
She has attended Valencia Community College and
Columbia College.

Wanda was hired in1983 to work at Inmate Records.
She was promoted a year later to Correctional
Officer and in 1995, she transferred to
Classification/Pre-Trial Services.

13
Wanda Broner 25 Years

Wanda has won several Team Awards and
Certificates of Excellence.
During her career at Corrections, she has worked
in Central Booking, Juvenile Assessment and
In-Custody Support Services.
She has one son Curtis, 7.
In her spare time, Wanda enjoys cooking, reading
and volunteering with Christian functions.
She has planned many holiday parties to bring
people together to celebrate.

14
Corrections Community Corrections
15
Ann Marie Giltner 20 Years

Ann Marie was born in Upper Darby, PA and moved
to Orlando in 1974.
She graduated from Ramey Air Force Base High
School (PR), and Penn State University.

Ann was hired in 1974 to work at Court
Alternatives Pre-Trial Diversion Program funded
through a Law Enforcement Administration
Assistance Grant.
She resigned in 1980 to become a full-time mom.

16
Ann Marie Giltner 20 Years

Ann returned to the county as a Community
Corrections Officer in 1988 with the Probation
Unit.
In 1991, she was promoted to Senior Community
Corrections Officer in 1995 to Unit Supervisor
and in 2000 to Assistant Manager of Community
Corrections.
She has received the Outstanding Service Award
and is a graduate of the 2001 Leadership
Institute.
Ann has been married to James for 33 years and
they have three grown children Ethan, Deidre and
Garth and one grandson, Reese.
In her spare time, Ann enjoys caring for the
familys three dogs and four cats.
She also enjoys reading, cooking, and gardening.

17
Kimberly A. Sarner 25 Years

Kim was born in Columbus, Ohio into a proud
Marine Corps family.
She moved to Florida in 1968 and was a member of
the 1st graduating class of Lake Howell High
School.

Kim attended Valencia Community College and
graduated from the University of Central Florida.
She was hired in 1983 as a Control Desk Monitor
at the Orange County Sheriffs Office.

18
Kimberly Sarner 25 Years

Kim graduated from the Corrections Recruit Class
in 1986.
She was promoted to Corporal in 1988 and moved to
Community Corrections in 1996 as a Probation
Officer.
Kim now initiates warrants and violations of
probation hearings.
She has two wonderful cats Sushi and Cleopatra.
Her interests include Art, traveling with
friends, helping animals, environmental
conservation, reading and going to movies.
Kim recently returned from Alaska and Canada and
will be off to Hawaii next year to celebrate an
upcoming birthday.

19
Fire Rescue Operations
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Ted D. Brown - 30 Years

Ted was born in Birmingham, AL and graduated from
Mountain Brook High School.
He attended the University of Alabama, Rollins
College and UCF.

Ted started as a volunteer firefighter in 1977
with the Lockhart Fire Department while he worked
at Sea World in the Mammalogy Department.
He was hired by Lockhart Fire Department in 1978
as a full time firefighter.

21
Ted D. Brown 20 Years

Ted was certified as a Paramedic in 1981and
served on the Hazmat Team for 5 years.
He has been a Preceptor for 20 years, and is
among the first Registered Nurse/Paramedics in
Orange County.
Ted worked as a Critical Care Nurse and Flight
Nurse for Florida Hospital 1991-2005.
He is a Peer Fitness Trainer and a member of the
Emergency Management Team.
Ted is also a member of the Disaster Medical
Assistance Team and has been deployed to Houston,
Biloxi and New Orleans.
He has served as Head Nurse for three years at
Camp Thunderbird in Apopka for developmentally
challenged people.
Ted has been married to Jody for 31 years, who
has been teaching in Orange County for 32 years.

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Ted D. Brown 20 Years

Ted and Jody have two daughters Victoria, who is
currently living in Uganda working for a
non-profit organization and Emily, who graduated
from Boston University and is working on a second
degree in dietetics and nutrition while pursuing
a career in fitness and health. Emily was head
coach of a high school rowing team in Tampa.
In his spare time, Ted enjoys competing for
Orlando Rowing Club, hunting, traveling, writing
letters and driving his tractor on his chestnut
farm in Georgia. Recently, Ted became a Shriner.

23
Richard A. Wetterstrom - 30 Years

Richard was born in San Jose, CA, graduated from
Blackford High School and moved to Orlando in
1972 after serving in the Army as a helicopter
flight engineer.

He started as a volunteer with the Pine Castle
Fire Department in 1978.
Rick was promoted to Engineer in 1982 and
occasionally rides up as Lieutenant.

24
Richard Wetterstrom 30 Years

Richard has served on the Fire Rescue Search and
Recovery Dive Team and has worked at Station 70
for 29 years.
Rick has two sons Travis, a member of the Army
National Guard Reserve serving in Texas and
Troy, currently enrolled in helicopter pilot
training in Palm Beach.
Ricks hobbies include two dogs, hiking and
helping to care for his elderly neighbors.
He is planning his retirement, a move in the near
future to Gold Beach, OR, where there are no
hurricanes or floods and a Democrat is governor.

25
Health Family Services Head Start
26
Almellia S. Brown 30 Years

Almellia was born in Warner Robins, GA and moved
to Central Florida in 1976.
She graduated from Paine College and Webster
University.

Almellia joined Community Affairs in 1978 as an
Outreach Worker.
She has been promoted to Social Worker, Center
Supervisor and Area Coordinator.Shes currently a
Program Manager.

27
Almellia Brown 30 Years

Almellia currently works for Family and Community
Partnerships, Health and Disability Services.
She handles recruitment and enrollment of Head
Start students, family development, parent
involvement and medical/dental and disability
services for Head Start children.
She is instrumental in building and maintaining
community partnerships that assist in the
delivery of services to clients.
Almellia has worked twice on the Head Start Team
that achieved national recognition and earned the
National Head Start Program of Excellence Award
(2001-2005).

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Almellia Brown 30 Years

Almellia has been married to Rufus for 32 years
and they have one daughter Kristin a
son-in-law, Jermaine and one grandson LaQuone.
She is an active member of the Carter Tabernacle
C.M.E. Church where she serves on many
ministries.
Almellia is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority the National Council of Negro Women,
Inc., the Pine Hills Community Council and the
Paine College Alumnae Chapter.

29
Sammy E. Fadley - 30 Years

Sammy was born in Glenville, WV and moved to
Orlando in 1974.
She joined Orange County Head Start as a Resource
Teacher in 1978.

She has spent nearly all of her time ensuring
that preschool children with mental, physical, or
developmental delays receive specialized services
to help them enter Kindergarten ready to learn.

30
Sammy Fadley 30 Years

Sammy recently celebrated her 36th wedding
anniversary to Mike.
They have one daughter Michelle, who is married
to Josue, two grandchildren Julian, and Aiden.
Sammy is more than generous. Many times she has
spent her mortgage money to buy medicine or
groceries for a family in need.
In her spare time, she enjoys fishing, boating,
golfing, and riding her Harley.

31
Public Works Roads Drainage
32
Donald Joseph Neihoff 20 Years

Don was born in Paducah, KY and moved to Central
Florida in 1970.
He graduated from Miami Jackson High School and
served in the Navy for 4 years.

Don was hired in 1988 to work at Roads and
Drainage.
He has been promoted through the years and is
currently an Equipment Operator III.
Don has worked on the Sealing Crew and claims
hes seen the inside of every pipe in Orange
County.

33
Donald Neihoff - 20 Years

Don has been an integral member of the United Way
Funding Raising Team for 10 years.
He is now assigned to the Goldenrod Maintenance
Facility.
Don has been married to Elsie for 35 years and
they have three children Darren, Randy, and
Cheryl.
In his spare time, Don enjoys softball, golf, and
poker.

He has played in the Orange County Golf League
for 11 years and has won 1st place 5 times.
Don once had a close encounter with a gator while
trying to retrieve his ball from a pond.

34
Lester E. Canada 20 Years

Lester was born and raised in Orlando and
graduated from Colonial High School.
He was hired in 1988 to work at the Sewer and
Wastewater Division as an Equipment Operator III.

Lester transferred to Public Works in 1992 to
work at the Three Points facility.
In 1997, he was promoted to Equipment Operator IV
and transferred to the Landfill.
Lester later moved to the MSTU Pond Maintenance
Section to operate the 60 foot long boom track
hoe.

35
Lester Canada - 20 Years

Lester has received numerous citations over the
years for his work on the retention ponds and
canal banks for repairing erosion.
His significant accomplishments include Working
with the Firefighters in 1998 to clear safe zones
during the wildfires, and assisting with the 2004
hurricane recovery team.
Lester is married to Karen and they have six
children Brittany, Lane, Brenton, Jessey, Cassey
and Billy.
In his spare time, Lester plays with a Bluegrass
band and enjoys deer hunting.

36
Utilities Water Reclamation
37
John D. OSteen - 20 Years

John was born in Florence, AL and moved to Winter
Park at the age of four.
He graduated from Winter Park High School.

John was hired by Orange County in 1988 to work
at Water Reclamation.
He worked at the Cypress Walk Facility until
1998, when he transferred to the South Wastewater
Reclamation Facility.

38
John OSteen 20 Years

John has two daughters Melanie and Shannon, One
son Joey, and four grandchildren.
In his spare time, John enjoys riding his Harley.

39
Utilities Customer Service
40
Sharrow Katrina Fullwood - 20 Years

Sharrow was born and raised in Orlando and
graduated from Jones High School.
She joined Orange County in the Fiscal and
Administrative Division of Utilities.

Sharrow transferred to Customer Service as a
Customer Service Representative and was later
promoted to Assistant Supervisor.
In 1993, she won the Orange Award and in 1999
the Star Performer Award.
She was promoted to Utilities Account Supervisor
of the Cash Workgroup in 2003.

41
Sharrow Fullwood 20 Years

Sharrow was recognized at the Mayors Coffee in
2005 and 2006 for her outstanding job
performance.
She has worked on the Utilities Focus Committee
and with the Emergency Call Center Team during
the hurricanes of 2004.
She has assisted with the Dinner on Us Program
to help the homeless.
Sharrow has three daughters Portia, April and
Mikayla.
In her spare time, she enjoys watching old
movies, shopping and volunteering at her church.

42
Daniel W. Vlas - 20 Years

Dan was born in Fremont, MI, and moved to Central
Florida in 1988.
He graduated from Hesperia High School and spent
21 years in the Air Force.

Dan attended Valencia Community College and City
College of Chicago and he has earned his Real
Estate Certificate.
He was hired by Utilities in 1988 to work as a
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and was
subsequently transferred to Customer Service.

43
Dan Vlas 20 Years

Dan was one of the members of the Implementation
Team for the Utilities CIS migration to the
PeopleSoft Enterprise Revenue Management System.
He has been married to Tatyana for 8 years.
Dan has two grown children and one granddaughter.
In his spare time, Dan enjoys fishing, hunting
and traveling.

44
Guy L. Fowkes - 20 Years

Guy was born in Honolulu, moved to Central
Florida in 1975 and graduated from Lake Howell
High School.
He was hired by Orange County in 1988 to work in
Highway Drainage.

Guy worked there for 5 years and was promoted to
Meter Reader with Utilities in 1993 and Senior
Meter Reader in 1996. He is now a Customer
Service Field Representative.
Guy has been involved with numerous projects and
upgrades within Utilities.

45
Guy Fowkes 20 Years

Guy has assisted with
The Automatic Meter Reading Study and the
re-sequencing of meter reading routes.
The upgrade of meter reader handheld
technology Syclo Mobile Work Manager
In his spare time, Guy enjoys surfing, traveling,
and spending time with family and friends.