MCDOT Honors Outstanding Staff at Employee of the Year Awards Ceremony

For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 17, 2016

On November 15, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) held its annual recognition for its “best of the best” employees. Each Division and the Director’s Office nominate candidates and only 30 were chosen out of 1,320 MCDOT employees. In addition, those with 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service with the County were also honored.

 

MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh believes that it’s essential to the health of a good organization to recognize and appreciate excellence. Said Roshdieh, “Our workforce is involved and empowered, energized by their work and eager to innovate and create the very best transportation network possible for our community. The dedication of our employees is what makes MCDOT great and, through them, makes Montgomery County a wonderful place to live, work and play.”

 

This year’s winners were:

 

Manager of the Year

D. Randy Paugh, Division of Highway Services

 

Office of the Director

Denise James

Deepak Somarajan

 

Division of Parking Management

Clarence Bell

Ivan Ross

Veeda Wilkinson

 

Division of Traffic Engineering and Operations

Benjamin Harrington

Narayanankutty Menon

Grover Miser, Jr.

Christopher Romaine

Division of Transit Services

T’Keya Adams

Deanna Archey

James Arias

Crystal Bates

Jennifer Davis

Donald Foster

Debra Huser

Ermine Jackson III

James Johnson

Bobby Timberlake

Jerome White

 

Division of Transportation Engineering

Gwo-Ruey “Greg” Hwang

Patricia Shepherd

William Sittinger

 

Length of Service Awards recipients were:

 

35 Years

Robert James

Louis Machetto

William Oliver, Jr.

 

30 Years

Gary Edwards

Ronald German

Wanda Jackson

Carolyn McKenzie

Michael Pollard, Sr.

Avodon Oates

Michael Smith

John Wilfert

 

25 Years

Ray Cooper, Jr.

Richard Dorsey, Jr.

 

20 Years

Francis Ampaah

Ricardo Cabrera

Rina Calvo

Joseph Delcid

Robert Gonzales, Jr.

Lacy Hanna

Troy Jackson

Arthur Johnson

Richard London

Janice Mattheson

Janet Melvin

Mauricio Novoa

Purnell Scott

Hossien Ziaolhagh

Release ID: 16-229
Media Contact: Esther Bowring 240-777-7155