Transcript Employee Service Awards

Employee Service Awards
May 12, 2009
Board of County
Commissioner’s
Employee Service
Awards
• Today’s honorees are recognized
for outstanding service and
dedication:
Administrative
Services
Facilities Management
Rafael Villalobos - 20 Years
• Rafael was born in Santurce, PR
and moved to Orlando in 1989.
• He graduated from Columbia
College in 2000.
• He was hired at Facilities
Management in 1989.
• Rafael started as a Helper and was promoted to
Maintenance Technician and HVAC Mechanic. He
is now a Project Coordinator for the East District.
Rafael Villalobos – 20 Years
• Rafael has worked in all of the Facilities
Management Districts.
• He says he has been happily married to
Myrta for 18 years and they have one
daughter: Mercedes, who attends Seminole
Community College.
• In his spare time, Rafael enjoys music and
dancing the Merengue. *
Shawn P. Steffenhagen - 20 Years
• Shawn was born and raised in
Orlando.
• He graduated from Bishop
Moore High School and
Valencia Community College.
• He was hired by Orange County
in 1989 to work at the Water
Department.
• Shawn was hired as a Trades Helper and was
promoted to Maintenance Technician and Carpenter
I. He is currently an Operations Technician III.
• He has a Water Distribution Technician’s Class “B”
Certification.
Shawn Steffenhagen – 20 Years
• Shawn started with Orange County working on mainline
construction and interconnection. Over the past few years he
has been working on protecting underground utilities piping.
• Shawn has also served as the LIUNA Local 517 Union
Representative.
• Shawn has been married to Tammi for 18 years, but he says
they have been together for 25 wonderful years.
• They have two children: Shelby, 15; and Cole, 12.
• Shawn enjoys fishing, hunting, camping, boating and building
things.
• He is very active on the St. John’s River, helping with
restoration and upkeep of fixtures on the river and clean-up. *
Corrections
Professional Services
Lavelle Renaye Shaw - 20 Years
• Lavelle was born in Tampa,
graduated from King High School
and moved to Orlando in 1989.
• She has earned a Certificate of
Completion in Human Resource
Management from Rollins College.
She is also a graduate of Florida
Southern College.
• Lavelle was hired by Orange County in 1989 to work
as an Administrative Specialist at Wastewater.
• She was promoted to Correctional Service Officer in
1989, to Status Release Officer in 1994 and to
Correctional Release Specialist in 2002.
Lavelle Shaw - 20 Years
• Lavelle has received many awards including: Quality &
Excellence Award in Inmate Records Department and
Certificate of Achievement and Recognition for Court Event
Performance.
• She has completed the Supervisory Development Series,
FDLE Instructor Techniques, FDLE Field Training Officer
and several Emergency Management Courses.
• She has one son: Le-Shane and three grandchildren:
Sherrick, 15; Jaklynn 12; and Latasha 3.
• In her spare time, Lavelle enjoys spending time with her
family and traveling. She serves as President of her
church’s Usher/Greeter Board.
• She is also a member of the Deaconess Board at her
church. *
Fire Rescue
Operations
Stacy L. McLean – 20 Years
• Stacy was born and raised in
Orlando.
• He served in the Army during the
Persian Gulf War.
• He attended Valencia Community
College.
• Stacy was hired by Orange County in 1989.
• He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2003 and to
Training Officer in 2007.
• He has assisted with more than 153 live fire training
exercises without a single injury.
Stacy McLean – 20 Years
• Stacy has been married to Regina for 19 years,
and they have two children: Janaysha, 16; and
Serenity, 8.
• In his spare time, Stacy enjoys spending quality
time with his family and attending church.
• He also enjoys fishing, traveling and reading.
• Stacy is is an ordained Deacon at his church
where he also serves on the Executive Board of
Directors, Finance Committee and Child
Development Board.
• He is also involved in the Pre-Marital counseling
program at his church. *
Robert W. Saunders
30 Years
• Bob was born in Rockledge and
raised in Cocoa Beach. He
graduated from Cocoa Beach
High School and attended
Brevard and Valencia
Community Colleges.
• Bob’s first job as a Firefighter was at the Cocoa
Beach Fire Department in 1977.
• He was hired by the Pine Castle Fire Control District
in 1979 and joined OCFR in 1981.
Bob Saunders – 30 Years
• Bob was promoted Engineer in Orange County in 1985 and
Lieutenant in 1989.
• He is active in Union Local 2057 and has held the position
of Battalion Representative, Secretary/Treasurer, VicePresident, Chief Negotiator and he was the 3rd District VicePresident for Florida Professional Firefighters for Seminole,
Orange and Osceola Counties.
• He has been involved in many projects including: United
Way and the MDA Fund Drive.
• He has been married for nearly 30 years to Jackie and they
have three children: Danny, 27; Stephen, 25; who are both
firefighters and Christa, 21, who’s a dental assistant.
• In his spare time, Bob enjoys playing and watching sports,
cooking, going to the mountains and especially playing with
his grandchildren. *
Carl. H. Long III
30 Years
• Carl was born in Lawrence, MA,
and went to four different high
schools because his father was in
the military.
• He attended the University of
Tennessee.
• Carl was hired in 1979 to work at the Pine Castle
Fire Control District.
• Upon consolidation in 1981, he was assigned to
Orange County Engine Company 51.
• He was promoted to Engineer in 1984 and
Lieutenant in 1995.
Carl Long III – 30 Years
• Carl was recently re-assigned to the Training Division,
where he delivers in-service classes.
• He has been a member of the dive team for 5 years.
• Carl assists with promotional examinations and is an
adjunct training instructor for fire related courses.
• He was a member of the Orange County team that assisted
with Hurricane Andrew recovery efforts in 1992 and he was
deployed to Flagler County in 1998 to fight wildfires.
• Carl is married to Maria and they have four grown children.
• In his spare time, Carl enjoys camping on island near
Sebastian Inlet to enjoy great fishing. He loves to swap big
fish stories with his fellow fire brothers.
• He recently joined a softball league to get more outdoor
exercise. *
Health and Family
Services
Head Start
Amelia Rice - 30 Years
• Amelia was born in
Manhattan, moved to Puerto
Rico and then to Central
Florida in 1977.
• She graduated from Miguel
De Cervantes High School in
Bayamon, PR.
• Amelia attended Catholic University of Puerto Rico
and continued her education at Seminole
Community College.
• In 1992, she obtained the Lead Teacher
certification from High Scope Educational Research
Foundation.
Amelia Rice – 30 Years
• Amelia was certified as a Validator in 1995 for the National
Academy of Early Childhood Programs. In 2009, she
obtained the Director’s Credential Certification from the
Florida Department of Children and Families.
• She was hired by Orange County in 1979 to work at Head
Start.
• In 1997, Amelia was awarded the Employee of the Quarter
Award.
• She is currently a Center Supervisor.
• Amelia has been married to Timothy for 29 years and they
have two children: Andrea, 25; and Tiffany 21.
• She loves to read and she enjoys arts in crafts in her spare
time. *
Utilities
Water Reclamation
Robert B. Boyd - 30 Years
• Bob was born in Jacksonville. His
parents then moved the family to
the Space Coast where his father
helped construct the Vehicle
Assembly Building at KSC. Bob’s
family moved to Orlando in 1976.
• Bob is a graduate of Cocoa High School.
• He was hired by Orange County in 1979 to work at
the old Fleet Management Facility near 33rd Street.
• His first job was Maintenance Person I. Bob has
since been promoted to Treatment Plant Operator,
Shift Supervisor and Plant Operator/Shift
Supervisor.
Bob Boyd – 3 0 Years
• Bob is certified as a Treatment Plant Operator “C”
and “B”.
• He was a member of the Orange County Utilities
Operation Challenge Team (Orange Crush) that
competed in state and national events including:
Employee rescue, equipment and line repair.
• Bob was also a member of the Hurricane Katrina
Mobilization Unit that assisted with the Wastewater
Treatment Facilities Recovery Team in Gulf Port,
Pass Christian, D’Iberville and Biloxi, MS.
• Bob has two children: Jonathan, 21, a student at
UCF; and Emily, 16, who attends Lake Howell High
School. *
Awards Presentation
Administrative Services
Facilities Management:
• Rafael Villalobos
• Shawn Steffenhagen
20 Years
20 Years
Corrections
Professional Services:
• Lavelle Renaye Shaw
20 Years
Awards Presentation
Fire Rescue
Operations:
• Stacy L. McLean
• Robert W. Saunders
• Carl H. Long III
20 Years
30 Years
30 Years
Health and Family Services
Head Start:
• Amelia Rice
30 Years
Awards Presentation
Utilities
Water Reclamation:
• Robert Boyd
30 Years
Employee Service Awards
May 12, 2009