District news

Welcome

Job Lopez, Materials-Bituminous; Donald Payne, Patrol-Support Services Manager; Elizabeth Sharp, Patrol-Support Services Manager; Austin Smith, Patrol-Support Services Manager; and Cynthia Stull-Lozier, Patrol-Support Services Manager.

Promotions and Transfers

Thomas Allen, Planning-Counter Shop; Baylor Beers, Highway Development-Project Development; Lance Jenkins, Equipment-Mechanics; Eric Spring, Patrol-Capitol Services Protection; Enid White, Materials-Administration.

Jenkins White

Service Awards

Russell Howe, Construction Staff – 40 years;

Jesse Burgess, Equipment-Mechanics – 15 years;

Terry Reagan, Compliance Investigation – 15 years;

Rachel Hansen, Internal Review – 10 years;

Howe Burgess

Headquarters

Tarryn Demers, Planning-Local Government Coordination – 5 years;

Sara Holderman, Purchasing-Admininistration – 5 years;

Brandon Margetich, GIS/ITS – 5 years; and

Adam Schutzman, Planning-System Planning – 5 years.

Retirements

Cheryl Argento

retired Jan. 5, with 33 years of service to the state, from GIS/ITS as a Transportation Management Center quality analyst.

Charles Engbretson retired Jan. 15 as an associate buyer for Patrol-Support Services Operations. He served the state for four and a half years.

Leroy Everitt

retired on Jan. 16 as a senior Right of Way specialist.

Everitt began his career with WYDOT in December 1985 as a finals and control employee with Right of Way.

Prior to his employment with the state, he was in the U.S. Air Force. He was enlisted in 1955 and was stationed across the U.S. – Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New York, North Dakota and South Carolina – and other U.S.A.F. bases around the world – Germany and Japan – before landing at F.E. Warren A.F.B. in Cheyenne in February 1972.

Everitt retires with 35 years of service to WYDOT.

Therese Goodman retired on Jan. 5 with 18 years of service from Highway Project Management Oversight as a records and data management specialist.

Goodman began her career with WYDOT in December 2003 as an administrative assistant. She had also worked in Project Development as a project analyst.

Martin Kidner retired Jan. 9 from Planning with 39 years of service to the state.

Kidner retires as the state planning engineer. He began his career in October 1981 as an engineer in Kemmerer before accepting an engineering position in Pinedale. He was also an engineer and resident engineer in Lander before moving to Cheyenne where he took a position with Maintenance Staff.

Kidner holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, as well as a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Kidner is a veteran, having served in the Idaho Army National Guard and the Wyoming Army National Guard. He was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom II.

Carl Moody retired on Jan. 6 as heavy mechanic supervisor in Equipment. He retires with 30 years of service to the state.

Moody began his career with WYDOT in November 1990 in Cheyenne Maintenance. He moved on to mechanics, becoming lead mechanic and later to fabricator supervisor.

He enjoys being outdoors camping, fishing, hunting and riding 4-wheelers and spending time with his kids and grandkids.

Argento

Engbretson

Goodman Kidner

Moody

Congrats

Mark Wingate was selected as the state Planning engineer effective Feb. 15. n

Welcome

Mark Janes, Saratoga Maintenance; Chandler Bohnen, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad; Tory Johnson, Afton Maintenance.

Promotions and Transfers

Kahal Lattin, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad; and Alan Moore, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad.

Moore

Service Awards

Brian O’Connor, Arlington Maintenance – 15 years; and

Samuel Finkle, Laramie Construction – 10 years.

Retirements

Anthony Avila

retired on Jan. 5 from Cheyenne Maintenance with 39 years of service to the state.

Avila began his career in July 1981 with the old Wyoming Highway Department as a maintenance operator in Rawlins. He held many positions during his career including heavy equipment operator in Rawlins, equipment operator in Saratoga, equipment and heavy equipment operator in Cheyenne, most recently being crew leader for the Cheyenne I-80 crew.

Avila will get to enjoy fishing, bow hunting and golf more often now that he’s retired.

Richard DeMoney retired on Jan. 16 from District 1 Shop as district equipment manager.

DeMoney got his start with WYDOT 13 years ago as a mechanic in Cheyenne, moving up to foreman before taking his position as district equipment supervisor two and a half years ago.

He said he will stay busy in retirement with plenty to do, including spending time with his mother and other family and friends.

Kelly Finn retired on Jan. 9 with 25 years of service from the Wyoming Highway Patrol. He retires as lieutenant from the Elk Mountain division.

Lt. Finn started his career in law enforcement in January 1996. He achieved the position of Motor Carrier Trooper in May 2004, before promoting to lieutenant’s rank in Elk Mountain, Division P in June 2011. While in Division P, he handled numerous largescale events on I-80.

Lt. Finn was well respected by everyone he worked with and community members throughout the state. He received numerous recognitions both from within the agency and the public for going above and beyond in helping in a time of need.

James Kladianos retired on Jan. 9 from Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad as the principal engineer.

Kladianos began his career with the old Wyoming Highway Department, WYDOT’s predecessor agency, in June 1976 as an engineer with the Bridge program. In 1982, he moved over to the Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad and remained there until his retirement.

He is a graduate of UW in civil engineering – earning his bachelor’s degree in 1976, his master’s degree (structures) in 1989 and his doctorate (transportation) in 2002. Additionally, Kladianos has been teaching one course per semester at the University of Wyoming Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering since 1987 teaching and tutoring WYDOT interns.

He retires with 44 years of service to the state. n

Avila DeMoney Finn

District 2

Service Awards

Barry Schulen-

berg, Casper Mechanics – 15 years;

Ricky Schultz,

Schultz Schulenberg

LeDoux Wheatland Maintenance – 15 years; and

Clayton LeDoux, Kaycee Maintenance – 5 years. Retirements

A.L. Gruwell

retired on Jan. 4 from Douglas Maintenance as a highway maintenance technician with 32 years of service to the state. He began his career in October 1988.

Gruwell

Right: Trooper Scott Neilson was presented with his 15-year service award by Lt. Matt Arnell (right) on Feb. 17 in Evanston. Neilson is stationed in Lyman. Kladianos

District 3

Service Awards

Ember Brown, Evanston Construction – 20 years. n

Welcome

Andrew Conrad, Sheridan Maintenance; Avery Rothleutner, Traffic-Electrical; and James Temple III, Driver Services-Sheridan/Buffalo.

Conrad Rothleutner

Promotions and Transfers

Isaac Finkle, District 4 Construction Staff; and Erik Koepp, Sheridan Mechanics.

Finkle

Service Awards

Mark Baumgart-

ner, Traffic-Signing – 35 years.

Retirements

Koepp

Baumgartner home in Colorado as well as spending time with his wife Janine and traveling.

James Evensen retired from District 4 Construction Staff as district construction engineer on Jan. 5. He retires with 10 years of service to the state.

Evensen came to WYDOT as the district traffic engineer, a position held for seven years and then moved to the Evensen district construction engineer position in 2017. He is originally from Wray, Colorado, graduated from Utah State University and spent time in Alaska and California prior to moving to Wyoming. Evensen is looking forward to helping his nephew build an off-grid

Photo: WYDOT

Jim Evensen’s wife is a home economics teacher and made the cake for his retirement party. retire from WYDOT, as his father, Gayle Money, was the resident engineer in Buffalo many years ago. When asked what he planned to do with all of his free time, he replied, “Whatever I want.” n

Highway Patrol Capt. Jason Green retired from Sheridan Patrol district office on Jan. 9 after nearly 21 years of service with WHP.

Green started his career in Rawlins, Wyoming, in January 2000. He was selected as a narcotics K-9 handler in 2001. While patrolling as Green a K-9 handler, Green received many acknowledgments for felony drug arrests. He was promoted in 2011 to lieutenant’s rank in the Pinedale (Division T) area. While supervising troopers in Division T, he also helped instruct Criminal Interdiction classes for the Wyoming Highway Patrol Basic Classes. In 2016, he was promoted to captain, which oversaw Sheridan, Campbell, Crook and Weston Counties. Green received the Colonel’s Commendation (Top District of the Year Nominee) for 2017, 2019, and 2020 and won the top district in 2017. Jason and his wife Sarah are looking forward to many new adventures in east Texas.

Kerry Money retired Jan. 5 from Buffalo Construction as a construction manager/land surveyor after 21 years on the construction crew in Buffalo.

Money was one of just a handful of professional licensed surveyors working for WYDOT. He is not the first Money to

Money

Congratulations

Division Q Lt. Tim Boumeester presents Trooper Josh Undeberg with his 15-year service award.

Division Q Lt. Tim Boumeester presents Trooper Brandon Morton with his 5-year service award.

Trooper Nicholas Curley with Col. Kebin Haller on graduation day. Curley is assigned to Division Q in Sundance.

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