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District News
by WYDOT
Headquarters
Welcome
Emily Ayers, Patrol-Safety and Training; Evan Deneke, Patrol-Safety and Training; Thomas Gamblin, Patrol-Safety and Training; Gausul Hasan, Highway Development-Project Development; Timothy Howell, Patrol-Safety and Training; Jamie Jenkins, Budget; Gregory Laurinavicius, Patrol-Safety and Training; Kraig McInally, Patrol-Safety and Training; Daniel Nesvik, EquipmentMechanics; Kyle O’Malley, Patrol-Safety and Training; Crosby Ralston, PatrolSafety and Training; Logan Sainsbury, Patrol-Safety and Training; and Vibin Sankaranarayanan, Bridge-Operations Design.
Promotions
and Transfers
Aubrie Cotton, Purchasing-Buying; Chrystal Fauver, Port of Entry-Cheyenne I-80; Alanna
Kendrick, Patrol-Commercial Carrier; Kevin Mickle, Traffic; Davyd Mortensen, Patrol-Commercial Carrier; Kyle Nelson, Materials-Bituminous; Kara Poppe, Financial Services-General Ledger; Angel Portillo, Bridge-Engineering Design; A. Taylor Ree, Geology; Tyson Rein, Patrol-Commercial Carrier; Erin Rhodes, Planning-Traffic Data Analysis; Jeffrey Sherman, Highway Development-Project Development; Shaylin Stein, Right of Way-Property Management.
Service Awards
Kara Peterson, Highway Development-Project Development – 25 years;
Dalelynn Meyer, GIS/ITS – 20 years;
Shauna Perkins, Planning-Local Government Coordination – 20 years;
Christina Helsel, Patrol-Commercial Carrier – 15 years; Robert Jones, Planning-Statistics/ Inventory – 10 years;
Kayla Martini, Right of WayAppraisals – 10 years;
Susannah Skiles, Driver Services-CDL –5 years;
Mikaela Smith, Driver ServicesCheyenne – 5 years; and Steven Weinberger, Facilities Management-Building Maintenance – 5 years.
Retirements
Paul DePew retired from Highway Development-Project Development as a principal engineer on Jan. 4 with 30 years of service to the state.
DePew is a civil engineer who graduated from University of Wyoming and also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was based in Cheyenne at
F.E. Warren from May 1987-May 1991. He later began his career with WYDOT as an engineering assistant in Laramie in January 1993.
Michael Sandidge retired Jan. 4 from Planning-Traffic Data Analysis with 34 years of service to the state.
He began his career with the old Wyoming Highway Department, WYDOT’s predecessor agency, in April 1988.
Congratulations
Mark Kelly was selected as WYDOT’s Emergency Communications program manager effective Feb. 1.
District 1
Welcome
Dustin Branscom, Elk Mountain Maintenance; Jeff Carrington, Cheyenne Maintenance; Mark Delanois, Pine Bluffs Maintenance; Emilio Ponce, Cheyenne Traffic-Striping; Garrett Roelle, Elk Mountain Maintenance; Zaw Soe, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad; Matthew Taylor, Highway DevelopmentProject Development-Laramie Design Squad; and Samuel Wharton, Cheyenne Maintenance.
Promotions and Transfers
Jared Egbert, Laramie Construction; Brittney Hiller, Cheyenne Construction; Matthew Mayfield, Laramie Mechanics; Adam Powell, Patrol-Cheyenne.
Service Awards
Brett Baker, Elk Mountain Maintenance – 20 years.
District 2
Welcome
Tinsley Brownlow, Port of Entry-Casper; Elizabeth Hansen, Casper TrafficStriping; Bruce
Hines, Chugwater
Maintenance; Tyller
Lookhart, TrafficElectrical; Bailey Orr, Wheatland Maintenance; and Melvin
Rothleutner, Douglas Maintenance.
Promotions and Transfers
Jacob Sterner, Shirley Rim Maintenance.
Service Awards
Spike Smith, Casper Maintenance –30 years; and Christopher McGuire, PatrolWheatland – 5 years.
Retirements
David Green retired on Jan. 4 from Casper Construction with 38 years of service to the state. He was a construction and field survey technician.
Green began his career with the old Wyoming Highway Department in April 1984.
District 3
Welcome
April Corwin, Port of EntryKemmerer; John Forman, Evanston Maintenance; and John Tighe, Jackson Maintenance.
Promotions and Transfers
Rachelle Miller, Kemmerer Construction; Jeremiah Traughber, Labarge Maintenance.
Service Awards
Becky Hager, Rock Springs Construction – 40 years; Waylyn Day, Port of Entry-Evanston –10 years; David Fox, Rock Springs Mechanics –5 years; and Jeffery Holden, Patrick Draw Maintenance – 5 years.
Retirements
Mark McCracken retired from Farson Maintenance on Jan. 7 with more than 27 years of service to the state.
McCracken began his career with WYDOT in April 1995 as a road maintenance technician.
Before coming to Wyoming, he had earned a master’s degree from Hyles-Anderson College in Crown Point, Indiana.
District 4 Welcome
Joseph Brown, Gillette Construction; Jason Gillespie, Gillette Construction; Vernon Hendricks, Hulett Maintenance; and Mary Robinett, Hulett Maintenance.
Promotions and Transfers
Andrew Conrad, Sheridan Maintenance.
Service Awards
Robert Haugen, Port-of-Entry-North Region – 20 years;
Rex Markley, Gillette Mechanics –15 years;
Thomas Skubal, Gillette Maintenance – 10 years;
Service award luncheons are held by the Transportation Commission for employees celebrating milestones of 25 years of service or greater. Service award recipients at this month’s luncheon: (Standing from left) Kimm Brookshire, 30 years; and Chad Aagard, 30 years. (Seated from left) Kara Peterson, 25 years; and Debbie Jones, 25 years.
District 5
Welcome
Jason Brost, Cody Maintenance; Mark Christopherson, Basin Mechanics; and Catarino Zapata, Basin Maintenance.
Service Awards
Brandon Blakesley, Thermopolis Mechanics – 15 years; and Timothy Arthur, Thermopolis Mechanics – 5 years.
Service Award Recipients
WYDOT salutes the following Director’s Extra Mile Award recipients. The award is presented to individuals who have traveled the “extra mile” in service to WYDOT.
Congratulations to all our recipients!
August 2022
Corey Bozell
Keith Carothers
Lew Fausett
Victor Dan Flores
William Lander
Steve Otto
Connor Pae
Kelly Rounds
Travis Schriner
Payton Thomas
November 2022
Tyd Erickson
December 2022
Joe Bennett
Brittany Branson
Jeremy Frisbee
Rodney Miears
Carson Morales
For more information about the Extra Mile Award or to nominate an employee, contact dot.humanresources@wyo.gov.
