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Welcome

Leslie Arnett, IT-Financial Systems; Michael Baker, Commission; Hannah Fullmer, Procurement Services-Buying; Michael Jorgensen, Bridge-Engineering Design; Walker Kupke, Highway Development-Project Development; Jamie Martinez, Office ServicesMailroom; Robert Scully, GIS/ITS; Noah Todd, Emergency CommunicationsWyoLink; Spencer Travis, Highway Project Management Oversight; James Willox, Commission; Lillian Zuniga, Civil Rights Office.

Promotions and Transfers

Michael Killion, Geology; Walter Schoene, Driver Services-Policy and Records; Lief Swanbom, Geology; and Keith Tupper, Emergency Communications-Administration.

Service Awards

James Dahill, GeologyAdministration – 35 years; Michael Bowen, Facilities Management-Building Maintenance – 25 years;

Douglas Drake, Planning-Counter Shop – 25 years;

Ladonna Hurd, Contracts and Estimates – 20 years;

Elena Mondragon, Facilities Management-Custodial – 15 years;

Bobby Robertson, Highway Development-Project Development – 15 years;

Tyler Matheney, Patrol-Safety and Training – 10 years;

Julie Newlin, Strategic Performance Improvement – 10 years;

Debra Ross, IT-Financial Systems – 10 years;

Sarah Brown, Driver ServicesAdministrationCheyenne – 5 years; and

Connie Golden, Aeronautics-Flight Operations – 5 years.

Welcome

Joey Corder, Cheyenne Construction; and Brian Jensen, Medicine Bow Maintenance.

Promotions and Transfers

Chadd Heggie, Traffic-Electrical; and Gary Martinez, Elk Mountain Maintenance.

Service Awards

Mark Johnson, Laramie Construction – 35 years;

Michael Petruso, Patrol-Laramie – 10 years;

Rebecca Cassidy, Patrol-Cheyenne – 5 years;

Nicholas Haller, Patrol-Elk Mountain –5 years;

Chad Sanderson, Laramie Maintenance –5 years; and Andrea Staley, District 1 Administration – 5 years.

Retirements

Cheyenne facilities custodian Sharon Sanders retired in March with six years of service.

Tom Schreur, a system administrator with the GIS/ITS section, retired March 31 after 12 years of service to the state. Retiring will give him time to follow his passion of archery hunting.

District 2

Welcome

Jarrett Ambo, Casper Maintenance; Andrew Bowman, Casper Mechanics; Dillon Butler, Torrington Maintenance; Michael Mitchell, Casper Maintenance; Raymond Thibodeau, Shirley Rim

Maintenance; Michael Tiemersma, Casper Maintenance; and Alex Windmeier, Wheatland Maintenance.

Service Awards

Stephen Thomason, Casper Construction – 25 years; Sterling Richardson, Midwest Maintenance – 20 years;

Thomas Green, Casper Construction – 15 years;

Daniel Adame, Patrol-Casper – 5 years;

Dalton Portwine, Kaycee Maintenance – 5 years;

Daniel Spencer, Emergency

Communications-District 2 Radio Shop –5 years; and

Chad Trautman, District 2

Maintenance Staff – 5 years.

District 3

Welcome

Allyson Cogburn, Labarge Maintenance; Jason Eltrabulsi, Jackson Mechanics; and Donald Morrill, Evanston Construction.

Promotions and Transfers

Clara Kindler, Rock Springs

Construction; and Jimmy Morrow, Traffic-Electrical.

Service Awards

Robert Maxam, Pinedale Construction – 40 years; Michael Collins, Rock Springs

Construction – 35 years; Keith Fitzgerald, Rock Springs

Construction – 35 years;

Jeffrey Aullman, Patrol-Rock Springs – 15 years;

Travis Wyss, Jackson Mechanics –15 years;

Douglas Roberts, Kemmerer Maintenance – 5 years; and

Luis Tapia Vera, Patrol-Evanston – 5 years.

District 4

Welcome

Steven Rice, Buffalo Maintenance; Sarah Smith, Buffalo

Construction; and Nicholas

Watt, Sheridan Maintenance.

Promotions and Transfers

Noah Goodwin, Sheridan

Maintenance-Guardrail; and Ryan

Wolfensperger, Hulett Maintenance.

Service Awards

Louis Tegdesch, Patrol-Sheridan – 15 years;

Brigitte Funk, Driver ServicesSheridan/Buffalo – 10 years;

Joseph Bennett, Sheridan Maintenance – 5 years; and Frankie Marrello, Buffalo Maintenance – 5 years.

Retirements

Gillette heavy mechanic supervisor Rex Markley retired in March with 15 years of service.

A longtime Gillette resident, Markley had more than a decade of experience as an owner/operator at his shop Rex’s Welding before starting with WYDOT in 2008 as a maintenance operator.

After five years with maintenance, he spent a year as a heavy mechanic before taking on a supervisory role.

Buffalo maintenance technician Steve Ramsey retired in March with four years of service to the state.

Markley Ramsey

Making memories and getting to know WYDOT

By Laura Dalles

WYDOT District 4’s Buffalo Construction office and the D4 WTDEA chapter hosted a community outreach event on March 28 in Buffalo at the Johnson County Library.

The objective of the event was to further the WTDEA’s goal of increasing WYDOT’s presence in their communities, to develop relationships between WYDOT and the public, and to engage the community in a boots-on-the-ground manner by hosting handson learning and education activities.

For District 4’s WTDEA’s first event, the Buffalo community was invited to join the construction staff in making concrete stepping stones. The outreach event was to teach participants about portioning concrete materials into a suitable mix.

Those who attended were youth ranging in age of younger than one to 13 years of age. Participants were given pre-measured concrete mix, sand, water and materials to mix their own concrete and form a stepping stone.

While the quick setting cement was doing its thing, participants were given the opportunity to visit with one of our maintainers and check out the snow plow or with construction staff about WYDOT operations including construction, maintenance and traffic.

After 18 minutes, the kiddos were able to personalize their stepping stones with hand prints, lettering, shells, or marbles. Each participant was sent home with their stepping stone to use as a keepsake, lawn ornament or garden decoration.