Road Department's Employees of the Month

July 2024

Benjamin Guerrero & Chris Lenahan
Ben and Chris were nominated by their Crew Leaders for the month of July because of their tireless daily work ethic. Both are vital to the mobilization of equipment on each of their crews on top of the many duties they provide. Both are Equipment Operators with Ben on the Grading Crew and Chris on the Paving Crew.

May 2024

Trey Lovitt is the Employee of the Month for May 2024
Trey is Road Maintenance Worker on the Mowing Crew who has done an amazing job of over-performing this entry level tractor operator position. In the short time since he has joined the Department as a seasonal employee, he has worked hard and been rewarded with a full time position. He has learned quickly to be a productive equipment operator on the mowing crew.

February 2024

Chris Lenahan
Chris Lenahan is an Equipment Operator 1 on the Asphalt Paving Crew with the County. He was nominated for this award by the Department’s Crew Leaders who have been impressed with his growth and knowledge of operating a Dump Truck. Last Spring Chris received his CDL license and has been working hard on being a productive and safe truck driver. He won this award with his recent production levels and developed the ability to spread rock on the County’s re-rocking gravel road projects.

December 2023

Deny Ortez
Deny Ortez – is a recent hire who daily goes above and beyond what is asked of him by his supervisors. He has amazing work ethic and is an excellent example of what the citizens of the County expect from the Road Department. Deny currently works with our Right-of-way Maintenance Crew handling all different types of duties including tree & limb removal, small concrete projects, and debris removal as a few of the daily functions of this crew.

Robert “Tank” Vandervort
Robert “Tank” Vandervort – is a repeat winner due to his strong personal character. In December Tank went above and beyond to come in for a portion of the day when had to be scheduled off to make sure that Ebenezer Church Road paving project was a success. He is currently passing his knowledge of asphalt and tack coats to the next generation of the Department’s paving crew.

November 2023

Eddie Cedeno
Eddie filled the leadership void during the holiday week of Thanksgiving with keeping the Paving Crew responding to maintenance needs throughout the County. Also during November Eddie has done a great job of taking many of the new employees under his wing and helping them feel the rewards of serving the citizens of the County. Eddie is a Senior Equipment Operator who over the past 10 years has grown from a seasonal employee. He has an enjoyable personality that is very welcome within the Department.

September 2023

Robert “Tank” Vandervort
Tank is a Senior Equipment Operator who has volunteered to step in and supervise the new trash and dead animal pick-up operations within the Department. The County has recently moved from using Detail Crews to a third-party staffing firm to supply the manpower required to maintain the unincorporated County’s right-of-way. Tank whose normal duties are on the Department’s paving crew has done a great job working alongside these new workers setting the high expectations that are required to keep the County looking beautiful.

Edward “EJ” Manning
EJ is a seasonal worker on the Department’s Mowing Crew who was hired to weed-eat the grass around obstructions that are left after the tractors mow the County’s right-of-way. EJ has joined the Road Department temporarily during the current movie industry work stoppage. We are recognizing EJ because he has been able to fill the Department’s current tractor operator shortage by showing the skill to operate a tractor daily. Congratulations to Tank and EJ!

Congratulations Tank and EJ.

August 2023

Tsahalon Poorman
Tsahalon is an entry-level Equipment Operator on the Paving Crew. He is skillful in operating the Skid Loader, performing milling operations, and running grade control on the Asphalt Paver. This past month Tsahalon learned to plan for future paving projects. Tsahalon carries a positive attitude everywhere he goes. He quickly adjusts his approach when making work decisions within his professional environment.

Cory Mayo
Cory is an entry-level Equipment Operator on the Grading Crew. His work was crucial to the construction of the Ebenezer Church Road realignment and the new Election Building’s parking lot. His efforts included not only operating equipment but supplying most of the hands-on work required on those projects. His Crew Leader said he excelled in his ability to learn and operate our in-house small project striping machine.

Congratulations Tsahalon and Cory.

July 2023

John Moore
John has stepped up with helping to fill the current Northside Mowing Crew vacancies by mowing their route along with this route. He has been instrumental with assisting the maintenance operations at the Transfer Station with the current vacancies especially on Saturdays.

Johnathan Dawson
Johnathan volunteered and has exceed expectations on learning how to be proficient in operation the screw on the paving machine. This allowed the Road Department to pave the Ebenezer Church Road Realignment in-house saving time and money compared to hiring a contractor to do this work. Johnathan has also been helpfully help fulfill the current maintenance needs at the Transfer Station.

Again thank you and we appreciate all that you do to help promote the Road Dept.