December Anniversaries
Lynne Vaiden Tax Assessors Office
11 Years
Gary Hewett, Water Utility
James Maples, Detention Center
10 Years
Jonathan Freeman, Water Utility
9 Years
Joseph Greene, Sheriff’s Office
Dale Verret, Library
John Van Maanen, Fleet Services
8 Years
Cassidy Harris, County Administration
Dennis West, Code Compliance
7 Years
George Ferguson, Water Utility
Brian Marshall, Community Services
6 Years
Charlene Johnston, Clerk of Court
Larry Griswold, Roads & Bridges
John Saxon, Fleet Services
Cody Garmany, Fleet Services
Tyler Shoemaker, Water Utility
Tawny Luke, 911 Dispatch
Steven Prather, Facilities, Design & Construction
5 Years
Cheryl Johnson, Tax Commissioner’s Office
Ron Burkhalter, Stormwater Maintenance
Casey Johnston, Detention Center
James Gavitt, Fire Rescue
Colin Kruse, Fire Rescue
Sarah DaVitte, Tax Assessors Office
Shane Duggan, Sheriff’s Office
Vanessa Simmons, Permitting
Christian Busby, Facility Maintenance
4 Years
Clarissa Hopkins, Sheriff’s Office
Anthony Urbizo, Sheriff’s Office
Kaitlin Bowling, Stormwater Utility
Kevin Csontos, Detention Center
Michael Keefe, Broadband Utility
3 Years
December
Anniversaries
Kasie Slater, Detention Center
Joseph Boyd, Detention Center
Chelsea Robinson, Tax Commissioner’s Office
Autumn Bradford, Coroner’s Office
Owen Sheppard, Sheriff’s Office
James Cox, Water Utility
2 Years
Nicholas Black, Library
Ryan Woodard, Fire Rescue
Matthew Sharpe, Fire Rescue
Nicholas Barber, Roads & Bridges
William Godbee, Water Utility
Laura Travis, Human Resources
Brendan Lynn, Water Utility
Steven Scott, Water Utility
Kimberly Dryden, Sheriff’s Office
Seth Huffman, Fire Rescue
1 Year
Brayden Hartz, Sheriff’s Office
Jacob Hurlburt, Fire Rescue
Tyler Dodson, Fire Rscue
Johnny Gill, Fire Rescue
Ivy Clark, Fire Rescue
Evan McClintock, Fire Rescue
Ethan Wiese, Fire Rescue
Aaron Bryant, Fleet Services
Lauren Ellis, Fire Rescue
Reese O’Connor, Fire Rescue
BIRTHDAYS December
1st
Jason Little, Sheriff’s Office
Jeffrey Thornton, Fire Rescue
Johnny Gill, Fire Rescue
2nd
Amy Lillis, Tax Assessors Office
Martha Lappe, Coroner’s Office
Ashley Johnston, Property Acquisition
3rd
Kathy Rogers, District Attorney’s Office
4th
Christine Condliffe, Library
Tawny Luke, 911 Dispatch
Jonathan Bermudez, Library
5th
Kevin Boyer, Parks & Recreation
Johannes Van Loenen, Facility Maintenance
William Smallwood, Building Standards
Jason Wilson, Sheriff’s Office
Gillian Hagan, Tax Assessors Office
6th
Kyle Baxley, Engineering Services
Janet Wheatley, Community Services
Mark Smith, Fire Rescue
Adam Fowler, Fire Rescue
Christopher Pileggi, Roads & Bridges
Brandon Reeves, Sheriff’s Office
Victoria Stiefel, Library
7th
Todd Bourdo, Road Construction
Vadis Pond, Stormwater Maintenance
Tina Dickenson, Tax Commissioner’s Office
George Easter, Parks & Recreation
Michelle Carter, Sheriff’s Office
Samuel Villarreal, Parks & Recreation
Jonathon Chambers, Tax Assessors Office
Ryan King, Sheriff’s Office
Jacob Hailstone, Fire Rescue
Christian Adair, Detention Center
8th
Renee Childress, Sheriff’s Office
Andralyn Graham, Engineering Services
Rachel Gifford, Tax Commissioner’s Office
Thomas Crow, Tax Assessors Office
Santia Brinson, Parks & Recreation
9th
Donna Gibbs, Sheriff’s Office
Randy Prickett, Traffic Engineering
Jerry Whitaker, Parks & Recreation
Nyhier Sullivan, Roads & Bridges
10th
Dorothy Luke, 311 Customer Service
Matthew McFatridge, Tax Assessors Office
Ricquavius Hill, Water Utility
BIRTHDAYS December
11th
George Ferguson, Water Utility
12th
Sandra Standard, Roads & Bridges
Sandra Bowers, Library
James Justice, Magistrate Court
Dale Partlow, Fire Rescue
Phyllis Swain, Technology Services
Jason Moon, Broadband Utility
Dara Smith, Tax Commissioner’s Office
13th
Janita Matthews, Library
Dennis Hodges, Community Services
James Gaston, Detention Center
Jordan Hill, Roads & Bridges
14th
Sharon Taylor, Sheriff’s Office
David Hawkes, Fire Rescue
Kevin Stokes, Fire Rescue
Chase Hinson, Parks & Recreation
15th
Tiffany Crawford, Animal Services
Rushton Metzler, Fire Rescue
Christopher Moore, Fire Rescue
16th
Steven Mason, Detention Center
Martha Partridge, Tax Commissioner’s Office
Shawn Vangelder, Fire Rescue
Philip Clark, Sheriff’s Office
James Knight, Fire Rescue
Jacob Hunley, Information Technology
Riley Olson, Detention Center
17th
Don Skinner, Commissioner
Edward Jones, Detention Center
David Wheeler, Sheriff’s Office
Jonathan Adams, Sheriff’s Office
Rachael Osborne, Stormwater Utility
Zachary Jones, Stormwater Maintenance
18th
Teresa Hayes, Water Utility
Crystal Hill, Facility Maintenance
James Howard, Detention Center
19th
Patrick Casey, Engineering Services
Keith Verner, Water Utility
20th
Michael Smolen, Sheriff’s Office
Augustus Dunn, Roads & Bridges
Terry Rutledge, Juvenile Court
Jody Crabtree, Water Utility
Kevin Folger, Parks & Recreation
Reese O’Connor, Fire Rescue
21st
Doug Duncan, Board of Commissioners Chairman
William Nelson, Fire Rescue
22nd
Wayne Eubanks, Water Utility
BIRTHDAYS December
23rd
April Ellison-March, Detention Center
Stephany Squillace, Procurement
Rhonda Richardson, Clerk of Court
Ryan Sherman, Parks & Recreation
Andrew Duncan, Animal Services
24th
Christopher Harrison, Traffic Engineering
Michael Yamarino, Fire Rescue
J. Grady Blanchard, Superior Court Judge
25th
Isidro Ramos, Sheriff’s Office
26th
Wesley Gower, Water Utility
27th
Guy Newman, Sheriff’s Office
Sebastian Velasquez Villar, Fire Rescue
28th
Melvin Lord, Fire Rescue
29th
David Herrity, Detention Center
Angela Hatfield, Detention Center
Eric Milford, Water Utility
Travis Nelson, Detention Center
John Van Maanen, Fleet Services
30th
Chip Mobley, Facilities Design & Construction
Theodore Vasquez, Facility Maintenance
Camry Brantley, Water Utility
Kevin Glasscock, Water Utility
Karen Cannon, Superior Court
31st
Shannon Stoddard, Board of Elections
Joseph Aycox, Traffic Engineering
Sabir Qasimi, Detention Center
Thomas Davis, Fire Rescue
Employee
REFERRAL HONOREE
In 2022, we began our new employee referral incentive where current employees could earn a day of PTO for referring a new hire Once the new hire completes one year of service, our current employees are credited with the PTO.
Congratulations to the following employees who earned a day of PTO as of : 11/20/24
Martavous (Marty) Martin, Roads & Bridges Galen Mercer, Water Utility/Meter Jody Crabtree, Water Administration
11/6/24 Columbia County Water Utility Employees donated 645 canned goods to Columbia County Cares food pantry.
Janda Dee Reeves, Executive Assistant Columbia County Water Utility
Pictured: Lynn Johnson, Janda Reeves, Matt Bateson, Russell Fralick
