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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.
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.
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Charles Engbretson retired Jan. 15 as an associate buyer for Patrol-Support Services Operations. He served the state for four and a half years.
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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;
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Leroy Everitt retired on Jan. 16 as a senior Right of Way specialist. Engbretson 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 Goodman
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. Kidner 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 Moody supervisor. He enjoys being outdoors camping, fishing, hunting and riding 4-wheelers and spending time with his kids and grandkids.
Congrats Mark Wingate was selected as the state Planning engineer effective Feb. 15. n Wingate
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