| 2008 IWSD Employee of the Year |
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| Ofelia Gonzalez (right) accepts the Award from Executive Director, Eva J Deyo, on November 14, 2008 |
2008 EMPLOYEE
OF THE YEAR: Mrs. Ofelia Gonzalez.
Ofelia
Gonzalez was originally hired in August 1998. She began in a Clerk/Secretary
position, and over the years has taken every opportunity to cross train in each position available in the Customer Service
Department, now holding the position of Billing Coordinator.
Her supervisor,
Oona Reyna, describes Ofelia as, “being an integral part of what makes Immokalee
Water & Sewer District so special. Ofelia is highly-skilled in the position that she currently holds as Billing
Coordinator. Ofelia has had the pleasure to have cross-trained in every customer service position over the past ten years, and can perform any task necessary to complete
any process within the Administration realm. Ofelia is very dependable
and has empowered her coworkers around her to achieve the same level of excellence.
Ofelia has taken accounting classes to enhance her portfolio and to prepare her for further advancement. Ofelia performs her job duties with minimal supervision, and
often detects and corrects others deficiencies, with ease. Ofelia juggles life,
school and work with such agility, that she deserves this award.”
Mrs. Gonzalez
won the Employee of the Year by achieving the highest number of Employee of the Month points; a total of 195 points from October
2007 through September 2008. During the year she has volunteered in the community,
especially for the Harvest Festival Committee. She has tirelessly worked to produce necessary water quality publications,
in both English and Spanish. In addition to her other achievements, she received
points for not using vacation or sick time, for being on time, and for interdepartmental teamwork.
During
the fiscal year, Ofelia won Employee of the Month for March and September. This will be a total of Nine (9) Employee of the
Month awards, since she began working for the District.
In recognition
of her outstanding achievements in being named 2008 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, Mrs. Ofelia Gonzalez will receive 8 hours off with
pay, an Immokalee Water & Sewer District shirt, $50 in Winn Dixie gift certificates and an award from the Immokalee
Water & Sewer District, along with our congratulations and heartfelt appreciation for a job well done.
Hector Ramos - IWSD Wastewater Collection Supervisor was named
the Florida Rural Water Association's "2008 Distribution/Collection Operator of the Year" during the 2008 Annual Conference
which was held in Daytona Beach on August 12, 2008. Hector Ramos has completed 26 years with the IWSD.
| Hector Ramos |
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| FRWA 2008 Collection Operator of the Year |
WATER PLANTS
Winner of Florida Rural Water Association’s
“1997 BEST TASTING WATER CONTEST” - October 28,1997.
“OUTSTANDING CLASS C-D WATER TREATMENT PLANT -1998“ by the Florida Section
- American Water Works Association
2002 & 2004 Winner of American Water Works Association “Award of
Excellence” for Superior Safety Record
EMPLOYEES
Hector Ramos was named Florida Rural Water Association's
"2008 Wastewater Collection Operator of the Year"
Jerry V. Warden , was named Florida Rural Water Association’s
“1997 WATER PLANT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR ” and was also named“OUTSTANDING
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR 1998” and
“1999 Operator’s Meritorious Service Award”, by the Florida Section
- American Water Works Association.
Eva J. Deyo was named “Business Woman of the Year
2001” by the Immokalee Chamber of Commerce and in 2003 received the “OSCAR
YZAGUIRRE LEADERSHIP AWARD”& ”WOMAN OF THE YEAR” award.
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