North Richland Hills, TX February 24, 2016
R-SPIRIT Award
The City of North Richland Hills has honored Eva Ramirez, buyer in the Finance Department, with the annual R-SPIRIT Employee of the Year award. Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation Sharon Davis was recognized as finalist for the award.
Pictured left to right: Councilmember Tom Lombard, Councilmember Scott Turnage, City Manager Mark Hindman, Eva Ramirez, Sharon Davis, Mayor Oscar Trevino, Councilmember Rita Wright Oujesky.
The R-SPIRIT Award is presented annually to an employee who best represents the city’s core values of Respect, Service, Productivity, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation and Teamwork. Nominations are received from fellow employees and the winner and finalists are chosen by an employee committee. The award was presented during an employee reception on February 24, 2016.
The city also presented service awards to 83 employees, including:
35 Years of Service
Kenneth Cloud, Fire Department
30 Years of Service
Ronnie Beale, Police Department
David Simmons, Fire Department
James Weaver, Police Department
Mike Young, Police Department
25 Years of Service
Keith Bauman, Police Department
Christina Lopez, Parks & Recreation
Phyllis O’Neal, Finance
Terry Russell, Fire Department
Jimmy Slinkard, Police Department
Jamie White, Parks & Recreation
20 Years of Service
Daniel Bohanon, Police Department
Matt Clem, Police Department
Wesley Millsap, Public Works
Frank Perez, Parks & Recreation
Jeffrey Stubbs, Fire Department
Tonja Tilley, Library
Richard Whitt, Fire Department
15 Years of Service
Richard Abelino, Fire Department
Brian Beaudette, Fire Department
Gary Bechthold, Parks & Recreation
Brian Brown, Police Department
T.J. Byington, Communications
Silvia Cordell, Library
David Dresner, Fire Department
Stephanie East, Neighborhood Services
Joey Ferreira, Parks & Recreation
Brian Goen, Police Department
Robert Gomez, Public Works
Bryant Harvey, Information Services
Patrick Hillis, Human Resources
Marcus Hodges, Fire Department
Matthew Jackson, Police Department
Gwen Kasterke, Police Department
Michael Lara, Police Department
Troy Mars, Fire Department
Verenis Olivo, Parks & Recreation
Daniel Pate, Police Department
Penny Peterson, Planning & Development
Kenneth Raney, Facilities & Construction
Christopher Rodriguez, Police Department
Rowlette Williams, Police Department
Edward Wright, Police Department
10 Years of Service
Nicholas Allison, Police Department
Michael Barker Jr., Fire Department
Jonathan Dearmond, Police Department
James Edwards, Human Resources
Wayne Estep, Public Works
Kenneth Garvin Jr., Public Works
Chad Hobson, Police Department
Rick Hulme, Facilities & Construction
Marie Jones, Information Services
Brandon Keith, Fire Department
Christopher Lizak, Police Department
Kevin Luff, Police Department
Richard McMahan, Finance Department
Brandon Moore, Fire Department
Jimmy Perdue, Police Department
Cadia Piper, Animal Services
Steven Rucker, Fire Department
Oscar Saenz, Police Department
Diane Skaggs, Police Department
Jase Smith, Fire Department
Monica Solko, City Secretary’s Office
Ty Sonnamaker, Information Services
Jennifer Veber, Police Department
Arthur Walley, Police Department
5 Years of Service
Michael Autrey, Fire Department
Cody Brock, Police Department
Spencer Cashen, Animal Services
Benjamin Cobb, Police Department
Keith Fulgium, Police Department
Kristina Gonzalez, Police Department
Brian Guthrie, Fire Department
John Hyde, Police Department
Tanner Jump, Public Works
Darren Lance, Fire Department
Timothy Leith, Police Department
Chassidy Osman, Police Department
Joseph Pawlewicz, Police Department
Gary Walsleben, Police Department
Jeffery Welsh, Fleet Services
Erik Whitlock, Police Department
