At the annual William Twarog Employee Recognition Ceremony at the Blaine House, the Governor honored 36 employees with either a Governor’s Employee or a Manager of the Year Award and thanked each of them personally for their dedication in serving the people of Maine.
While the stories of each winner are different, all were cited by their nominating agencies for their commitment to customer service, strong work ethic and willingness to take on new challenges, all characteristics that Governor LePage says are important to strengthening the culture of cooperation between State government and those it serves.
“I want to thank these exceptional employees for their hard work for the people of Maine and for being ambassadors of an attitude of assistance within their agencies,” the Governor said. “One of my priorities as
Governor is to improve the quality of the service the State provides to Maine people and these honorees share and show that commitment. It is an honor to serve our State and these individuals and many of their coworkers demonstrate a great respect for that in their good work each day.”
Among the Manager of the Year Award winners were Paul Bourque, who oversees grounds maintenance of both veterans cemeteries in Augusta as a supervisor at the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management; Kohl Kanwit, the Director of the Bureau of Public Health at the Department of Marine Resources who has strengthened that agency’s working relationship with Maine’s thriving clam industry; and William Savage, an assistant attorney general who is coordinating the work of drug prosecutors around the state, an important task given the growth especially of prescription drug abuse.
Among the Employee of the Year Award winners were Anne Bills, an environmental specialist who has been instrumental in streamlining key agency functions to enhance service while creating efficiencies when the newly-merged Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry came together; Douglas Robertson, an educations specialist at the Department of Education who helps Maine students prepare for an agricultural career pathway through the integration of career and technical education; and Nate Moulton, a transportation planning division director at the Department of Transportation who has expanded the capabilities of Maine’s Rail Program without adding staff.
The annual William Twarog Awards were created to honor William “Bill” Twarog and his work by recognizing State employees who promote quality services, listen to consumer voices and provide a role model for excellence in management. As part of his own life-long commitment to people with disabilities, Twarog worked for nearly a decade as a Regional Administration in Lewiston for what was, at the time, the Bureau of Mental Retardation.
2012 Honorees
Manager of the Year
Paul Bourque, Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management
Darrell Bulmer, Maine Arts Commission
Kristi Burns, Department of Labor
Susan Connors, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Derek Davidson, Public Utilities Commission
David Fitts, Department of Administrative and Financial Services
Kohl Kanwit, Department of Marine Resources
Vern Labbe, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Edward Logue, Department of Environmental Protection
Matthew Ruel, Department of Public Safety
Luke Moir, Department of Transportation
Alan Robitaille, Department of Health and Human Services
Willian Savage, Attorney General’s Office
Valerie Seaberg, Department of Education
Marc Theberg, Secretary of State
Amanda Woolford, Department of Corrections
Employee of the Year
Craig Barrows, Department of Labor
Jeff Bennett, Secretary of State
Sara Berry, Department of Health and Human Services
Anne Bills, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Kristen Colby, Department of Environmental Protection
April Collins, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Janine “Gina” Collins, Department of Public Safety
Paula Cyr, Public Utilities Commission
Trisha DeGraaf, Department of Marine Resources
Kerstin Gilg, Maine Arts Commission
Jane Gregory, Attorney General’s Office
Stephen Lyons, Department of Economic and Community Development
Jennifer Merrow, Department of Administrative and Financial Services
Nate Moulton, Department of Transportation
David Obptande, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
Douglas Robertson, Department of Education
Troy Thornton, Department of Corrections
Jeremy Tompkins, Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management
Desiree Willigar, Department of Audit
Ellen Wood, Maine State Library
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