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Featured Employees

Imagine, being part of an organization recognized for its leading role in innovative statewide transportation systems in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. WSDOT values its employees and challenges them to continuously improve the way we do business and to meet and exceed the needs of our customers.

 

Featured Employees - Traffic Management Center Team

This month’s featured employee is actually a team of hard working WSDOT employees. The Central Washington Traffic Management Center (CWTMC) operators in Union Gap work behind the scenes talking to equipment operators and supervisors, tracking traffic and highway conditions 24 hours per day. Read More...
Featured Employee - Lucinda Broussard

She believes the introduction of Tolling has changed WSDOT in a big way. WSDOT continues to look out for its customers. Lucinda loves working in a customer friendly industry and it shows with her work history. Read More...
Featured Employee - Gregg Hallead

Would he encourage others to consider a career with WSDOT? “Sure,” says Gregg, “but the message I really want to send is to the “seasoned” employees like me. The most critical thing we must do is mentor our new and young employees. All of us should be training our replacement!” Read More...
Featured Employee - Dustin Briggs

With all the different types of equipment installed throughout the state, Dustin’s work changes every day – and the scenery does too. In fact, the change of scenery is one of his favorite aspects of his job. Read More...
Featured Employee - Tina Florek

Tina began working for WSDOT in May 2009. She enjoys her job and takes pride in making sure the grounds look nice for the public who stop at the rest area. Read More...
Featured Employee - Russell Wagner

Russell has many positives to say about WSDOT which included the personable employees and caring management combined with great facilities and a safe working environment. He said he feels blessed to be here and excited to have such a great place to go to work at each day. Read More...
Manny Perez

Manny and his team are responsible for ensuring WSF’s lifesaving, fire fighting, and medical equipment on our vessels are maintained and ready for use. Read More...
Brandon Levy

“I like what I do and the people I work with are great. I love the outdoors (his hobbies include whitewater kayaking and mountain biking) and there’s something different on the agenda here, every day. There’s the actual avalanche control, but other days we’re fixing a remote weather station, building a trail to an avalanche starting zone, sighting in one of the M-60 tanks (used on Stevens Pass), creating new GIS avalanche zone maps or teaching an avalanche beacon training safety class. Read More...
Theresa Schreier

“There are too many reasons to list why I love working for WDSOT. I am honored to be a part of the highway system knowing the public needs and uses it every day. I am blessed to work for a great supervisor and co-workers that allow me to contribute as much as I can to the Department. I am amazed at the opportunities we have to grow and learn.” Read More...
Kathy Oberman

Kat, as some call her loves to help people resolve HR issues and as a consultant ensure that employees are knowledgeable and understand topics such as pay, benefits, etc. She sees herself as a care giver to HR. Read More...
Vern Roy

Aside from the variety of professional opportunities WSDOT has provided, Vern has been able to pursue personal opportunities outside the office. Vern always wanted to be a Marine, and working at WSDOT allowed him to join the Marine Corps, go to boot camp and attend annual training each year. Read More...
Kim Britton

It’s no surprise to Administrative Officer Kim Britton that she ended up working for WSDOT. After all, her Grandpa Garrett worked for the county roads department in Ellis, Texas and she recently discovered that her other grandfather, Granddaddy Monroe, worked for the Texas Highway Department as an area manager. Read More...
Ray McNamara

“Ray is a dedicated employee with a strong focus on delivering high quality projects for our customers.” That is how Project Engineer Bob Hilmes described his employee Transportation Engineer 2 Ray McNamara. Read More...
Sue Geisler

It’s not often you meet a state employee who’s as passionate about their job as Featured Employee Sue Geisler. Going beyond the normal call of duty is a daily occurrence for Sue, and she prides herself on the quality of her work as well as the speed. Read More...
Shirley Sebastian

“Never boring and doing something that’s critical”. WSDOT North Central Region Administrative Officer Shirley Sebastian described how she has gotten up looking forward to going to work for the past 32 years. “It doesn’t matter what you might have planned for the day, it’s always subject to change – that’s the nature of personnel.” Read More...
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