Each year the Department for Environmental Protection honors employees who have gone above and beyond their job titles and duties to protect the environment, educate the public and ensure Kentucky is using and preserving its natural resources in a responsible manner.
On Feb. 14, Environmental Protection Commissioner Aaron Keatley, Dep. Commissioner Tony Hatton and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Charles Snavely honored 19 individual employees and six teams with outstanding service to the environment.
The winners are:
Division for Air Quality
- Rick Shewekah
- Jarrod Bell
- Benita Stephens
- Tara Burch
- Zachary Bittner
- Hollie Delaney
Team – Metallurgy Section of the Permit Review Branch
- Amy Tempus-Doom
- Sandra Cooke
- Babak Fakharpour
- Vahid Bakhtiar
- Danny Sevy
Division of Compliance Assistance
- Katie Mauer
- Dennis A. Minch, Sr
Division of Enforcement
- Marlon Bascombe
- Corey Craft
- Caleb Enix
Division of Environmental Program Support
- Eric G. Scott
Division of Water
- Shannon M. McLeary
- Carole Catalfo
- John Williams
- Robert Johnson
- Caroline Chan
- Brenda Conner
Team – Drinking Water Compliance & Technical Assistance Section
- Joseph Uliasz
- Ashley Sparks
- Maggie Mahan
- Gabe Tanner
- Eric C. Sutton
- Melissa M. Baughn
- Kellee’ Husband
- Todd Ritter
- Jerry Pike
- Rodney Ripberger
- Mark Martin
- Charles J. Bailey
- Jackie Logsdon
- Tiffany Ogunsanya
- David Messer
Division of Waste Management
- Clifford L. Hall
- Robert L. Staley
- James P. Kirby
- Gaye E. Brewer
Team – UST Monitoring Well Closures – Initial Investigations Team
- Gordon Todd Mullins
- Alan Brad Highley
- Adam K. Smith
- Richard F. Thomas
- Benjamin W. Lyle
- James Buck McCloud
Team – Hazardous Waste Regulations Drafting Team
- April J. Webb
- Heather M. Alexander
- Louanna C. Aldridge
- Michelle M. Mitchell
Cross-Divisional Team
Team – Regional Office Administrative Staff
- Michelle Graves
- Alexandra Ballard
- Jill Wilhelm
- Katrina Henderson
- Linda Hughes
- Susan McGill
- Roxanne Roberts
- Jamie Powell
- Donna McClanahan
- Constance Squires
- Debbie Horn
- Angelia Terry
- Edith Combs
- Kendra Tincher
- Eileen Beck
- Lucinda Sutton
- Kathy Day
- Kimberley Pride
- Deborah Butcher-Witt
- Corrinna Middleton
- Rebecca Bohannon
- Lisa Patmore
- George Hoover
Naturally Connected 