Miami-Dade County celebrates the dedication and commitment of our employees who have reached significant milestones in their service with the County. Here you will find a collection of presentations from recent committee meetings, where we publicly recognize employees who have achieved 30 years or more of service. These employees are the backbone of our organization and we are proud to honor their accomplishments.
We hope this page serves as a testament to the hard work and dedication of all Miami-Dade County employees and inspires a sense of pride in the community we serve.
BCC Committee Meetings - Award Presentations
- April
Animal Service Department Aviation Community Action & Human Services Department Corrections & Rehabilitation
Department of Transportation & Public Works
- Harry J. Francillon, 30 years
- Victoria H. Moss, 30 years
- Andres M. Seoane, 30 years
- Oscar Pineda, 35 years
- Joel Perez, 40 years
- Darren Wilcox, 40 years
Regulatory & Economic Resources
Tax Collector
Water & Sewer Department
- Darrell T. Harris, 30 years
- Jahmes K. McClean, 30 years
- Alejandro J. Santiz, 30 years
- Carmel S. Clarke, 35 years
March
Aviation
- Richard Louis,30 years
- Peter S. Smith, 35 years
- Ricardo J. Solorzano, 35 years
- Ofelia Ferreiro, 40 years
Corrections & Rehabilitation
Department of Transportation & Public Works
- Alberto Gonzalez, 30 years
- Francisco B. Martinez, 30 years
- Gwendoria Taylor, 30 years
- Albert Medina, 40 years
- Olive P. Oddman Hamilton, 40 years
Information Technology Department
Legal Aid
Libraries
Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces
Public Housing & Community Development
RER
Seaport
Water & Sewer Department
Feb. 15 - Aviation
Feb. 15 - Communications & Customer Experience
Feb. 15 - Community Action & Human Services Department
Feb. 15 - Corrections & Rehabilitation
Feb. 15 - Cultural Affairs
Feb. 15 - Department of Transportation & Public Works
- Hector D. Hernandez, 30 Years
- Roberto M. Hernandez, 30 Years
- Philip M. Walden, 30 Years
- Curtis D. Fullington, 35 Years
- Celestine Maple, 35 Years
Feb. 15 - Internal Services Department
Feb. 15 - Medical Examiner
Feb. 15 - Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces
- Lars C. Bergquist, 30 Years
- Roberto Polledo, 35 Years
- Domingo Morua, 35 Years
- Gilbert Cole, 40 Years
Feb. 15 - Regulatory and Economic Resources
Feb. 15 - Water & Sewer Department
Jan. 11 - Aviation
Jan. 11 - Community Action & Human Services Department
Jan. 11 - Corrections & Rehabilitation
Jan. 11 - Department of Transportation & Public Works
- Jose A. Barreras, 30 Years
- David D. Hernandez, 30 Years
- Eugene Spence, Jr., 30 Years
- Althea M. Wedderburn, 30 Years
Jan. 11 - Finance
Jan. 11 - Juvenile Services
Jan. 11 - Libraries
Jan. 11 - Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces
Jan. 11 - Seaport
Jan. 11 - Water & Sewer Department
Jan. 11 - Small Business Development
- Dec. 14 - Corrections & Rehabilitation
Dec. 14 - Regulatory & Economic Resources
Dec. 14 - Department of Solid Waste Management
Dec. 14 - Department of Transportation & Public Works
- Sharon N. Archer, 30 Years
- Donald M. Black, 30 Years
- Doress Eustache, 30 Years
- Valery Y. Gary, 30 Years
- Eva Kunath, 30 Years
- Anthony C. Martin, 30 Years
- Elena Najarro, 30 Years
- Walter C. Watson, 30 Years
- Gregory N. Robinson, 30 Years
Nov. 9 - Water & Sewer Department
- Luis M. Fernandez, 30 Years
- Phillip Torres, 30 Years
- Lazaro C. Borges, Jr., 35 Years
- Julio R. Hernandez, 40 Years
- Deodatt Ramnath, 45 Years
Nov. 9 - Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces
Nov. 9 - Legal Aid
Nov. 9 - Internal Services Department
Nov. 9 - Information Technology Department
Nov. 9 - Community Action & Human Services Department
Nov. 9 - Aviation
Oct. 5 - Aviation Department
- Henrique E. Bolivar, 30 Years
- James H. Lilly, 30 Years
- Tetrick T. Reese, 30 Years
- Tina Worsley-Ancrum, 30 Years
- Renessa L. Gordon, 30 Years
- Queen Brown, 35 Years
- Ray A. Harding, 35 Years
- Anthony W. Jerrido, 35 Years
- Jo Ann Surrancy, 40 Years
- Kim Gaskins, 30 Years
- Silvio Llanes, Jr., 30 Years
- Jamie L. Lovett, 30 Years
- Juan C. Izquierdo, 40 Years
- Lavette L. Moore, 30 Years
- James W. Rustin, 30 Years
- Galo Zuñiga, 40 Years
- Sharon R. Wong, 30 Years
- Sharette Green, 30 Years
- Thomas A. Keels, 30 Years
- Edwin J. Rivera, 30 Years
- Ruthie M. Harris, 40 Years
- Earl M. Coffie, 30 Years
- Angela Davis-Clay, 30 Years
- Belkis E. Gonzalez, 30 Years
- Desi R. Daniels, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 35 Years
- Virgie E. Johnson, Department of Solid Waste Management, 30 Years
- Walter L. Walker, Department of Solid Waste Management, 35 Years
- Pedro L. Rosa, Internal Services Department, 35 Years
- Wesley Fleridor, Property Appraiser’s Office, 30 Years
- Murry Harris, III, Property Appraiser’s Office, 30 Years
- Richard R. Ferrara, Water & Sewer Department, 35 Years
- Robert E. Hallo, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Elizabeth I. Johnson, Water & Sewer Department, 40 Years
- Robert J. Powers, Water & Sewer Department, 35 Years
- Jesus A. Sanchez, Water & Sewer Department, 35 Years
- Oscar T. Sierra, Water & Sewer Department, 35 Years
- Zoila Brito, Tax Collector, 30 Years
May 8 - Housing, Culture & Community Development Committee
- Sixto Tamarit, Cultural Affairs Department, 30 Years
- Juanita G. Knighton, Library, 35 Years
- Sandra C. Moros, Library, 35 Years
- Rodell Colins, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces, 30 Years
- David M. Mustafa, Aviation, 30 Years
- Toni Sharpe-Truitt, Aviation, 30 Years
- Pelayo V. Cuervo, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 35 Years
- Felicia A. Reid, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 35 Years
- Raysa Samper, Seaport, 30 Years
- Kenneth Williams, Seaport, 30 Years
- Pedro A. Alcocer, Information Technology Department, 30 Years
- Lidice A. Cutie, Information Technology Department, 30 Years
- Jose Infante, Information Technology Department, 35 Years
- Maria D. Garcia, Information Technology Department, 30 Years
- Marie J. Blanc, Internal Services Department, 30 Years
- Rolando R. Fortunato, Internal Services Department, 35 Years
- Leo Fuentes, Regulatory & Economic Resources Department, 30 Years
- Barbara C. Enriquez, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Mufutau M. Folorunsho, Regulatory & Economic Resources Department, 30 Years
- Phillip W. Campbell, Jr., Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces, 30 Years
- Ronald Eugene, Aviation, 30 Years
- Charles Dittebrand, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Rene L. Diaz, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Sarah L. Rucker, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Miguel Martinez, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 30 Years
- Darrick M. Hankerson, Department of Solid Waste Management, 35 Years
- Marlene Amaro, Finance, 30 Years
- Adriel C. Arriaga, Finance, 30 Years
- Josephine C. Casillas, Information Technology Department, 30 Years
- Karla Morgalo, Information Technology Department, 30 Years
- Eric. D. Carr, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Mallika Muthiah, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Manuel Perez, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Fredy Semino, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Frank A. Batista, Water & Sewer Department, 40 Years
- Michael E. Clements, Water & Sewer Department, 35 Years
- Diego J. Gonzalez, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Pedro E. Hernandez, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Rose M. McGlond, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Patrick Dorcely, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Ellaneese P. Love Muhammad, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Ivon Mesa, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Ivette Vidal, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Maurice W. Jenkins, Aviation, 35 Years
- Irona C. Linder, Aviation, 40 Years
- Carlos Garcia, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Richard P. Green, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Aurora Saffron, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Snovia V. Washington, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 35 Years
- Calvin Wilson, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
Feb. 14 - County Infrastructure, Operations & Innovations Committee
- John Jordahl, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 35 Years
- Zephaniah A. Fearon, Water & Sewer Department, 40 Years
- Brian A. Rappaport, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Shenetha R. Roberts, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Eduardo Castellanos, Animal Services, 30 Years
- Marona Torrens, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 30 Years
Feb. 14 - PORT Miami Committee
- Rebecca Hope, Seaport, 30 Years
- Elizabeth Milanes, Seaport, 30 Years
Feb. 13 - Housing, Recreation, Culture & Community Development Committee
- Richardson Alexandre, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Denise D. Roux, Community, Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Antonio Balgas, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces, 30 Years
- Julia Banks, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces, 30 Years
- Sharee P. Simmons, Public Housing & Community Development, 30 Years
Jan. 12 - County Infrastructure, Operations & Innovations Committee
- Frank Mercado, Department of Solid Waste Management, 30 Years
- Norberto Ortiz, Department of Solid Waste Management, 35 Years
- Arlessa Wood, Finance, 30 Years
- Maritza Vazquez, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Jennifer C. Walker, Regulatory and Economic Resources, 30 Years
- Randall C. Nelson, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
- Carlos A. Vazquez, Water & Sewer Department, 30 Years
Jan. 12 - Community Safety & Security Committee
- James K. Martin, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 35 Years
- Daphne Killing-Moore, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 30 Years
- Francelene Hernandez, Corrections & Rehabilitation, 30 Years
- Cynthia L. Brown, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Theresa A. Vassell, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
Nov. 10 - Public Housing & Community Services Committee
- Cassandra Alexander-Macon, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Helen Miguel, Community Action & Human Services Department, 30 Years
- Terrell T. Ellis, Homeless Trust, 30 Years
Nov. 7 - Airports & Economic Development CommitteeNov. 9 - Recreation & Culture Committee
- Ellen Book, Library, 35 Years
- Wingrove N. Ward, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces 35 Years
- Edward S. Murray, Aviation, 30 Years
Nov. 7 - Transportation, Mobility & Planning Committee
- Keith A. Adams, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Charles R. Bell, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 30 Years
- Felipe A. Hermida, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 35 Years
- Michael E. Kennedy, Department of Transportation & Public Works, 35 Years
Nov. 9 - Recreation & Culture Committee
- Ellen Book, Library, 35 Years
- Wingrove N. Ward, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces 35 Years
About Us
We work with departments to identify and assist with workforce issues including a renewed emphasis on performance management and standardized discipline policies, employee development and knowledge transfer, ongoing evaluation of workplace rules, and implementation of workforce metrics to measure and analyze overtime utilization, absenteeism, appeals, payroll issues, and employee development needs.
We coordinate negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and develop viable and sustainable healthcare options. Employee programs include training, wellness and diversity.
We provide residents and employees with a means to have discrimination cases heard and resolved through investigation, mediation, and appeals.
Human Resources
Melanie McLeanInterim Director
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street,
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33128
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