On Tuesday, February 26, the city of Southlake took the time to recognize some of their hardest working staff members at their annual employee appreciation week event. The baseball-themed morning included an array of awards like the Director’s Awards and a new honor, The Spirit of Southlake Award.
Director’s Award recipients included Michelle Sunday, administration; Shane Cloud, community services; Dana Falk, finance; Fire Lieutenant KJ Van Natta, Southlake Fire Department; Detective Thomas Roberson, Southlake Police Department; Jason Arellano, public works; and Ernie Aguilar, planning and development. Jose Rodriguez was given the first-ever Spirit of Southlake Award winner and Dylan Welch received the Kristin Pitzinger Customer Service Award.
This year’s Values Award winners included building and operations Manager Mike White for integrity, Public Information Officer for the Southlake Police Department Brad Uptmore for innovation, records manager for the City’s Secretary’s Office Veronica Lomas for accountability, graphic designer Missy Saunders for excellence and Volunteer Coordinator for the Human Resources Department Lindy Calzada for teamwork.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees!