16th Annual County Administrator’s Golden Palm Awards Winners

Joan Beno
For saving the County $136,00 by obtaining federal funds for training and certification of IT staff.

Valerie Hauthaway, Ritesh Pahwa, Archie Satchell
For outstanding system design and revenue generation from the sale of a web-based consumer affairs licensing application to the U. S. Virgin Islands.

Robert Laventure (joint award - Public Affairs & ISS)
For outstanding service in negotiating FCC license frequency changes with T-Mobile which resulted in compensation to the County exceeding $1.5 million.

Kenneth Schneider (nomination from Engineering)
For innovative modifications to the traffic fiber-optic network hub sites which minimize damage and cost of repairs resulting from vehicle accidents.

Jose C. Perez:
For outstanding service in identifying back-up tape records that are no longer needed in vendor storage resulting in an annual savings of more than $79,000.