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THE HR NEWSLETTERC I T Y O F V A L D O S T A

August2020

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Who's who in HR

Photos from Past Events

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Upcoming Events

Care Here Televisit OptionNow Available

A big Welcome to our Newest HR Team Member

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Human Resources Director Message

Beat the Heat

Hot Weather Safety Tips

Beat the Heat - Check the Back Seat

Retirements & July 1st SafetyCommittee Meeting Recap

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WILLIAM RICKY CORNELIUS 8/2BENJAMIN CONNOR BENNETT 8/3ALEXANDER ANTON SCHEIB 8/3AARON DWAYNE BROWN 8/4CHARLES ALEXANDER BROWNING 8/4JOHNNY HENRY JR 8/4DERRICK K KEENE 8/4 MORRIS DANILE LANCASTER 8/4SABRINA W SMITH 8/4 THOMAS G WHEELER 8/4ALLIDEN B HUGHES 8/5LONNIE B ROBINSON 8/5PATRICIA COLEMAN 8/6COURTNEY MICHELLE MATHENY 8/6 JUSTIN LAMAR HOWARD 8/8MARIE WILSON 8/8PHILLIP G WALKER 8/9DAVID ALLEN WHITMER 8/9RICK J MEFFORD 8/11SHAWN D SNOW 8/12ANDRE M WINSTON JR 8/13LISA E BAPTISTE 8/14EARL S SEILER 8/14RAY WILLIS BROWN 8/16MARCUS J HAYNES 8/16MICHAEL LYNN KNIGHTON 8/16CHRISTIAN MATTHEW STEVICK II 8/16PATRICK TYRONE BRINSON JR 8/17DOMINIC M HENRY II 8/17ROY LEE FINNIESSEE JR 8/18SHELLEY ALAN MILLER 8/18WANDA LOUISE ROSE 8/18

LEAH ODEL LYNCH 8/19TIMOTHY H CARROLL 8/20ANTHONY V KNIGHT 8/20Jarvese Deonte Gilliard 8/21KRISTOPHER LEE SIREN 8/21WESLEY H JENKINS 8/22JEFFREY JERMAINE JONES 8/22JEFFREY M STOKES 8/22 JOSEPH C ALEXANDER 8/23BERNARD ARNOLD BEAUFORT 8/23DANIEL JEROME JACOBS JR 8/23FRANKY L SHRADER 8/23STUART KYLE SALTER 8/24DAVID L TUCKER JR 8/24LINDA G WHITE 8/24LOUIS A AUDAIN 8/25SCOTT CHRISTOPHER GARREN 8/25SANDRA LOUISE PORTER 8/25DMITRY G ZIMIN 8/25H. DANIEL BLAKE CARDER 8/26 MARK ALLEN FLYTHE 8/27ERIC G HOWARD 8/27JOHN L CHRISTIAN JR 8/28LYNLY L. PENN 8/28LUIS A RODRIGUEZ JR 8/28 TIFFANY S.M. ROMONOWSKI 8/28RICHARD G JOYNER 8/29COLETON M CANNON 8/30RACHEL E THRASHER 8/30JOSEPH L GOSSECK SR 8/31STEPHANIE L TAYLOR 8/31

THOMAS B WELCH, 33WILBUR WRIGHT JR, 30BRENT NORMAN, 28 MICHAEL A DELROSSI, 24EAN D OLIVETO, 24DARIN DEMETRIUS MOORE, 24ESTABON L JACKSON, 24BRIAN E WOOD, 23RICHARD G JOYNER, 23EARNEST WRIGHT II, 21DANNY E RICKMAN, 21URSULA Y ANTLEY, 20CHARLES PHILLIPS JR, 20STEPHANIE A BLANTON, 20SHEILA B MITCHELL, 19MARLINE HAYES, 16DEBORAH ANN SIMS, 16TIMOTHY E HINES, 15CEDRIC JEROME KIER, 14SHANDORA LASHAN GRAY, 11RANDALL H JONES, 11TINA S CASTLEBERRY, 10TIMOTHY M REGISTER, 10DIANE K LOWE, 9JOSEPH M DUVALL, 9TIMOTHY J QUIMBY, 9

IVANA D AFRICH, 7JASON DEAN WOODS, 7YEUSHECA RENARCA LISSIMORE, 7LAVERN RILEY, 6MARGARET ANNE TORRES, 6BRETT M BOYD, 5LEROY A PAULO, 5 MAX E AHNER III, 4 SAMUEL LEE PATRICK, 4LOUIS A AUDAIN, 4CALEB J CLARK, 4JUSTIN LAMAR HOWARD, 4MICHAEL A PENLAND, 4LUIS A RODRIGUEZ JR, 4JAMIE L SAPP, 4BRANDON WESLEY TEBEDO, 4BENJAMIN C WAINRIGHT, 4ANTHONY D WILLIAMS, 4LUKENZIE ANDREW ABSOLU, 3SEABRON WILLIAMS III, 3JERMAINE RASHAR HOLMES,3RACHEL E THRASHER, 2PYNALE ANTORIOUS WILLIAMS, 2AZHIA S SMOTHERS, 2MICHAEL A GUESS, 2CALEB M WRIGHT, 2

DONTAE J BROWN, 2THOMAS C GOODIN, 2MARY B LEWIS, 1LISA E BAPTISTE, 1WILLIE ANTHONY GRAHAM, 1RODNEY B JENKINS, 1 ANTHONY V KNIGHT, 1DALLAS M MCRAE, 1FRANKY L SHRADER, 1MARVIO D BAKER, 1ANETRA R RILEY, 1

Tina Matchet

William Taylor

Retirements


Steven Jolly, Mathis Auditorium Coordinator, newly-voted Safety Committee Co-Chairman

Taylor Marzell, Associate City Clerk Secretary

Johnny Henry Jr, Operations Battalion ChiefAsst. Secretary.

July 1st Safety Committee Meeting Recap

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V A C A N C I E S


*For more information on the jobs listed please visit our website

Wastewater Treatment Plant OperatorCustodian- PT

GIS TechCriminalist- Forensic Blood Alcohol/Drug Chemist

Business License TechnicianMechanic II

Heavy Equipment OperatorUtility Service Worker- Finance

Fire and Life Safety Public EducatorUtility Service Worker- Utilities

Groundskeeper PTMaintenance Worker I- Engineering

Crewleader- EngineeringCriminalist- Firearms Examiner

Police Officer

U P C O M I N GE V E N T S


City Council Meeting8/6 @ 5:30pm

P H O T O S F R O M

P A S T E V E N T S

Never miss out on City of Valdosta events. If you don't see an event your department ishosting, contact the Public Information Office at 229-671-3615

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We are pleased to announce the new Televisit Care Here option. Please click on the link below for step by step instructions.

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Care Here TeleVisit Option Now Available


Human Resources Director MessageCOVID-19 and the 3 A’s of Inclusion

Our world has changed due to COVID-19. Many of us feel disconnected and isolated. Diverseemployees and new hires are at the greatest risk of falling into this disconnected state, becausetheir sense of belonging may have already been tenuous. How can we cultivate belonging foreveryone in the workplace? Andrea Lipton with Harvard Business Publishing says the answer isthree simple actions she calls The Three A’s of Inclusion: Awareness, Authenticity, andAccountability. AWARENESS: Be aware of who you’re relying on and who you might be inadvertently excluding.Each of us has established patterns and biases. During times of stress, part of our natural responseis to default to our comfort zone where these habits live. To help cultivate belonging in ourorganizations, we need to first recognize our patterns so we can break out of them. To do this,notice who your “usual suspects” are – the people you regularly connect with, work with, and talkto. Now notice who you have not connected with recently. Reach out to those individuals and seehow they are doing. AUTHENTICITY: Allow time in meetings to check in personally. We are all facing varying degreesof disruption to our lives thanks to the pandemic. While this is in many ways a shared experience,it is also a deeply individual one. In challenging times like this, the psychological toll it takes to puton your “game face” can be debilitating. Giving people space to show up as their full selves is acritical part of creating an inclusive culture. Now, as all of us are experiencing stress fromuncertainty and constant change, it’s especially useful to set aside time at the beginning ofmeetings to check in and connect interpersonally. If you are the leader, consider sharing first andbeing open, authentic, and vulnerable about your own challenges. This will give others permissionto do the same.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Be responsible for your privilege. Be aware that while we are all weatheringthe same storm, we are not all in the same boat. Some of our colleagues have been ill, had lovedones who have been ill, or have lost loved ones to COVID-19, while many of us, thankfully, havenot. Some of us are homeschooling children while others are not. Some have had family memberslose hours, income, and/or jobs while others have not. Some of us are sheltering in place withfamily and loved ones, while others are totally alone. When you share authentically about how youare experiencing the pandemic, be mindful of how your experience may be a reflection ofprivileges you enjoy like time to yourself, access to personal outdoor space like a yard, or financialsecurity. Take a moment to commit to a few specific actions you will take to foster inclusion intoday’s chaotic work environment.

A B I G W E L C O M E T O O U R

N E W E S T H R T E A M M E M B E R

I was born in Atlanta, GA, and my brother and I spent splitour childhood between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC. Icame to Valdosta to attend Valdosta State University topursue a degree in marketing. While in school, I applied fora job at Wild Adventures Theme Park to work during the summer and save money to purchase the newest Jordan’sthat were being released later that year.

After I realized how much fun, experience, andopportunity for growth was offered at the park, I decidedto continue my employment after I purchased the shoes. 5years later , I received my fourth and final promotion atthe park taking the position as the Human ResourcesOperations Manager. I fell in love with the HR field. Myfavorite thing about working in human resources is dealingwith employees and helping them with any and all issuesas well as recruiting local talent.

In my spare time, I love to cook and play music and video games. I also love sports, I love tocompete, and I love to win. I have played pretty much any sport you can think of. My favoritesports to play are basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, bowling, and fishing. I love to have fun, and I would consider myself adventurous. I am always down to try new things and have newexperiences.


Say Hello to the new HR coordinator Ryien Bonner

Welcome to the Team Ryien!!

THE MONTHLY HR REPORT

WHO'S WHO IN HR?YOUR GO-TO TEAM "Who do I call for...?" It can be confusing to determine who in HR

to call with your specific questions.Use the information below to point you in the right direction.

Catherine AmmonsDirector of Human [email protected]

(229) 259-3544 ext. 4745

• EEO Claims, lawsuits,related issues

• Employee grievancesand appeals

• Position management,workflow, reorganization

• Policyinterpretation/challenges• Any issue, problem, orquestion for which you

are unable to get a timelyanswer

• Sick Leave Donation• Staff handbookupdates/changes

Amanda HendricksSr. Human Resources [email protected]

(229) 259-3544 ext. 4747

• Payroll• Health Benefits

• Unemployment benefits• Retirement point of contact

Berna HepburnHuman Resources [email protected]

(229) 259-3544 ext. 4746

• Worker’sCompensation claims• Property insurance

• FMLA

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Ryien BonnerHuman Resources Coordinator

[email protected](229) 259-3544 ext. 4318

• Employment Verifications• Employment On-boarding

• Training• Job Postings• I-9 Verifications

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