Presenting Our FEOY Nominees

Thirty-two postal employees have been nominated for recognition in the South Florida Federal Executive Board's 53rd "Federal Employee of the Year" Awards Program.
 
This year's theme is "First-Class Super Heroes" and recognizes employees who have demonstrated exemplary work performance, outstanding service to the community and/or heroism in a life-saving situation between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Postal employees (listed below) will be competing with other federal employees in Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. There are 12 categories including Administrative, Clerical/Administrative Support, Innovation, Law Enforcement, Management (except Agency Head), Organizational Partnership, Professional, Scientific, Service to the Community, Technical/Information Technology, Trades and Crafts, and Valor. 
 

ADMINISTRATIVE

Tania Brooks
 
CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Bridget Taylor

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Florida Keys Hurricane Irma Response Team: Delfin Alvarez, Cesar Cerecedo, Craig Clarit, Eugene Davis, Christopher Galvez, Bladismir Rojo, Luis Soler

Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts, USPS Office of Inspector General: Kevin Adams, Dave Brotherton, Eugene Davis, Christopher Galvez, Raymond Hamed, Kenneth Kelly, Suzanne Leone, Will Manuel, Susan Rivera, Kevin Tatton, Michael Walsh, Curtis Wilkins

MANAGEMENT 

Joseph Croce, Jr. (except agency head)  

OPS Florida Keys Recovery Team: Kristopher Novy, Michael Vecchitto

PROFESSIONAL

Louis Klegin, Scott Magley

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Angel Gual, Sharon Johnson, Joycelynn King, Herbert Moore, Jennifer Thonus

TECHNICAL/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Ariadna Garcia

VALOR

Adam Butler, Maderas Spry

There are 35,000 employees in the South Florida federal community. With so many outstanding individuals, one may be curious as to the selection process.
 
In January, the South Florida Federal Executive Board solicits nominations from all federal agencies. Once all of the nomination packages are received, the Recognition and Awards Committee representing various local federal agencies meet to review, evaluate and score the packages. In most categories, job performance accounts for 70 percent of the score. The committee gives proportionate weight to other factors such as community service and self development. Committee members do not evaluate nominations from their own federal agency. After careful review and evaluation, the totals determine the top three semi-finalists in each category.

The next step involves a Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished non-federal executives who evaluate and score the semi-finalists' nomination packages. A winner is selected in each category, and then from these 12 winners, the individual or team with the highest score is the overall Federal Employee of the Year.

Best wishes to our postal nominees!