PACD Honors Award Recipients during Annual Meeting

Written by Shannon Wehinger on July 21, 2023. Posted in Awards

(Left to right): Pictured are PACD North Central Region Director Dr. Robert Shannon, PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Richard Negrin, Senator Scott Martin, PA Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Greg Hostetter, and PACD President Kelly Stagen.

Conservation district staff and partners attended the PACD/SCC Award Luncheon on July 19, 2023.

The following honorees were recognized: 

Legislator Leadership Award

• Senator Scott Martin (Senate District 13 – Berks and Lancaster Counties)

President’s Award

• Tamara Peffer (PA Department of Education)
• Piper Sherburne (Berks County)

Ann Rudd Saxman Conservation District Director Excellence Award

• Thomas Boldin (Centre County)

Conservation District Employee Excellence Award

• Michele Long (Pike County)

Conservation District Trash Champion

• Washington County Conservation District

Conservation District Employee Service Recognition Awards

30 Years of Service

• Russell Ryan, Resource Conservation Supervisor, Adams
• Bill Zavislak, Chesapeake Bay Engineering Assistant, Lackawanna

35 Years of Service

• Tim Matechak, Erosion and Sedimentation Technician (Retired), Lackawanna
• James Pillsbury, Hydraulic Engineer, Westmoreland

45 Years of Service

• Barry Travelpiece, Engineer (Retired), Columbia

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