Teton County presents service and values awards to dozens of employees and volunteers
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Summary
At a July 14 meeting, Teton County recognized employees and volunteers with tenure awards (five to 25 years) and value awards across categories including accountability, collaboration, positivity, excellence, innovation and service.
Teton County presented annual service and values awards July 14, recognizing employees and volunteers across departments for tenures ranging from five to 25 years and for demonstrated workplace values.
Commissioner Natalia Macker and department leaders presented multiple tenure awards. Macker recognized Dr. Brent Blue, the county coroner, for 10 years of service and described Blue's work upgrading the coroner facility and ongoing planning for a purpose-built morgue. Macker also acknowledged Chair Mark Newcomb for a decade of service on the county commission since 2015.
Department directors and elected officials read citations for recipients across county divisions: Jackson Hole Fire/EMS recognized Chief Mike Moyer (20 years) and multiple career and volunteer milestone recipients; the Affordable Housing Department honored Christy Malone (10 years) and Stacy Stoker (20 years); the County Attorney's Office recognized Brian Holtman for long service; the Library presented 25-year recognitions and other milestones; Public Works and Road and Levee presenters noted engineering and construction staff tenures and praised project management performance.
The county also presented value-based awards selected via nominations and a selection process involving directors and elected officials. Value-award recipients named in remarks included:
- Accountability: Chelsea Peters, Public Health (program coordinator) - Collaboration: Eva Dahlgren, Alta Branch library manager - Positivity: Andre Sneland, Deputy County Clerk - Excellence: Chandler Windham, Senior Planner - Innovation: Logan Edgemond, Recreation Supervisor - Service: Dan Bierman, Parks Manager
Presenters emphasized the community impact of long-serving staff and volunteers, including day-to-day services that keep public facilities operating, emergency response staffing, library outreach and parks maintenance. Several presenters noted volunteers who contribute hundreds of hours annually to emergency response and search-and-rescue operations.
Why it matters: the awards highlight institutional continuity and recognize staff whose sustained work supports public safety, infrastructure, libraries, housing, and parks. County leaders used the ceremony to underscore public-service values and interdepartmental collaboration.
The ceremony included photo opportunities and concluded with the board returning to regular business and adjourning later in the morning.
