Personnel updates Oct. 24 - Nov. 6, 2014
Information provided by the Office of Employee Services
New hires
David Anderson, information technology administrator 2, Information Technology Division; Eric Busch, highway technician associate, Avoca garage; Ronald Leas, mechanic, Muscatine garage; Nicholas Mocha, highway technician associate, Missouri Valley garage
Promotions
Kie Ahrens, from highway technician senior to materials technician 4, District 3 materials; Colleen Chapa, from right of way agent 1 to right of way agent 2, Right of Way; Dustin Conover, from equipment operator senior, Des Moines garage to garage operations assistant, De Soto garage; Jason Dighton, from highway technician associate, Allison garage to highway technician, Waverly garage; Paige Merrill, from secretary 2, District 2 Office to engineering office assistant 1, District 2 maintenance; Lori Pflughaupt, from human resources professional 1, Employee Services to executive officer 2, Director’s Office; Nicole Smalley, from clerk specialist to driver’s license clerk senior, Des Moines DL station
Transfers
William DeJong, highway technician associate, from Boone garage to De Soto garage; Chandler Johnson, highway technician senior, from Des Moines construction to District 1 materials; Jason Scherf, highway technician associate, from Coralville garage to Elkader garage
Retirement
Allen Dobbins, equipment operator senior, Sigourney garage; Jeffrey Franzen, motor vehicle investigator, Motor Vehicle Enforcement; Mona Kretlow, secretary 2, Highway Division bureaus; Jerry Shepherd, clerk specialist, Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services; Joe Worthington, mechanic, Red Oak garage