Personnel updates for Jan. 2 to Jan. 15, 2015
New hires
Darren Ackerman, mechanic, Waterloo garage; Kristy Anderson, engineering office assistant 1, Bridges and Structures; Robert Downs, highway technician, Carlisle garage; Ryan Holtkamp, highway technician associate, Burlington garage; Joseph Karge, highway technician associate, Grimes garage; Matthew Kinney, highway technician associate, Burlington garage; Brian Peterson, highway technician associate, Osceola garage; Jeremy Wallerich, highway technician associate, Sigourney garage; Logan Wells, transportation engineer intern, Bridges and Structures
Promotions
Annette Dunn, from public service executive 5 to transportation division director, Information Technology Division; Melodie Lawrence, from custodial worker, support services to sign fabricator 1, Sign Shop; Dwayne Myers, from right of way agent 3 to compliance officer 2, Right of Way; Caleb Wilson, from highway technician associate to equipment operator senior, Carlisle garage
Transfers
Jason Choate, design technician specialist, within Design; Dusty Genkinger, mechanic, from Coralville garage to Sigourney garage; Richard Hoffman, highway technician associate, from Grinnell garage to Newton garage; Erwin Martin, equipment operator senior, from Carlisle garage to Altoona garage; Justin Wessley, highway technician associate, from Muscatine garage to Wapello garage
Retirements
Lyle Haburn, mechanic, Spirit Lake garage; Charles Lee, management analyst 3, Information Technology Division