2022 Employee of the Year

Published December 20, 2022 | Town Manager | Automatically Archived on 12/31/2023

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2022 Employee of the Year

Beth Porter, Administrative Assistant, Health Department

5+ Years of Service

Interim Town Manager Maryanne Bilodeau (left) congratulates 2022 Employee of the Year Beth Porter (right).

Beth has supported everyone during the COVID crisis that lasted over 3 years. She has been devoted to keeping her department organized, which has become an increasingly daunting task as the office has offered additional services and programming. She is a team player, always keeps a positive attitude, and frequently lends support to other departments, both physically and emotionally.

It’s been said that Beth is the “glue that keeps the Health Department together and her sense of humor is second to none!”

She has brought joy, laughter, creativity, and cleverness into the workspace especially when people needed it the most. She heightens the morale on her team and also in the building. Beth has worked many evenings and weekends to run special programs in order to keep on top of the increased demand.

During COVID, Beth took the lead role in the search for PPE’s, maintaining inventory, working with other organizations in need of these items, and ensuring that the community was protected as much as possible during this time. She cares about residents’ needs and always provides a high level of customer service.

Beth played a key role in organizing and managing the COVID/Flu clinics and made sure that those events ran smoothly, even in the face of supply chain and provider-related challenges. Without Beth, there is no way the Board of Health Department would have been able to keep up with the high increases in demand during the pandemic.

Prior Employee of the Year Winners

2021: Deb Galloway (Supervisor)

2021: Brian Powell (Employee)

2020: Bill Murphy (Supervisor)

2020: Al Hutchinson (Employee)

2019: Shawna Risotti

2018: Michael Lucas

2017: Phyllis Schilp

2016: Chris Felt

2015: Doug Stone

2014: Ken Anderson

2013: Kathy Plante

2012: Marilyn Reiman

2011: Deb Greeno

2010: Peter Anderson

2009: Brian Powell

2008: Mary G. Corley

2007: Cynthia W. Gerry

2006: Elaine L. Jones

2005: Dennis A. Mannone

2004: Arthur J. Richard

2003: Mark W. Thompson

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Andrew J. Sheehan
Town Manager

The Select Board and Town Manager provide executive leadership for the Town of Sudbury. Together, they pursue collaborative process and ethical and professional procedures to insure that Town resources are directed to providing the best services possible to protect public safety, public assets and a special quality of life in Sudbury. This office supports the Board and the Town Manager as they work toward this mission.

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The Town Manager is appointed by the Select Board and is responsible for the management of all Town departments. The Town Manager is the appointing and contracting authority for all departments except the schools and the health department, and is responsible for overseeing all budgetary, financial and personnel administration activities of the Town. This includes preparing the annual budget, appointing all staff and setting compensation, formulating and implementing personnel policies, and negotiating all contracts with the Town’s union employees. Administrative staff in the office serves as liaison between the public and the Select Board, handle all phone calls, visitors and correspondence directed to the office, and maintain all records of Select Board meetings. The office staff prepares the warrants for all annual and special Town Meetings, election notices for all elections, and coordinates the Town’s Annual Report. They maintain records of all committee and board appointments and resignations – as well as the Select Board’s section of the Town’s web site.

Staffing

Staff in the Select Board/Town Manager’s office includes Town Manager Andrew J. Sheehan, Senior Admin. Assistant to the Town Manager Patty Golden, Office Supervisor/Information Officer Leila Frank, and Office Clerk Carol Hobin.