COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager's Office

 

DATE:

June 4, 2002

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 18, 2002

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for June 2002

 

Recommendation
Honor Margaret McHenry as Employee of the Month for June 2002 and authorize the President of the Board to sign the commendation.

 

Background
The Employee of the Month program was established in December 1984 to recognize and honor County employees who consistently demonstrate an outstanding level of performance.

Our Employee of the Month for June 2002 is Margaret McHenry, Lead Legal Secretary in the District Attorney's Office.

 

Discussion
A County employee since 1985 Margaret began her career with the County as a receptionist and served in that position in the South San Francisco Branch for 11 years. Margaret was wonderful in this position because of her sunny disposition. She was always cheerful and was capable of handling the morass of phone calls, often having to deal with distraught victims and difficult defendants, not to mention impatient attorneys from inside and outside the office.

In 1997, she became a Legal Secretary. She excelled in this position too. Her positive attitude and genuine desire to assist her attorneys in their need makes her very special. At one time, she was the Legal Secretary with the least seniority and yet she had the highest caseload and was always willing to take on more and assist her fellow co-workers.

In 2000, Margaret was promoted to Lead Legal Secretary. Again, her positive attitude and excellent role model made her the best choice for the position. As the Lead, Margaret continues to excel. Margaret has a strong work ethic, an incredible sense of humor, a good working relationship with all her fellow co-workers and she is wonderfully supportive to her supervisor. Margaret it truly an inspiration to everyone she works with.

Our County is fortunate to have Margaret McHenry as one of its outstanding employees.