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ESGR Supporters, State Employees Recognized

Altamese Finch, administrative assistant for the Georgia National Guard's Readiness Office, is presented with the Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's State Committee Certificate of Appreciation by Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress, Georgia's Adjutant General, and retired Army Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Wessels, chair-select of the Georgia ESGR State CommitteeSeveral members of the Georiga Department of Defense were received awards in September for their dedication and commitment to DoD and the Georgia National Guard. Georgia’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress, presented the awards during a ceremony at Building No. 21 at the state DoD complex on Confederate Avenue.

Receiving Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve were Altamese Finch, administrative assistant for workforce development; 2nd Lt. William Phillips, ESGR program manager and retired ESGR employee Margaret Herring. Receiving the Patriotic Employer Award was Senior Master Sgt. William Pinkney, state equal employment manager. Phillips and Pinkney also received Commendation Certificates. 

From left, Lt. Col. Rene Kuhn, director Georgia National Guard Family Readiness, and retired Army Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Wessels, chair-select of the Georgia ESGR State Committee, watch while Joy Drummond and Mary Stewart Moseby receive honors for their support of the annual Family Readiness Conference held in mid-August. Drummond works with the Georgia Department of Defense Environmental Office. Stewart Moseby is with the DoD Construction and Facilities Office. Presenting the awards is Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress, Georgia's Adjutant GeneralState Service awards were given to Kathy Robinson of the State Personnel Office – 30 years; Altamese Finch of the Family Readiness Office – 20 years; John Hardwick, retirement services manager – 15 years; Barbara McCaa, ESGR and Family Readiness director – 10 years; and retired Army National Guard Col. Ed Chamberlain, director of Dod’s workforce development – 5 years.

From left, retired Army Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Wessels, chair-select of the Georgia ESGR State Committee, offers an approving smile as John Hardwick, retirement services manager for the Georgia Department of Defense, is presented a certificate honoring Hardwick's 20 years of service to the DoD, by Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress, Georgia's Adjutant General.Awards for support of the Family Readiness program and the Guard’s annual Family Readiness Conference, held Aug. 15-17, went to Joy Drummond, who works with DoD’s Environmental Office, and Mary Stewart Moseby of the Construction and Facilities Office.

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