Carbon County approves personnel actions

The Carbon County commissioners approved the following personnel actions in the county during the month of March:

Resignations

• Ruth A. Vincent, West Hazleton, nurse aide, Weatherwood, effective March 2.

• Amanda R. Adams, Jim Thorpe, part-time dispatcher, Communications Center, effective March 1.

• Cheryl L. Leone, New Ringgold, assistant chief assessor, Tax Assessment, effective March 19.

• Jacqueline S. Berger, New Ringgold, director, Elections, effective March 19.

• Deborah L. Eroh, Weatherly, part-time utility worker PRN/dietary, Weatherwood, effective March 16.

• Leanne M. Newton, Wilkes-Barre, dietician, Weatherwood, effective March 26.

• Kevin S. McLaughlin, Freeland, part-time corrections officer/Teamsters, Corrections, effective March 18.

Employment Separation

• Joseph R. Velez, Lehighton, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective March 24.

Hires

• Ramona Rodriguez, Weatherly, part-time nurse aide PRN, Weatherwood, effective March 21.

• Maritza Estrella, Hazleton, nurse aide, Weatherwood, effective March 29.

• Ashly A. McArdle, Summit Hill, park attendant, Parks, effective May 17.

• Shawn P. McArdle, Nesquehoning, seasonal maintenance, Parks, effective May 17.

• Cailin M. McCullion, Nesquehoning, park attendant, Parks, effective May 17.

Clerk of Courts Appointment

• Christina A. Blocker, Lehighton, part-time correction clerk, Bureau of Collections, effective March 22.

Sheriff's Office Appointment

• Stanley Kwitkowski, Lehighton, part-time security officer, Sheriff's Office, effective April 5.

Changes of Status

• Bradley A. Litts, Lehighton, from part-time security officer, Sheriff, to deputy sheriff, Sheriff, effective March 5.

• Lorilei A. Houser, Drums, from charge nurse (temporary), Weatherwood, to charge nurse, Weatherwood, effective March 7.

• Mary Ann C. Marzen, Jim Thorpe, from aging case aide II, Area Agency on Aging, to aging care manager II, Area Agency on Aging, effective April 5.

Leave of Absence

• Richard Carrigan, Jim Thorpe, corrections officer, from Feb. 11, to May 10.

Internships

• Benjamin C. Walbert, Jim Thorpe, La Salle University, psychology major, internship in Children and Youth Services, effective March 8, to April 30.

• Anthony Bove, Tamaqua, Bloomsburg University, geography/environmental planning, internship in Department of Planning and Development, effective May 17, to Aug. 13.

Retirements

• James E. Youngkin, Lansford, warden, Corrections, effective March 16.

• Nancy G. Cosgrove, Weatherly, rehabilitation aide, Weatherwood, effective April 5.

• Lisa J. Moyer, Weatherly, director of nursing, Weatherwood, effective April 18.

Prison Board Appointments

• Steven R. Foster, Lansford, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective March 15.

• Joseph S. Giglotti, Jim Thorpe, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective March 15.

• Darlene Lamb-Howard, Effort, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective March 15.

• James E. Youngkin Jr., Lansford, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective March 15.

• Louis P. Vicorek, Lansford, part-time cook, Corrections, effective March 15.