DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
2008 Prudential-Davis Productivity Awards Winners
(N) = Nominator
CASH AWARDS
Notable Cash $500
DFS-12 Statewide Financial Reporting Team
Automated Reporting on Compliance with Statewide Financial Requirements
Paul Reynolds (N)
Dustin Martin
Regina Ballard
Notable Cash $500
DFS-15 Department Digital Dashboard Team
Developed Department Digital Dashboard
Diana Flagg (N)
Buckley Vernon
Rick Saltford
Notable Cash $500
DFS-16 Senior Annuity Suitability Team
Ended String of Abusive Annuity Sales to Elderly
Jay Newton (N)
Joy Merrill
Roxanne Rehm
Notable Cash $500
DFS-42 Unregistered Home Health Care Product Task Force
Protected Vulnerable Senior Citizens from Unscrupulous Insurance Agents
David Crowther (N)
Carol Sanborn
Belinda Miller
Eric Miller
Pat Gordon
Dave Busch
Patsy Bartolo
Pam White
Lori Tucker
Phil Payne
Essie Uwaibi
Karen Chandler
Notable Cash $500
DFS-66 Jacksonville/Ocala Region Fraud Team
Increased Productivity in Combating Insurance Fraud
Don Taylor (N)
Brian McCoy
Ronald Carroll
Stanley Swartout
Seth Schiefer
Kevin Jones
Tony DeFalco
Henry Clark
Joan Bretana
Notable Cash $300
DFS-14 My Safe Florida Home Team
Implemented Hurricane Inspection/Grant Program to Protect Homes
Karen Chandler (N)
Tami Torres
Brinson Tatum
Barbara
Steven Massey
Szumowski
David Senters
Hannah Tucker
Deborah Cox
Lisa Lagergren
Nikeva Mikler
Amanda Lewis
Notable Cash $300
DFS-60 Bureau of Fire and Arson's Northwest Regional Team
Locked Up A Lot Of Bad Guys for Intentionally Setting Arson Fires
Kevin Fiedor (N)
Don Cioeta
Michael White
Chris Powell
Mike Miller
Jimmy Ruthven
Tommy Barron
David O'Dell
Gloria Whitehurst
Les Nelson
Gary Gazzillo
Chris Welch
Kevin Fiedor
Elaine Lowry
Debbie Laird
Steve Callahan
Notable Cash $200
DFS-54 Improved Safety of Insurance Marketplace for Insurance-Buying Public
Christopher McGuire (N)
Sara A. Dwyer
PLAQUE AWARDS
DFS-2 Fonte Investigation and Prosecution Team
Stopped Insurance Agent from Misappropriating Consumer Insurance Premiums
Roxanne Rehm (N)
Doreen Rivera
Barry Lanier
David Crowther
Aaron Wilds
Mike Williams
Nicole Cunningham
Roxanne Rehm
Carol Sanborn
DFS-3 Agency Print Earnings Statements Team
Developed Agency Print Earnings Statements Process
John Bennett (N)
Brinson Tatum
Charles Jones
Jack Peterson
Matt Holt
Becky Rosier
Jill Zelein
DFS-4 Payroll Cumulative Detail Records Team
Created New Payroll Cumulative Detail Records
John Bennett (N)
Becky Rosier
Cynthia Murphy
Pattsy Burgess
John Kessler
Terri McNeal
Nancy Anderson
DFS-9 Fiscal Integrity and Unclaimed Property Investigative Team
Recovered State Funds and Established Loss Prevention Processes
Bill Geier (N)
Charles Carter
Rick Sweet
Ted Dudley
Mike Manderfield
DFS-20 Raised Awareness of the Need for Strengthening Florida's Homes and Lowering
Homeowners' Insurance Premiums
Cliff Long (N)
Cliff Long
DFS-55 West Palm Beach Mortgage Fraud Team
Developed and Implemented a Team Approach Combining the Resources of the Division of Insurance
Fraud and Office of Financial Regulation
Simon Blank (N)
Steven Brignola
Ted Padich
DFS-57 Designed and Implemented Virtual Server Environment
Jerry Stout (N)
Jerry Stout
DFS-63 Exceptional Performance Levels in Processing Forensic Evidence Samples
Carl Chasteen (N)
Perry Michael Koussiafes
DFS-67 Computer Transaction /Testing Team
Reduced Application to Certification Time up to 80%
Dave Casey (N)
Philip Oxendine
Anita Pringle
Charlie Brush
Nancy Davis
Nancy Sowards
DFS-70 Bureau of Deferred Compensation Team
Promoted and Implemented Employees Bonuses Into Pretax Savings
Don Cooper (N)
Don Cooper
Destiny Green
Penny LeClercq
Michele Heidel
Tramia Bryant
Sheri Golden
Carol Conner
Kelly Mitchell
Christine Davis
Austin Deeds
Kim Gillard
Debbie Hartlage
Susan Hildebrandt
Kandi Winters
Kasey Payne
DFS-71 Document Processing – Public Records Team
Increased Productivity with Reduced Staff
Desirée S. Nero (N)
Cornelia Collins
Peter Ashcroft
Glynis McMillon
Bernard Johnson
Sebastian Graddick
CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION
DFS-5 On-Line Backpay/Settlements Payment Team
Developed an On-Demand Backpay/Settlements Payment Process
John Bennett (N)
Betty Polumbo
Malaika Washington
(deceased)
Shelly Ford
Nancy
Coleman Fairley
Anderson
Cindy Langley
DFS-7 Reduced Office Supply Expenses by Researching Alternatives
Susan Alexander (N)
Wanda Mosley
DFS-8 Saved 200 Florida Homeowners over $25,000 in Claims Refunds
John Fischer (N)
Juanita Midgett
DFS-13 Local Government Electronic Reporting System Team
Design and Build Local Government Electronic Reporting System
Burton Marshall (N)
Justin Young
Lisa Williams
Brandy Tunnell
Shajil Kalathill
Dionne Holloman
Casey Penn
Doyle Hannah
Otis Smith
DFS-52 2007 Title Surcharge Investigation Team
Researched Delinquent Agencies Owing Total of $161,800
Ray Wenger (N)
Samantha Daniels
Matther Guy
Beverly Spincic
DFS-53 Workers Compensation Proactive Squad
Implemented a System of Proactive Ways of Arresting Construction Owners/Managers
Mike Shea (N)
Ronald Koivu
Carlos Rodriguez
DFS-64 Division of Fraud Northwest Regional Team
Increased Regional Arrest and Productivity
Lovel Hand (N)
Charles Grice
Robert Vose
Sandra
Talia Sanders
Fitzsimmons
Angela Jarman
Selaina Porter
Lori Rodabaugh
Raimund Manzo
Joseph Holokan
Kay Webster
William Piroth
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OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
2008 Prudential-Davis Productivity Awards Winners
(N) = Nominator
CASH AWARD
Distinguished Cash $1,250
DFS-51 Dismantled a Fraudulent Investment Boiler Room in South Florida
Robert Kynoch (N)
Leanne Sztuk
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION
DFS-68 Credit Union Examination Manual Committee
Revised Credit Union Examination Manual for Field Examinations
Sharon Whiddon (N)
Amy Whitehead
Lori Douglass
NancyRae Kjelgaard
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OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION
2008 Prudential-Davis Productivity Awards Winners
(N) = Nominator
CASH AWARDS
Notable Cash $500
DFS-33 Workers' Compensation Team Assists Co-Workers
Saved Money by Taking on Additional Workload
Richard Koon (N)
Jim Watford
Michelle Barcy
Theresa Eaton
Notable Cash $400
DFS-23 Tracked and Resolved Electronic Financial Reporting System Implementation Issues
Toma Wilkerson (N)
Joseph Erhart
PLAQUE AWARDS
DFS-36 Property and Casualty Product Review Unit
Reviewed More Filings with Same Number of Staff
Richard Koon (N)
Bill Bodiford
Jennifer Gerrell
Michelle Wilder
Robert Lee
Linda Lynn
Martha LeKwat
Michelle Barcy
Peggy Cheng
Tawanna Simmons
Veronica Myles
Laura Jensen
Franklin Thompson
Brian Bogner
Gretta Kinchen
Mike Burdeshaw
Peter Rice
Melissa Marshall
Deniece Williams
Sonia Sanchez
Verne Ivarson
Howard Eagelfeld
Tammy Johnson
Theresa Eaton
Jim Watford
Ken Ritzenthaler
Anne Ivory
Reba Arnold
Kayne Lammers
Gene Smith
Joe Boor
DFS-46 Life & Health Product Review
Processed Life and Health Form and Rate Filings
Don Dillard (N)
David Kane
Jim Walker
Gale Stith
Robin Hall
Don Dillard
Jun Cai
Linda Ziegler
Zek Ofili
Gary Edenfield
Chip Moes
Teresa Howell
Ann Getman
Diane Bradford
Bethany Kocher
Buddy Jackson
Dan Keating
Miranda Lister
John Burns
Andrea Zignago
Chris Cassady
DFS-47 Performance of Job Duties with Distinction
Mary James (N)
Vera Shepherd
CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION
DFS-27 The TeamMate Update Committee
Updated TeamMate Libraries and TeamStores 2007 and 2008
Mary James (N)
John Berry
Richard Shaffer
Robert Meszaros
Roger Kelley
DFS-35 Web-Enabling Company Admissions Applications (WECAA) System Development Team
WECAA System Development
Kevin McCarty (N)
Angela Lockwood
Bob Prentiss
Gwen Chick
Chris Struk
Mary Mostoller
Amy Groszos
Joan Cabbage
Denise Overstreet
DFS-37 Rate Collection System Customer Assistance
Assisted Customers with New Rate Collection System
Richard Koon (N)
Jennifer Gerrell
Bill Bodiford
Melissa Marshall
Joe Boor
Karen Kees
Howard Eagelfeld
Kayne Lammers
Tawanna Simmons
Robert Lee
Reba Arnold
Peggy Cheng
Verne Ivarson
DFS-40 Market Investigations - Life & Health Unit
Increased Recoveries to Florida Consumers and State Revenue
Dennis Forrester (N)
Sharon Dumas
Jamezetta Horne
Scott Woods
Betty Pate
DFS-45 Property & Casualty Application Team
Processed Applications Licensing New Homeowners Insurance Companies
Robin Westcott (N)
Alison Barber
Amber Jones
Mary Mostoller
Ernie Domondon, Sr.
Barbara Colville
Jim Smith