Volunteer Recognition

Habitat thanks all of the volunteers who made 2009 successful!

You are our strength and backbone! Thank you for contributing to the over 25,650 hours logged by Habitat volunteers this year!

The Habitat Heroes Award recognizes a Volunteer for extraordinary service and commitment to the mission and work of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, MD Inc. throughout the past year.

2009 Habitat Heroes

• Jeanie Ahearn - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Edmund Aldridge - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Sara Arfaian - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Cuvator "Q" Armstrong - Family Partnership Committee, Family Selection Committee
  
• Steve Babcock - Faith Outreach
  
• Jeffrey Baker - Development Volunteer
  
• Chip Bay - Golf Committee
  
• Willem Bier - Crew Leader
  
• Drew Brody - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Lance Brody - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Steve Brown - Crew Leader
  
• Dave Brown - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Rebecca Buchanan - Family Selection Committee
  
• Susan Burket - Family Selection Committee
  
• Tom Burket - Family Selection Committee
  
• Tony Callands - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Hal Clinton - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Ron Coene - Crew Leader
  
• Hobie Cohen - Crew Leader & ReStore Volunteer
  
• Irene Coleman - Family Partnership Committee, Family Selection Committee
  
• Katherine Constantinou - Development Volunteer
  
• Wes Cowperthwaite - Crew Leader
  
• Margaret Cromelin - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Kathy Daniels - Family Selection Committee
  
• Hazel Darring - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Jon Dehn - Crew Leader
  
• Jill DeShano - Habitat Ambassadors Bureau
  
• Anita Dolby - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Joan Donoghue - Website Designer
  
• Robert Eagen - Volunteer & Family Services Volunteer
  
• Theresa Dellomo Eagen - Volunteer & Family Services Volunteer
  
• Cheryl Edwards - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Joshua Evans - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Nancy French-Gerlach - Financial Department Volunteer
  
• Peter Gardner - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Henry Georgevich - Crew Leader
  
• Ken Gordan - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Johnny Greenwald - Crew Leader
  
• Andrew Harvey - Communications Volunteer
  
• Mike Holbrook - Family Selection Committee
  
• Jeff Hollingsworth - Communications Volunteer
  
• Amy Hsu - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Pr. Jon Hundt - Faith Outreach
  
• Florence Hunt - Habitat Ambassadors Bureau, ReStore Volunteer
  
• Latoya Jackson - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Debbie Johnson - Financial Department Volunteer
  
• Dominique Johnson - Crew Leader
  
• Rev. Kenneth Jones - Faith Outreach
  
• Alena Kangas - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Matthew Keane - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Ed Kelly - Faith Outreach
  
• Sraddha Khanal - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Michelle Kim - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Tim Ko - Regular Construction Volunteer, ReStore Volunteer
  
• Rachele Laroche - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Kurt Lechliter - ReStore Volunteer & Volunteer, Family Services Volunteer
  
• Lynn Lee - ReStore Volunteer
  
• William Leighton-Asmah - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Jay Lewis - Crew Leader
  
• John Lippincott - Golf Committee
  
• Steve Loezos - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Jessica Loveland - Family Partnership Committee, Family Selection Committee
  
• Bonnie Mackintosh - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Tonis Mang - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Souri Manoharan - Family Selection Committee
  
• Shila Mashhadishfie - Volunteer & Family Services Volunteer
  
• Gina McAndrew - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Skip McAndrew - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Bob McGaughy - Crew Leader
  
• Marcus Meeks - Family Selection Committee
  
• Barbara Miles - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Scott Miller - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Rashida Moore - Family Selection Committee
  
• Joe Muscara - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• José Nolasco - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Adeola Odunlami - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Jerry O'Neil - Finance Committee, Golf Committee, ReStore Volunteer
  
• Jason Ordona - ReStore Volunteer
• Tasha Patel - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Brenda Peters - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Ericc Powell - Crew Leader
  
• Sarah Reddinger - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Chase Rice - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Shanetta Richardson - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Ross Richter - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Tom Roach - Crew Leader
  
• Ben Roberts - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Danielle Rosati - Office Intern
  
• Cheryl Russell - Family Partnership Committee
  
• Nancy Schrider - Crew Leader
  
• Necol Scott - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Loretta Sevier - Family Selection Committee
  
• Clinton Shifflett - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Sara So - Office Intern
  
• John Sogn - Crew Leader
  
• Vasan Srinivasan - Family Selection Committee
  
• Terry Stahlman - Crew Leader
  
• Fred Strausberg - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Sarita Swar - Financial Department Volunteer
  
• Dwede Tarpeh - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Len Taylor - Habitat Ambassadors Bureau
  
• Gail Taylor - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Eric Thorp - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Tiffany Vaughn - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Deborah Vidmar - Regular Construction Volunteer
  
• Bruce Wallace - ReStore Volunteer
  
• Alexandra Warren - Development Volunteer
  
• Larry Wootten - Crew Leader
  
• Mike Zasadil - Crew Leader

R. Glynn Mays Volunteer Recognition Award

R. Glynn Mays was a founding member of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County Maryland, Inc. and our first Executive Director who served in that capacity for almost 15 years. Glynn was always a volunteer; never paid nor a Board member. Glynn personally supervised and participated in building 9 Habitat homes. Without Glynn, Habitat in Montgomery County would not be in existence today. In recognition of his service, The R. Glynn Mays Volunteer Recognition Award was created. In the spirit of Glynn, this award honors an affiliate volunteer (selected by the Habitat staff) for their dedication, leadership, and service to the mission of HFH-MC.

The 2009 R. Glynn Mays Award is presented to:

Gina McAndrew

Gina McAndrew defines dedication!  Gina has been with Habitat ReStore since it opened and has contributed time, ideas and heart from the very beginning.  She is a Volunteer Leader and a valuable   asset to our management team. When ReStore went through its biggest transition to date, Gina stepped in and helped maintain calm in a time of chaos.  Gina was always there to lend the extra help needed on any day, even Saturdays!
In addition to volunteering with Habitat ReStore, Gina is engaged in the community and gives time to her church and family.  She believes strongly in Habitat’s mission of building affordable housing and in ReStore’s mission of selling low cost merchandise to Montgomery County residents and workers.  Her sense of service is inspiring and we could all learn from her dedication and commitment to serve her local community. If anyone deserves this award, it is Gina.  We are so thankful and fortunate that Gina finds time to volunteer at Habitat ReStore.

 

Harry Semmes Outstanding Service Award

Harry Semmes has been an invaluable board member since 1999 and as Chair of the Site Selection Committee he was key in securing the Linganore Woods building site. Harry’s work on the board has also included major fundraising efforts, but despite his record of exemplarily service, Harry remains modest. Fellow volunteer Flo Hunt has been quoted saying, “I don’t think he ever does a thing with the thought of taking credit for himself. I think he does things because he generally feels in his heart it is the right thing to do”.

HfH-MC has recognized Harry’s immense contributions by granting him Board Member Emeritus status; the first in our 25 year history. In addition, The Harry Semmes Outstanding Service Award was created to honor Harry’s legacy and annually recognizes a member of the Board of Directors (selected by their peers) for exceptional service and leadership to HFH-MC.

The 2009 Harry Semmes Award is presented to:

Beth Harvey

Beth Harvey is a long time volunteer and great contributor to the mission and goals of HFH-MC.  She started volunteering in the finance department on her days off from her “other job” and is now our trusted Board Treasurer. Beth has a keen understanding of our accounting process and always keeps the interest of our homeowners and staff in mind when making difficult financial decisions. Not only will you find Beth sitting in front of a computer crafting complex spreadsheets for our finance department but, you’ll also see her swinging a hammer or promoting Habitat at a community event. HFH-MC has benefited not only from her astute finance and business abilities but also from her Human Resources expertise.  Beth has been an invaluable resource as we have grown our infrastructure over the past five years.  With Beth involved in our work, we can be comfortable in knowing that we are making the right decisions as we continue to grow and try to have a greater impact in providing affordable housing in our community for those most in need.