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AWC Civic Service Recognition

Each year, AWC recognizes city officials retiring after 20 or more years of service to cities.

Know of someone retiring? Let us know!

Elected officials, city managers and administrators, city clerks, senior department directors, city attorneys, and all other staff with 20 or more years of service, who have retired since the 2025 AWC Annual Conference or will retire by December 31, 2026 are eligible. Years of service need not be consecutive and may be from more than one city over the span of a career.

The deadline to notify AWC of eligible city officials is June 5, 2026.

Complete this form with the following information:

Name
Title
City or town
Number of years served
Retirement date

Each retiring official will be recognized at AWC's Annual Conference, on the AWC website, and in AWC's CityVoice newsletter.

Congratulations to the 2025 honorees for their years of service

Cindy Andrews
25 years | Planning Technician, Gig Harbor

Kim Ashmore
41 years | Public Works Director, Centralia

Kelly Busey
34 years | Chief of Police, Gig Harbor

Krista Bashaw
30 years | Recreation Coordinator, Camas

Robert Brown
26 years | Maintenance Worker 2, Kent

John Caulfield
35 years | City Manager, Lakewood

Leisha Copsey
29 years | Human Resources Assistant, Camas

Heidi Draper
36 years | Public Works Procurement Specialist, Port Orchard

Richard D’Hondt
39 years | Senior Financial Analyst/Senior Tax Analyst, Bellevue

Tim Ford
29 years | Police Sergeant, Kent

Aaron Gardner
26 years | Assistant Police Chief, Fife

Arthur Gregg
35 years | Sr. Water Quality Specialist, Fife

Linda Gratzer
33 years | Payroll and Benefits Administrator, Gig Harbor

Robert Goedde
22 years | Councilmember, Chelan

Lisa Hartley
23 years | Police Patrol Officer, Kent

Marc Hayes
45 years | Community/ Economic Development-Director, Arlington

Jill Kinsella
35 years | Police Corrections Officer, Kent

Joel Langsea
29 years | Police Corrections Officer, Kent

Gary Molenaar
20 years | Councilmember, Mount Vernon

Martin Miller
25 years | Water Quality Specialist, Fife

Mary McDougal
37 years | Human Resources Director, Lakewood

Rebel Martin
28 years | Library Associate, Camas

Russ Martin
25 years | Lieutenant, Lynden

Steven McDonald
20 years | Drainage Maintenance Worker 3, Kent

April Petersen
21 years | Accounting Manager, AWC

Alan Rickett
26 years | Public Works Lead: Water, Port Orchard

Jeffrey Rackley
27 years | Detective, Fife

Christopher Sprague
33 years | Police Training Admin, Kent

Dru Svendgard
23 years | Maintenance Technician, Fife

Ed Stern
27 years | Deputy Mayor, Poulsbo

Kevin Swinford
38 years | Utility Site & Process Control Manager, Kent

Penny Sweet
16 years | Mayor/ Councilmember, Kirkland

Geoffrey Thomas
20 years | Mayor, Monroe

Leslie Trachsler
28 years | City Clerk/Chief Financial Officer, Ephrata

Thomas C. Thompson
27 years | Police Sergeant, Fife

Cheryl Viseth
38 years | Administrative Assistant 3, Kent

Mark Van Wieringen
46 years | Gas Utility Supervisor, Enumclaw

Toni Wildoner
28 years | Parks Program Assistant 2, Kent

Carol Wilmes
43 years | Director of Member Pooling Programs, AWC

Margaret Yetter
29 years | Court Administrator, Kent

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