WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) proudly announces the 30 finalists for the 2023 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The finalists include small and large private and public sector employers nominated by a National Guard or Reserve Component employee employed in their organization. ESGR received 1,863 nominations for this prestigious award for employers throughout the 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and District of Columbia.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. – James Keller of Keller Tattoo of Rochester was the recipient of the ESGR Patriot Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in recognition of his support of his military employee, Spc. Jesse Ashenfelter, who nominated him for this award. Ashenfelter serves in the Army Reserve in Worthington, Minnesota.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U.S. Navy Capt. Jonathan Townsend assumes the duties of Executive Director of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) from U.S. Navy Capt. Robbie Underhill Feb 1. In this role, Townsend leads the Department of Defense ESGR in its mission of facilitating and promoting a cooperative culture of employer support for National Guard and Reserve service.
ASHLAND, Ky. – Dec. 5, 2022 – This afternoon the Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented a Patriot Award to Joshua Winn, a supervisor at AT&T.
EDMONDS, Wash. – Trina Dalit, inventory coordinator at the Swedish Edmonds Campus, was presented with a Patriot Award, by Michael Kidd, volunteer for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of extraordinary support of her employee serving in the Army Reserve.
BOTHELL, Wash. – Alberto Principe, Business Operations Director at the US FDA Pacific Northwest Laboratory, was presented with an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award, by Michael Kidd, volunteer for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of extraordinary support of his employees serving in the Army Reserve.
TENINO, Wash. – Kristopher Gray, lieutenant, and Joe Richey, volunteer coordinator and firefighter, of South Thurston Fire & Rescue were presented with Patriot Awards by Mary Miller, south sound area co-chair, and Shannon Langley, employer outreach coordinator for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of their support to their employee who serves in the Reserve Components.
HOPKINS, Minn. – Two managers on the Digital Foundry team at Cargill, a Minnesota based global food corporation that is, in terms of revenue, the largest privately held corporation in the United States, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriotic Employer Award recently.