PHOTO #1: City of Victoria employees take part in a celebratory breakfast Nov. 21 at the Victoria Community Center.
PHOTO #2: City Manager Jesús A. Garza thanks attendees during a celebratory breakfast and award ceremony Nov. 21 at the Victoria Community Center.
PHOTO #3: Shown from left are City Manager Jesús A. Garza, retired Public Works Director Ken Gill, senior engineering technician Jesse Gonzales, Councilwoman Jan Scott and Assistant City Manager Darryl Lesak. Gonzales was honored for 45 years of service to the City of Victoria during an award ceremony Nov. 21 at the Victoria Community Center.
The City of Victoria honored long-serving employees with a celebratory breakfast and award ceremony Nov. 21 at the Victoria Community Center.
“Our employees are the City’s greatest asset in our mission to enhance livability in our community,” said City Manager Jesús A. Garza. “The fact that we were able to celebrate so many longtime employees speaks to their dedication to the Victoria community and our organization, especially in today’s world, where changing jobs is increasingly common. We want all of our employees to know that we value their dedication and loyalty, and that their hard work truly makes a difference to our residents.”
The following employees were honored for their years of service:
45 years: Jesse Gonzales
35 years: John Turner
30 years: Gilbert Reyna, Kevin Sanderson
25 years: Patricia Cantu, Tojuana Escobar, Cynthia Inmon, Douglas Kelley, Rick Madrid, Kimberly Martin, Christopher Thompson
20 years: James Brewer, David Brogger, Dustin Ferguson, Sherry Hornstein, James Poe, Wendy Richardson
15 years: Branden Allen, Mark Hayden, Regina Hernandez, Bryan Knief, Teresa Martinez, Kyle Pantel
10 years: Edward Benoit, Jay Binion, Jose Carvajal, Christopher Ceballos, Zachary Cornwell, Emily Erickson, Kimberle Gaitan, Jesse Garcia, Jacob Garza, Mark Kelly, Allison Lacey, Juan Malone-Ordaz, Roman Mancias, Mark Mayo, Alex Mendieta, Derrick Montes, Jose Salazar, Jan Scott, Angela Taylor, Halie Watkins, Manuel Zamora
5 years: James Andrews, Adolfo Mireles Arizpe, Trenton Ballard, Ruby Boone, Alice Campos, Carlos Canales, Jeremiah Cantu, Jonathan Cervantez, Rebekah Craft, Esequiel Diaz, Douglass Elliott, Mia Gallegos, Jeremy Garcia, Sam Hankins, William Meacham, Corey Mullins, Ryan Ramos, Ever Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, Steve Sanchez, Angelo Stafford
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To learn more about employee compensation and other initiatives for fiscal year 2026, visit www.victoriatx.gov/budget.