To our Vermont employers who provide exceptional support to their citizen-service members:
Through your support, your dual-career employees have no reason to fear loss of their jobs while serving in uniform. Your support is so important to our citizen soldiers, airmen, sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. By valuing their military service, you are important partners in our Nation’s defense!
We regret during these COVID times that we cannot hold our annual employer awards event as we normally would. Since we can’t be together to recognize your incredible support, we wanted to reach out to you here, and to all Vermont employers, so that those of you who would have attended our annual banquet can be recognized in a public forum.
2019-2020 Recipients of the ESGR Patriot Award
These individuals provided noteworthy support to their citizen warriors and are recipients of the ESGR Patriot Award:
|
Recipient Name |
Company Name |
City |
*Nominator Rank and Name |
*Nominator Component |
|
Brian Thayer |
Asten Johnson |
Williston |
SPC. Orion Robins |
ARNG |
|
Chris Allard |
Asten Johnson |
Williston |
SPC Orion Robins |
ARNG |
|
Rick Bokan |
Bokan Ford |
St Albans |
SPC Shawn Rainville |
ARNG |
|
LT Jon Young |
Burlington Police Department |
Burlington |
MAJ Jessica Norris |
ARNG |
|
Anna Pirie |
Caledonia SIU, Inc |
St. Johnsbury |
CSM Christopher St. Cyr |
ARNG |
|
Emily Carrier |
Caledonia SIU, Inc |
St. Johnsbury |
CSM Christopher St. Cyr |
ARNG |
|
Mark Manley |
Collins Aerospace |
Vergennes |
CPT Benjamin Wagner |
USMCR |
|
Desiree Cerretani |
Collins Aerospace |
Vergennes |
CPT Benjamin Wagner |
USMCR |
|
Crystal Gaudet |
Community National Bank, N/A |
Northfield |
2LT James Kelley |
ARNG |
|
Scott Eastman |
Eastman Electric, LLC |
Pike, NH |
SSG Travis Batten |
ARNG |
|
Mike Gonyaw |
Hannaford |
So. Burlington |
SSgt Edwin Tobin |
ANG |
|
Michele Karode |
Heartworks |
Williston |
SSG Yolande Allen |
ARNG |
|
Heather Haskins |
J&H Hardware |
Bellows Falls |
SPC Emiliano Ramos |
ARNG |
|
Amy Paquette |
Lakeshore Hair |
Colchester |
Military Spouse |
ARNG |
|
Michael Dunbar |
Middlebury Fence Co |
New Haven |
SPC Stuart Renwick |
ARNG |
|
Liam O'Farrell |
Mountain Air Systems, Inc |
Williston |
SPC Jacob Miller |
ARNG |
|
Wes Van Velsor |
Ray-Tech Infrared, Inc |
Charlestown, NH |
CPL Kale Raymond |
ARNG |
|
Paul Dame |
Shepherd Financial |
So. Burlington |
SPC Emily Colvin |
ARNG |
|
Ann Adsem |
UVMMC |
Burlington |
SSgt Ashley Antoniak |
ANG |
|
Kevin Moore |
VT Legislative Council |
Montpelier |
SSG Shawn Allen |
ARNG |
|
Dawn Burke |
VT Service Center - USCIS |
St Albans |
SSG William Cahill |
ARNG |
|
Laura Zuchowski |
VT Service Center - USCIS |
St Albans |
SSG William Cahill |
ARNG |
Military Ranks: SPC – Specialist; MAJ – Major; CSM – Command Sergeant Major; CPT – Captain;2LT – 2nd Lieutenant; SSG – Staff Sergeant (Army); SSgt – Staff Sergeant (Air); CPL - Corporal; ARNG – Army National Guard; ANG – Air National Guard USMCR – United States Marine Corps Reserve
2019-2020 Recipients of the ESGR Above and Beyond Award
The following companies or individuals are recognized as going Above and Beyond the basic requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to support their National Guard and Reserve employees:
Asten Johnson, Williston, VT
LT Jon Young, Burlington Police Department, Burlington, VT
Anna Pirie, Caledonia SIU, Inc., St. Johnsbury, VT
Scott Eastman, Eastman Electric, LLC, Pike, NH
Michael Dunbar, Middlebury Fence Company, New Haven, VT
Dawn Burke, VT Service Center, USCIS, St. Albans, VT
2019-2020 Recipients of the ESGR Seven Seals Award
These individuals or organizations are recognized for their extraordinary support to their Guard or Reserve members and the ESGR mission:
Mrs. Susan Slay, Office of the Adjutant General, Colchester, VT
Vermont Legislative Council, Montpelier, VT
Vermont Service Center, USCIS, St. Albans, VT
2019-2020 Recipients of the ESGR Pro Patria Award
VT ESGR presents the ESGR Pro Patria Award to the top Vermont employer in 3 categories; Large organization, private sector; small organization, private sector; and public sector organization.
These companies were also nominated for the Secretary of Defense Freedom Award, the most prestigious award a civilian employer can receive
Revision Military, LTD.
University of Vermont Medical Center***
US Citizen and Immigration Service – St. Albans Service Center
***This is the third year the UVM Medical Center has been recognized as a semi-finalist.
We invite all Vermont Employers to request and sign an Employer Statement of Support, reflecting your patriotism and your support to our Guard and Reserve members, other veterans, and military spouses. Request your own Statement of Support by contacting: linda.fowler10.ctr@mail.mil or 802-338-4187.
Finally, we are always seeking new volunteers. Please contact Ms. Fowler for more information.
With upcoming deployments for both VT Air National Guard and VT Army National Guard units, we wish to remind impacted Vermont employers that Vermont Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve remains available to serve you as a free resource to answer your questions.
Contact us at 802-338-4187 or at linda.fowler10.ctr@mail.mil