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MEDIA RELEASE
#PR04002
March 5, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Robert L. Garlo, Assistant Manager/Human Resource Director
"Em to ee o the uarter" Third uarter 200
Carol L� has been selected as the Viliage's "Employee of the Quarter" for the third
quarter of 2004.
Carol has been working in the Department of Community Development as a Planner
since November 2002. Carol brings with her a vast experience in every aspect of
property appraisals and real estate matters, along with a wealth of education. Carol holds
a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Economics, which
she received from the University of Michigan in 1983. Carol went on to pursue her
Masters Degree and eventually received her certification as a General Rea1 Estate
Appraiser in both Florida and North Carolina. She later continued her education by
receiving her second Undergraduate Degree in Education from Western Carolina
University.
Carol's work experience is equally impressive. She began her career working as a
commercial real estate appraiser for approximately 10 years. Carol then started her own
real estate consulting fum specializing in appraising and evaluating environmentally
sensitive and contaminated properties. She opened her own business in this highly
specialized field and has a list of significant accomplishments in this arena. Carol
appraised many of the environmentally sensitive lands in northern Palm Beach County
and was the first minority/woman owned business to appraise all the properties
surrounding the Palm Beach International Airport.
In 1995 Carol relocated to North Carolina. where she worked with the North Carolina
Department of Transportation. She eventually became the Director of Commercial
Appraisals for a large county in western North Carolina. In tivs capacity, she established
an entirely new appraisal system for the county.
Amongst all these accomplishments, Carol also found time to teach High School
Psychology, along with coaching varsity volleyball and soccer, in Orlando, Florida and
Haywood County, North Carolina.
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Since beginning her employment in Tequesta, Carol has learned every facet of the
Community Development Department. Perhaps her greatest achievement has been the
implementation of the Village's GIS System. The Village initially purchased the system
in 1997, but was unable to properly utilize the system until Carol was able to create the
entire framework. The GIS System is now fully operational and has become an
invaluable asset to the Village. The following list represents just some of the benefits:
• Increased efficiency in the entire Community Development Department.
• The potential ability to provide the Police Department with the floor plan for
every building in the Villa.ge, in the event of a high risk entry incident.
• Utilized by Code Enforcement Office to obtain instant property owner
information.
• Has mapped every fire hydrant in the Village for Tequesta Fire/Rescue.
• The ability to identify and map every hazardous material location in the Village.
• The ability to map the new acquisition of Utility System infrastructure and to
track the maintenance of the existing system.
It is evident that Carol's contribution to the Village has been an enormous one. With her
education, experience and ability, she will continue to provide a tremendous service to
the Community Development Department and to the entire community.
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