DOC Secretary John Wetzel and Executive Deputy Secretary Tabb Bickell presented lapel pins to military veterans in Central Office on Nov. 12.
The pins are part of the State Employee Military Service Recognition Campaign, which came from an executive order signed by Governor Tom Wolf during the summer. The program is to honor commonwealth employees who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and they will be allowed to wear the "I Served" pins while working in the DOC.
On Nov. 6, Kory Auch, the special advisor for veterans programs in the Office of Administration, visited SCI Pine Grove to present the lapel pin to Karen Facteau, a human resource analyst 2. Facteau served more than eight years in the U.S. Air Force. Facteau and more than 400 other Office of Administration employees were honored for their services.
Auch also visited SCI Albion to present pins to Aaron Mead, employee relations manager, and Ira Doubet, human resource analyst.
This fall, more than 14,000 employees within the commonwealth will receive pins. Each facility will present the pins to the many veterans working within the DOC.