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Ohio District Credit Representative
Roberta Bernard has
retired after 41 years
of service with Martin
Marietta. Known
throughout the district
for her superior customer
service skills,
Bernard spent nearly
her entire career in the credit department.
While celebrating her 40th year
with the company last year, she said
she had enjoyed every minute of it.
“It’s been a wonderful, wonderful experience
and very educational,” she said.
“I work with a group of nice people and
I love what I do. Martin Marietta really
does stand for excellence.”
Ohio District Sales Representative
Gary Longfield has retired after 44
years of service with
Martin Marietta. After
joining the company at
Fairfield Sand & Gravel
in 1973, Longfield rose
through the ranks,
becoming a night shift
foreman at Hamilton
Gravel in 1978, a district supervisor
of quality control and safety in 1980,
and a supervisor of sales and operations
at the Kilby Road Plant in 1985.
He entered into his most recent role
two years later. “Gary has been an
outstanding ambassador for Martin
Marietta in the Ohio market,” said Ohio
District HR and Safety Manager Jenifer
Lehman. “He has been a committed
and loyal employee and his knowledge,
personality and quick wit will be missed
by many.”
An employee in the Midwest Division’s
Alden District made local headlines
in December after anonymously donating
15 bicycles and four bike helmets
to children in need. Office Manager
Janaan Harding told Iowa’s Times
Citizen newspaper that she didn’t know
how long it took the employee to save
for the purchase, but that he had been
dedicating a bit of every paycheck to
the effort. “There are large bikes and
small bikes,” she said. “He’s a very
generous person who has worked at
Martin Marietta for a long time. He’s a
regular giver to the local food pantries.”
The bicycles were delivered to
the local school district in mid-December.
Ultimately, five of the bicycles
went to children in Alden, Iowa, while
the remaining 10 were distributed to
children in nearby Iowa Falls. Nurses
in the school district were tasked with
determining which children received
the new bikes. Harding said she hopes
the story will resonate with people in
Martin Marietta and elsewhere and
inspire them to act similarly. “We have
a lot of generous people that work for
us, but this person who wants to stay
anonymous, his donation exemplifies
the true meaning of Christmas,” she
said. “He did not donate the bikes for
the recognition, but for the kids.”
The team at Woodville, Ohio’s Lime and
Stone operation worked with the United
States Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for
Tots program over the holidays to collect
scores of toys for children in need.
Joining the Toys for Tots effort for the
first time, the employees partnered with
a local union to fill the bed of a pickup
truck with toys for distribution throughout
Sandusky County, Ohio. Area District HR
Manager Samantha Anderson said Martin
Marietta’s involvement with the program
provided an opportunity to assist the local
community.
“We wanted to show our support for our
community and bringing toys to the local
children at the holidays was a great way to
do that,” she said. “We always enjoy helping
out and giving back to those who accept
us as a big part of their neighborhood.”
At the division’s Magnesia Chemicals
operation in Manistee, Michigan, the team
marked the holiday season by working with
the local chapter of the Salvation Army.
Participating in a food drive for the charitable
organization, the team collected more
than 650 pounds of non-perishable food.
From left: Martin Marietta employees Jay Angel,
Jake Gallatin and Byron Cook pose with toys
collected for the needy in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Bernard
Longfield
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Season with Good Deeds
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