Timothy M. Riley, NACD District Coordinator (L) and Dan Dunmire, Mifflin County.

The Northeast Association of Conservation District Employees gave its 2006 NACDE Conservation Award to Dan Dunmire, Manager of the Mifflin County Conservation District, last week.

The Conservation Award recognizes professionalism and dedication in the people behind the Northeast Region’s conservation programs.

Dan Dunmire has served as Manager in Mifflin County for nine years and in that time developed a 5-year strategic plan, established a district committee structure and doubled the number of district employees. A credit to his management is the high retention rate among employees-- no employee has left the district since he became manager.

Dan encourages employees to take the initiative to get additional education and training and in one circumstance gave an employee the opportunity to join a Master’s Program at a local university.

Dan, congratulations! More information is available online about Dan.

8/4/2006