Congratulations to Recipients of the 2024 Outstanding City Employee Award and Brian Murphy Award for Leadership in the Workplace and Public Service

City Manager Yi-An Huang announced the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding City Employee Award and the 2023 and 2024 Brian Murphy Awards for Leadership in the Workplace and Public Service.

The City Manager's Outstanding Employee Awards (OEA) program recognizes employees nominated by peers, department leaders, and/or members of the community for superior performance, positive attitude, hard work, and dedication to public service. The Brian Murphy Award for Leadership in the Workplace and Public Service is a distinguished recognition given to leaders who display extraordinary qualities in the workplace and dedication to community service.

Please join City Manager Huang in congratulating the 2024 OEA winners:

• Carrine Bury, Outreach Worker/Program Assistant, Human Services
• Joseph Fournier, Captain, Fire Department
• Wallensteen Joseph, Technical Support, Information Technology Department
• Anna Kaplan, Director of Epidemiology and Data Services, Cambridge Public Health Department
• Kristen Kelleher, Community Relations Manager, Department of Public Works
• Rob Linke, Operations Manager, Department of Public Works
• Daniel Liss, Principal Budget Analyst, Budget Office
• Bridget Martin, Communications Manager, Human Services
• Phillip McDavitt, Lieutenant, Cambridge Police Department
• Alyssa Pacy, Senior Librarian, Cambridge Public Library
• Bayyinah Pandolfo, Teacher, Community Learning Center, Human Services
• Tim Puopolo, Fresh Pond Reservation Outreach and Ranger, Water Department
• Cara Seiderman, Transportation Planner, Community Development
• Kate Thurman, Disability Project Coordinator, Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Human Services
• Melissa Young, Enterprise Application Specialist, Information Technology Department

Congratulations to the 2023 and 2024 winners of the Brian Murphy Award for Leadership in the Workplace and Public Service:

• 2023 - Dr. Lisa Dobberteen, Medical Director, School Health and Public Health Programs, Cambridge Public Health Department
• 2024 - Charles Sullivan, Executive Director, Cambridge Historical Commission

This year's recipients will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday, May 17, at 9:30 a.m., in the Sullivan Chamber of Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. Those who cannot attend are invited to join the meeting virtually (Meeting Link to follow the week of May 13).