Cabarrus celebrates employee milestones

Published on December 11, 2025

Cabarrus leaders honored employees who reached service milestones in a recent ceremony with colleagues and family members at the County’s Milestone building in Kannapolis.

This year’s group of 128 employees represent 1,510 years of service to Cabarrus County residents.

During the ceremony, Assistant County Manager Dr. Aalece Pugh reflected on the significance of the moment.

“It’s an honor to be here with you as we celebrate one of the things that makes this county truly exceptional, our people,” Dr. Pugh said. “Honorees, this event is about recognizing the dedication, professionalism and heart that you bring to work every day. We’re proud to celebrate your milestones, but even more, we’re grateful for the impact behind them.”

The ceremony also included a special tribute to the County’s longest-serving honoree, EMS Chief Jimmy Lentz, who was recognized for 35 years of service. Event host Jaelyn McCrea presented a congratulatory video that featured colleagues paying warm tribute to Chief Lentz’s remarkable career.

Cabarrus County has more than 1,400 employees across a multitude of professions. Learn more about joining the Cabarrus County Government team at www.cabarruscounty.us/jobs.

Service award honorees

35 years of service

Jimmy Lentz

25 years of service

John Eury

Ashley Fisher

Brandon Foutz

Cindy Hall

Wendy Holmes

Michael Martocchio

Kelly Sifford

Angela Sloop

Luke Szabo

20 years of service

Daniel Adcock

Christine Battle

Kimberly Bond

DeShawna Christian

Grady Christie

Candice Dorton

Ashley Edwards

Matthew Fisher

Joshua Harless

Marci Jones

Teresa Kiser

Melissa Lilly

Annette Mabrey

Debby Morton

Lewis Peck

Eugene Roberts

Patricia Rogers

Rachael Santiago

Jamie Smith

Ashley Verble

Scott Zeman

15 years of service

Kelly Batalha

Leonique Brown

Lisa DiVincenzo

Kimberly Fountain

Sarah Kinney

Jonathan Poole

Thomas Readling

Diana Starkey

Carly Varnadore

John Wilson

10 years of service

Rachel Anderson

Melchor Astudillo

Stacy Bailey

Joseph Battinelli

Christopher Bost

Sheila Bruce

Theresa Clair

James Collins

Julian Cooper

Edward Cordeiro

Tamela Crockett-Ross

Nicholas Cruz

Lori Cummings

Katherine Currin

Ashley Dobbins

David Drake

Jason Dry

Tiffany Eastman

Robert Frasier

Tony Gainey

Ashlyn Helms-Cope

Jenny Hollis

Chandler Hooks

Matthew Howell

Shannon Jackson

Tammy Jacobs

Rebekah Jarrell

Laura Jolly

Andrew Kelley

Ligia Larsen

Becky Lewis

Chelsea Lytal

David Mceachern

Steve Morehouse

Rickey Moss

Candy Overcash

Andrew Pennington

Josefina Perez

Beth Prymock

Leslie Reimer

Supaporn Ripley

Mary Robinson

Melissa Robinson-Wells

Kimberly Russ

Matthew Saunders

Allison Shackelford

Van Shaw

Shannon Storm

Charlotte Windley

5 years of service

Ashley Beeker

Scott Bickel

Kirstie Biggers

Sandra Bowles

James Cable

Craig Carter

Dominique Clark

Travis Cook

Gregory Couick

Jeremy Eury

Denise Ferris

Trilla Fortson

Heath Furr

Madison Hale

Cody Hannold

Shavaisha Holland

Lisa Honeycutt

Rashmikant Khatri

Veronica Kotlarz

Cassandra Long

Derrick Lytle

Matthew Manning

Donna McCombs

April McCraven

Caitlin McPhatter

Dana McQueen

Christopher Morley

Jennifer Moss

Todd Ostrander

Tamara Page

Destiny Parker

Debra Schmitzer

Christopher Shaffer

Ian Sweeney

William Taylor

Quindara Turner

Angela Williams

Rory Wilson