It’s award season at Spherion! Each year at our Spherion National Meeting, we recognize and reward the achievements of our franchise owners who, alongside their dedicated teams, work tirelessly to live up to our vision: to drive careers, grow businesses, and better the communities we call home.
This year’s awards were even more special—the local Spherion office teams persevered through a tumultuous 2020 to stay true to the vision and get people to work.
From all of us at Spherion, we thank each of our owners and their teams for an amazing and unforgettable year.
The 2020 Spherion National Awards Winners
Franchise Community Awards
OWNER OF THE YEAR
Molly Gaffney-Keebler
Owner, Spherion Asheville, North Carolina
OFFICE OF THE YEAR
Spherion Plainfield, Indiana
Tom Pentenburg, Owner
ON-PREMISE OF THE YEAR
Ron Zarbock, Owner
Owner, Spherion Salt Lake City, Orem, Ogden, Layton, Taylorsville offices in Utah & Boise office in Idaho
PRESIDENT’S AWARD WINNERS
Marme Kopp
Owner, Spherion Jacksonville, Florida
Molly Gaffney-Keebler
Owner, Spherion Asheville, North Carolina
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Owners, Spherion Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Plainfield & Van Buren offices in Indiana
Rich & Sherry Kolleda
Owners, Spherion Port St. Lucie & Melbourne offices in Florida
Angela Swarts
Owner, Spherion Augusta, Georgia
Ron Zarbock
Owner, Spherion Salt Lake City, Orem, Ogden, Layton, Taylorsville offices in Utah & Boise office in Idaho
TOP SALES GROWTH AWARDS
Molly Gaffney-Keebler
Rich & Sherry Kolleda
Marme Kopp
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Ron Zarbock
$10M MILESTONE AWARD
Molly Gaffney-Keebler
Owner, Spherion Asheville, North Carolina
BRONZE CIRCLE AWARD
David Miller
Owner, Spherion Ft. Myers, Lakeland, Naples, Sarasota, Leesburg & Ocala offices in Florida
SILVER CIRCLE AWARD
Beth & Mark DeLaney
Owners, Spherion Mansfield, Orrville, Willard & Ashland offices in Ohio
Don, Jr & Jay Ruggery
Owners, Spherion State College, Connellsville, Williamsport, Altoona, Bedford, Canonsburg, Dubois, Erie, Girard, Johnstown, York & Greensburg offices in Pennsylvania
Ron Zarbock
Owner, Spherion Salt Lake City, Orem, Ogden, Layton, Taylorsville offices in Utah & Boise office in Idaho
GOLD CIRCLE AWARD
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Owners, Spherion Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Plainfield & Van Buren offices in Indiana
OFFICE & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF YEAR
Spherion Jacksonville, Florida
Marme Kopp, Owner
MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS OFFICE OF YEAR
Spherion Plainfield, Indiana
Tom Pentenburg, Owner
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE OF THE YEAR
Spherion Madison, Wisconsin
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger, Owners
SALES EXCELLENCE AWARD
Ron Zarbock
Owner, Spherion Salt Lake City, Orem, Ogden, Layton, Taylorsville offices in Utah & Boise office in Idaho
RECRUITING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Michael Chalmers
Owner, Spherion Columbus, Dublin & Macon offices in Georgia and Huntsville office in Alabama
SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Glenna Gates
Owner, Spherion Visalia, Bakersfield & Fresno offices in California
SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Angela Swarts
Owner, Spherion Augusta, Georgia
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Doris Lockhart
Owner, Spherion Florence & Conway offices in South Carolina
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Owners, Spherion Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Plainfield & Van Buren offices in Indiana
CAROL PETERS SPIRIT AWARD
Kristi Silva
Owner, Spherion Brooklyn, Connecticut
DIRECT HIRE RECRUITERS OF THE YEAR
Kathleen Toft, Spherion Fargo & Bismarck offices in North Dakota, Perham office in Minnesota & Sioux Falls office in South Dakota
Jeanne Lambert, Spherion Madison, Wisconsin
Corporate Awards
REGIONAL CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Kathy George, Senior Vice President
GROWTH CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Jarred Spratling, Senior Financial Analyst
SERVICE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Mary Hemphill, Senior Business Services Specialist