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