Phil Dorsett
Electrical Leadman

Work location: District Maintenance
Electrical Department in Oakland Park

Broward County Public Schools
employee since: February 1988

First job with the District: I started as a laborer in Vehicle Maintenance fueling and washing school buses

Most memorable work experience: Being chosen to lead the Thermography Department

Most memorable personal experience: Meeting my wife for the first time 18 years ago

Greatest work accomplishment: Taking the concept of what we wanted to do with the thermal camera and implementing it into a fully functional department that includes, scanning, repair and reporting

What I like most about the job: Being able to actually find a problem with the use of the thermal camera and fixing it before the piece of equipment fails

I'm currently reading: "Flesh Is Flesh," a novel written by my sister-in-law

My motto: "Don't worry, it'll work out"

If I won the lottery, I would: Share it with family and with the track & field and little league football teams that I coach

Favorite foods: Bahamian dishes like Pigeon peas and rice with steamed conch

Something you probably didn't know
about me: I was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and moved to Florida at the age of nine

If I could pick someone out of history to
have lunch with, I would choose:
President John F. Kennedy because I've seen and heard so much about him and his family, but I have the feeling that there is so much more I could learn about him

Three words that describe me best:
Intelligent, personable and reliable

Vanilla, chocolate or strawberry:
Strawberry

Favorite movie: The Untouchables starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert DeNiro

Best advice I ever received: Change the things that you can and the rest will take care of itself

Nominated for this profile by:
Scott Gillen, Physical Plant Operations Division

Workers Return After Month in St. Lucie County

In the wake of Hurricane Jeanne, 83 employees from the District's Physical Plant Operations Division (formerly called the Maintenance Department); the Facilities & Construction Division and the Building Department volunteered to travel to St. Lucie County to assist in recovery efforts. Earlier in the hurricane season, employees from the District assisted Orange County Public Schools for a week following Hurricane Charley. This time, however, damage was so extensive that 20 of Broward's workers remained in St. Lucie County for 24 days.

Broward County Public Schools is a member of the Mutual Assistance Support Organization in the state that provides disaster support to other school districts in need. Broward School District officials offered to provide support for those districts affected by Hurricane Jeanne. District administrative personnel traveled to St. Lucie County to assess the damage and determined what repairs were needed. Then workers transported heavy equipment including front-end loaders, Bobcats, dump trucks, pickup trucks, mowers and chain saws which they used in assisting with the recovery effort. Broward's workers put in a total of 7,699 work hours clearing downed trees and debris; helping to restore electrical and fire alarm service and making needed repairs to St. Lucie County Public Schools.

Before the District's workers headed home, St. Lucie School District officials, including Superintendent Michael J. Lannon and Board member Kathryn Hensley, said thank you by treating them to a Bar-B-Q. The following employees should be congratulated for their hard work:
1. Antonio Ambrose
2. Fedele Annese
3. Dave Archer
4. Raul Ascarrunz
5. Michael Ashworth
6. Wilbert Bain
7. John Beavers
8. Chuck Bellrose
9. Dennis Brown
10. Victor Bula
11. James Caruso
12. Diane Caulfield
13. Julio Cedeno
14. Michael Christian
15. Raymond Constantinetis
16. Bob Crawford
17. Israel Curry
18. Kathy Curry
19. Lee Davis
20. Matt Decker
21. David Defazio
22. Gerald Devio
23. Ron DiCurcio
24. Dennis DiLeonardo
25. Dan DiPasquale
26. Michael Dorn
27. Thomas Dragner
28. German Duran
29. Jose Duran
30. Alice Ellis
31. James Foster, Sr.
32. James Foster, Jr.
33. Francois Velibarde
34. Frank Freeman
35. Thomas Gavin
36. Scott Gillen
37. Dale Graber
38. Keith Graham
39. Tony Grayson
40. Nnamdi Greene
41. Mike Grubbs
42. Larry Houston
43. James Hunter
44. Hans Jurascheck
45. Sandra Kanner
46. Bertram Lewars
47. Jim McDougall
48. Dan Meyer
49. Richard Miller
50. Paul Molnar
51. Gary Monroe
52. Tim Norris
53. Geraldo Ortiz
54. Valeria Oscheneek
55. Timothy Parido
56. Jim Peck
57. Antoine Pierre
58. Michael Poorman
59. Emilio Rio
60. Ray Rivera
61. Samuel Rivera
62. Arthur Ross
63. MariaLuisa Rouco
64. David Roundtree
65. Losconne Sainvil
66. Joseph Santangelo
67. Clint Schlueter
68. Brian Sessions
69. Uriel Smith
70. Adam Teston
71. David Thomas
72. Willie Thomas
73. Michael Thur
74. Eddie Toney
75. Robert Varas
76. Chris Voet
77. Bryant Wardlaw
78. Frank Warren
79. David Washington
80. Henry Lee Washington
81. Thomas Williams
82. Annabelle Wright
83. Eddie Yanes