The City of Arvada employees go above and beyond to serve the public in ways that often go
unseen by residents. In order to ensure our team members are recognized for their contributions,
City teams are encouraged to nominate colleagues each quarter for demonstrating innovation,
passion and opportunity. Nominations are made for Service to the Community and Service to the
Organization. At year’s end, two team members and one team are further recognized as
Employees/Team of the Year. In 2022, the following employees were selected for their
outstanding performances:
Team of the Year: The CORE Police Team – Michael Hall and Ben Marshall: “Our
Community Outreach Resource and Enforcement (CORE) Team goes out everyday to help with
our homeless population. They are not always treated nicely but they go out and are kind,
compassionate and helpful anyway. They try to help the people and they put the needs of others
above themselves. It is a hard job and they do it well!”
Employee of the Year – Service to the Organization: Steve Gustafson – Parks Manager:
“Steve has provided steady and expert leadership in very challenging times. He has demonstrated
both passion and compassion in leading his team. Steve has demonstrated his deep commitment
to the City’s culture of safety and the training of his team and, as a result, the Parks team is a
leader in workplace safety and risk reduction.”
Employee of the Year – Service to the Community: Tom Wisniowski – Building
Maintenance Leadworker: “Tom was recognized for his part in organizing a donations drive
for the people in the Ukraine. His efforts coordinating the drive within the City organization
inspired his colleagues, and together they gathered goods.”