When there’s road construction in Fresno, Gary Mendrin and his team mark the area with paint to make sure underground electric cables don’t get damaged! �⚡️ Marking underground utilities helps construction crews avoid accidentally hitting them and knocking out traffic signal power.
This week on ‘We Work For You’, we’re highlighting Elizabeth Castillo! She’s a Program Manager for the PARCS Senior Program, which provides specialized activities for Fresno’s seniors at nine different locations around the city. Between free hot meals, senior dances, and exercise classes – there’s something for everyone, and Elizabeth makes sure those programs keep […]
This week on ‘We Work For You’, we’re highlighting Jacob Avedian! He’s a Recreation Specialist with the PARCS Department and works at Highway City Community Science Center! If you haven’t been there, check it out – the center features over 50 hands-on exhibits, daily science projects, mobile science workshops and more. Jacob says it’s really […]
This week on ‘We Work For You’, we’re highlighting Le’Shea Tarver! She’s worked in various departments – most recently in Personnel for the last 8 years, where she works as a Sr. Human Resources and Risk Analyst! She’s part of the recruiting team, which means she plays a vital role in getting the best candidates […]
This week on ‘We Work For You’, we’re highlighting Nancy Her! She’s an emergency services dispatcher with the Fresno Police Department, where she takes 911 calls and dispatches officers to emergencies. She’s been with the department for 17 years and, as a Fresno native, she says that she takes every call with the mindset that […]
This weekend, Beautify Fresno volunteers collected nearly 13,250 pounds of trash around Fresno – so who picks it all up after it’s collected? Aaron Miller and his teammates do! 🚛💚 Volunteers place the trash in piles, then Aaron and his team load them up and take them away. It’s a system of teamwork that leads […]
More than 500 kids have attended Camp Fresno so far this summer – completely free of charge – and that can’t happen without Sara Hamilton and her team! ⛺️ Sara is a program manager with PARCS and says Camp Fresno gives kids a chance to experience nature, make friends, and be themselves. Thank you for […]
When there’s a water leak in the City of Fresno, you can count on Mitchell Wallace to be there and get it fixed! 💦🔧 His work ensures that Fresno residents have clean water available at all times – and as a Fresno native himself, he says he feels good knowing he has such an important […]
🚌 120 buses 🚶 More than 7 million riders 🗓️ 7 days a week, 363 days a year With numbers like that, Fresno FAX needs to make sure their buses stay on the road, and that’s where Scott Donaldson comes in. He and his coworkers provide quality maintenance to keep FAX buses running!
If there’s construction work on Fresno roadways that will impact traffic, Melessa Avakian and her team make sure traffic will keep flowing. 🚧🚦 They review traffic control plans so we can all get where we’re going – while also moving the project along as fast as possible.
