吉娜·蒙哥马利, 威尼斯人娱乐信誉平台分校的运输经理, was honored by the 阿宾顿 Township Police Department at Pre-National Night Out for her lifelong community service. 她追随她父亲的脚步, 戴夫Rondinelli, a retired community policing employee and volunteer.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — The 阿宾顿 Township Police Department presented 吉娜·蒙哥马利, 威尼斯人娱乐信誉平台分校的运输经理, with the Ken and Sue Hoffman Award for outstanding volunteerism for her years of service to the community.
蒙哥马利, 一辈子住在镇里, received the award this week at the 24th annual Pre-National Night Out, which draws thousands of residents who connect with community resources and safety information while kids explore fire engines and meet first responders and government officials.
The advance planning for Night Out falls to 肯•霍夫曼, 但蒙哥马利负责现场后勤, 8点到达.m. and staying until everything is broken down around 10 p.m.
根据Lt. 凯文·麦基, the division commander of 社区 Policing for the township, 蒙哥马利的技能影响了活动的成功.
“Gina helps take Pre-Night Out to another level,” he said. “She is a standout person, and she has a unique talent to keep people on an even keel. 吉娜这么做不是为了得到认可. 她的心是好的.”
肯•霍夫曼, who along with his wife has more than two decades of combined volunteer experience with the 阿宾顿 police, traces 蒙哥马利’s commitment to community service to her dad, 戴夫Rondinelli.
Rondinelli volunteered with the local town watch for years and ultimately retired as the head civilian employee in community policing. 他把蒙哥马利拉入麾下.
“这是志愿服务的家庭传统, and they help bring the community together in a positive way,霍夫曼说.
蒙哥马利 was characteristically humble when she learned she would receive the Hoffman award.
“I've been volunteering for so many years that it’s become second nature,” she said. “My dad and I are very close so whenever he needed my help at Pre-Night Out and at other events, 我在那里.”
麦基 is thrilled to have such outstanding role models supporting community policing.
“Gina, Dave, Ken and Sue bring a passion to community service,” 麦基 said. “Volunteerism has been down since COVID, and you really see the committed ones who stuck around. You have to take note of people who have weathered the storm.”
“Gina has a unique talent to keep people on an even keel. She brings the skills that traverse the generations."—凯文·麦基 , District Commander, 社区 Policing, 阿宾顿 Township
The skills that 蒙哥马利 brings to her volunteer roles bleed into her day job managing parking logistics at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校. She coordinates complex shuttle and bus schedules along with supervising eight drivers and six part-time workers. 签发学生身份证, 停车许可证, parking enforcement and guest parking also fall under her purview.
“I love working with the people and the students on our campus,” she said. “I speak with students at New Student Orientation to help prepare them for the semester and I go to every resource fair to answer their questions.”
The job is physically demanding, too, since she is often outside for hours in all types of weather. The visitor parking and drop-off areas are tight so safety is a priority. 蒙哥马利's role has evolved since she arrived at 阿宾顿 in 2018.
“We’ve done parking surveys, and now we manage the options more efficiently,” she said. “既然我们是邻居, all of the residents have my phone number so they can call me if they have any issues or concerns.”
麦基, 来自乡镇社区警察单位, understands why 蒙哥马利 is so successful on campus.
“Gina brings the skills to traverse the generations,” he said. “She can deal with the kids and faculty and all of the different backgrounds she encounters.”
When 蒙哥马利 is off campus, she can be found busy with her other passion — volunteering. She is currently planning a golf outing to benefit her son’s high school football team, 她还教过青少年篮球.
“我做志愿者已经很多年了. 这就是我，”她说.
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