Winter 2017

Jeremy Parsons joined our Customer Service team. Jeremy comes to us from DHL/Clorox and Kohl’s where he has served as an equipment/forklift operator. He has spent time studying psychology and electrical engineering and has also studied logistics at the Naval Technical Training Center. Jeremy is excited to join the Merritt team and to rise to all challenges that come his way! PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MERRITT FAMILY MEMBERS NEW FACES AROUND MERRITT (CONTINUED...)

Brady Ray joined our Customer Service team as our newest HVAC technician. He comes to Merritt from Francis J Paxton Co. where he served as an HVAC technician for the past year. Prior to that Brady spent several years as a shift supervisor with Rite Aid Pharmacy and performed general warehouse work

with Amazon.

TO SHAELYN MULLANEY & LIZ TARRAN-JONES CONGRATULATIONS

Shaelyn was named a “40 Under 40” winner by the Loudoun-Times Mirror for making noteworthy contributions to Loudoun’s business community. She was honored at an awards ceremony in September. Liz was named one of “Maryland’s Finest” by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for her contributions to the foundation and community, as well as her professional success. On November 15, Liz was honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at a special event recognizing outstanding young professionals in the Maryland community.

Over the summer, five teams designed and built innovative benches from recycled materials. Winning criteria was based on creativity, appearance, functionality and the use of recycled materials. Although the competition was fierce, the team of Jamie Campbell, Joe Campbell, Nikkole Watson, Michele Anderson and Tejas Dhami was crowned victorious! The team used pressure-treated lumber for Merritt “M” legs and found threads and bolts fromHollins Ferry Road scraps. Light oak was repurposed from Craters & Fraters, and the dark walnut for the back of the bench was supplied from the Merritt office remodel in 2001. Paint was donated by PPG and the bench seat came from the ceiling of a Kensington Glass job. The armrest and the mansard wood came from the Ulman Cancer job and wood burning was donated by J.O. Spice. Congratulations to all challenge participants! BENCH BUILDING CHALLENGE MERRITT GREEN TEAM

Winning Bench

CORPORATE PASSES & TICKETS Merritt’s corporate passes include the National Aquarium, Maryland Science Center, Maryland Zoo, Maryland State Parks, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Blast, and Roundtop/Liberty/Whitetail ski tickets. Passes are available on a first- come, first-served basis. Kindly remember to return the passes as soon as possible so other employees and their families can enjoy. Please contact Kristen Ketner if you are interested in reserving any of Merritt’s corporate passes.