Donna Miller receives achievement award
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller was recognized last month with an achievement award from the National Association of Counties.
NACo recognized Miller for her development of a countywide CPR and AED awareness and training campaign for all Cook County employees that was formed as a result of legislation she championed. The program also expanded access to training programs to assist in reducing incidents of death due to cardiac arrest or heart attack.
In 2021, a virtual CPR training program was developed in conjunction with Cook County Human Resources and the American Heart Association, which was made available for all newly hired and current Cook County employees. The training was launched on Cook County’s virtual training platform that same month.
Hundreds of employees along with elected officials and department heads already have taken part in the “Hands-Only” CPR/AED training.
Palos Park Chief Miller to attend leadership program
Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller has been admitted to the University of Maryland’s Fall 2022 Agile Leadership program that emphasizes facilitation and communication skills.
This University of Maryland’s agile certified practitioner program focuses on motivating through empowerment to gain better decisions, facilitating creativity and inclusivity of a team to Identify and manage decision-making biases.
Niemiec promoted to upholstery buyer at Darvin
Darvin Furniture & Mattress in Orland Park has promoted Karla Niemiec to upholstery buyer.
Niemiec has been an assistant upholstery buyer for 14 years and has been employed by Darvin for more than 31 years.
“I worked directly with Steve Darvin in upholstery,” she said. “He taught me everything I know. It means everything to me to have the faith and trust Will Harris and Steve and Marty Darvin have put in me.”
As the Darvin upholstery buyer, Niemiec said she will be responsible for going to market, selecting products, merchandising and making sure items are in stock.
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