by Teri Winslow | Aug 6, 2020
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s commitment to the health and safety of employees and customers is on display in a large meeting room at its Hanover headquarters. Tens of thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment, secured through collaboration...
by Teri Winslow | Jul 24, 2020
Welcome back, animal lovers. This is the second in a series of videos about the furry, and sometimes not-so-furry (sorry, Battery the axolotl), companions of MDOT’s teleworking employees. As you’ll see in the videos, some pets like to hang out by the computer, intent...
by Teri Winslow | Jul 21, 2020
It’s not often a lightbulb moment involves a real lightbulb. But that’s exactly what happened to Vernon Hartsock. When he was 5, his father handed him a lightbulb, two wires and a battery. When Hartsock, the kind of kid who took everything apart to see how it...
by Teri Winslow | Jul 10, 2020
Call it dogged determination. This spring, MDOT Secretary Gregory Slater put out the call to employees for pictures of their furry teleworking companions – and photos came in faster than you can say Chihuahua. In just a few days, we got well over 100 photos,...
by Teri Winslow | Jun 29, 2020
Andrew Bernish has 100 chickens to thank for his career. The chickens were the start of a poultry farm he helped establish in a rural South African village while serving in the Peace Corps. The project got him interested in community and economic development, which...