Front row- MTS Bus Operators Victor Bernache, Estrella Pablo, Delilah Fry, Lidia Gomez, KMD Division Manager Kevin Behan, IAD Division Manager Latosha Hardage, Bus Operators Chin Phung and Johnny Bray Back Row- Bus Operators Gordon Perry, Robert Morgan, Ron Wilkerson, Clerk Roland Starks, Bus Operator Michael Raigoza, Clerk Frank Coates, Bus Operators Alan Seaman, David Gunn, and Director of Transportation Jeff Codling | From L to R: MTS Chief of Police Manny Guaderrama, Code Compliance Inspector Shaquan Matthews, MTS Security Manager of Operations Brian McKeever and Deputy Director of Transit Enforcement Tim Curran | From L to R: MTS Rail Chief Operating Officer Wayne Terry, Train Operators Giffin and Michelle Haug, Assistant Superintendent of Transportation Ed Graham and Superintendent of Transportation Brian Riley | MTS Bus Chief Operating Officer Bill Spraul (left) and IAD Mechanic C Sergio Guerrero | From L to R: Facilities Servicepersons Lawrence Bennett, Cesar Reyes-Miramontes, Jorge Diaz, and Track Maintainer Raul Rico | MTS Facilities Department: (Back Row) L-R: Servicepersons Frank Byle, Cesar Reyes-Miramontes, Lawrence Bennett (Middle Row) L-R: Servicepersons Jorge Diaz, Martha Camacho, Auxiliary Supervisor Michael Monroe, Serviceperson Walter Williams, and Assistant Facilities Manager Ibn Edwards

The Employee Excellence Award is available to bus and rail operators, mechanics, facilities personnel and more. Late last year, MTS celebrated the employees that met the criteria such as no miss-outs, no preventable accidents, no more than two sick occurrences in a one-year period, and no passenger complaints. Each qualifying employee receives a Certificate of Employee Excellence, a paid day off to be taken within one year of the date of the award, a $50 cash award, and an invitation to a luncheon catered by Phil’s BBQ.