2020 Chamber awards March 17 2021
Chamber presents annual awards to Jefferson County people and businesses that stood out during the challenging COVID year
Michael Baker named Public Servant of the Year
When the public health calamity of the century hit our world, it fell to Jefferson County Public Health Director Michael Baker to steer the community through the crisis.
Jefferson County Commissioner Kelly Simmelink presented Baker with the Public Servant of the Year award at this year s Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce awards banquet. Most Jefferson County residents do not know of your 12-14 plus hour days, six and eight days a week since last March, said Simmelink, staying on top of the unknown challenges and planning for the what ifs .