Almost 50 Years

CHFS Community Podcast

Wanda Hartley is the longest serving employee at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. After a diligent and productive career, she is retiring with almost 50 years at the cabinet. Hartley remembers the days of mimeographing, copying letters with a noisy hand-cranked machine and stamping envelopes. Today, we are rebroadcasting our 2020 conversation about her journey from single mother of two with the work incentive program to office support assistant at the Department for Community Based Services in Newport. Hartley says her favorite parts of the job are when there is reunification with families, and when she feels she played a part in helping people get through their problems. Having the opportunity to work with people like Wanda has been the highlight of my career. We wish her a happy retirement with contentment and good health.