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John Robshaw is back on the Luzerne County government payroll, according to county Manager C. David Pedri’s latest personnel report.
Robshaw resigned from his position as county 911 executive director in March 2014 to accept a position outside county government. He also had served as interim county operational services division head and previously worked as a county security director and appointed sheriff.
He was hired June 23 for $38,500 annually as a county Emergency Management Agency emergency planning specialist, according to the report posted on the manager’s page at www.luzernecounty.org.
County Emergency Management Director Lucille Morgan said a selection panel concluded Robshaw was the most qualified among three finalists interviewed.
“We followed the hiring process, and he was the strongest candidate with the most experience, not only in county operations but also with his law enforcement background,” Morgan said.
While Robshaw will be a county employee, his compensation will be fully funded by a homeland security grant through the East Central Pennsylvania Regional Task Force, which serves seven counties, Morgan said.
The task force, which prepares for emergency hazards, funds several planning specialists and has included coverage of Wyoming County in Robshaw’s assignments, Morgan said.
His duties will include providing assistance in developing emergency contingency plans and a mass notification system, she said.
Response to regional emergencies may be required, and Robshaw must report to EMA directors in both Luzerne and Wyoming counties, the job posting says.
Robshaw said he had a very secure and solid private-sector position but jumped at the opportunity to work on emergency preparedness and assist residents.
“I truly missed being in public service,” Robshaw said, noting he is fine returning in a non-management role because he is “more of a team player.”
Diane Manseau, wife of county planning/zoning office transportation planner Tanis Manseau, also was hired as a clerk in the county Clerk of Courts Office in June for $24,400 annually, the report said.
That position had been open since December 2016, and Manseau was among three finalists interviewed, the administration said.
A former county operational services division head, Tanis Manseau had abruptly resigned from the division head position in 2015 and returned to county employment in the planner position this January. The administration said he was hired back because his experience as a state-licensed professional engineer would be valuable in planning transportation priorities.
Also hired in June: Lori Wasiakowski, mailroom clerk, $22,000; Patricia Brooks, assessor real property field investigator trainee, $22,500; Cassandra Sherrill, Children and Youth legal assistant, $27,243; Erica Soto, Children and Youth clerk, $22,680; Casey Willey, aging care manager, $32,107; Karen Krzysik, prison bookkeeper, $25,761; Jerilyn White, human resources business partner, $52,000; Henry Stasiak, Children and Youth caseworker, $29,371; and Meeta Patel, assistant public defender, $42,250.