Nov. 17. Susan Green, assistant aviation director for Concord, has received the Jo Atwater Continuous Core Values award, the city’s highest honor for employees.

Susan Green

The Continuous Core Values award was created in 2003 to recognize one coworker annually who embodies the organizational core values and commitment to serving others in the community. Jo Atwater, who was Concord’s Human Resources Director until she passed away in 2004, was the first recipient of the award that was named in her honor.

“Going above and beyond to ensure that customers and coworkers are treated with dignity and courtesy is common practice for Susan,” said Aviation Director Dirk Vanderleest.

Green has had numerous roles at Concord Padget Regional Airport over the last 25 years, starting as an aviation service worker fueling aircraft, parking planes and served as a firefighter before there was an onsite fire station.

She has also organized food and clothing drives through her church, is a member of the Cabarrus Visitor Bureau’s Women in Leadership group, helped with the Berlin Airlift Veterans Association C-54 Spirit of Freedom Tours, and helped plan the Grin Kids send-off and return from their annual Florida trip.