Roberta Price officially retired this summer after 36 years as a state employee—including 11 years as President of AFSCME Local 610 (NP-3/State Administrative Clerical)—and an additional 11 years as a Council 4 staffer.

In recognition of her dedicated career, the Connecticut General Assembly honored Price with an official citation for her “faithful service” in “fighting for safe working conditions and a decent way of life for Connecticut citizens.”

Brittney Kilfeather likes a good challenge.

As a social worker for the state of Connecticut, it almost couldn’t be otherwise. Tasked with finding permanent homes for some of her community’s most vulnerable children, her job is challenging on every level: emotionally, intellectually and logistically.

But the difficult aspects of her job bring out the determination and passion that make her successful at what she does.

Forget the stereotype of the sly, hard-bitten TV detective. Yes, Middletown, Connecticut, Detective Karli Travis is tough and smart, but her job is as much about lifting people up as it about taking down bad guys.

Travis came to the Middletown Police Department eight years ago with a degree in mental health counseling and psychology.