The 2005 Robert L. Negri Human Resources Achievement Award was presented March 1 to Jim Catania, recently retired Human Resources Branch Manager of the Air Resources Board. The annual award from the Dept. of Personnel Administration honors outstanding performance and achievement in the human resources field.
Mr. Catania began his State career in 1968 at the State Personnel Board. He also served at the Dept. of Conservation and Water Resources Control Board before joining the ARB in 1977. Over his 37-year career, he significantly enhanced the profession through his personnel work and his chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Committee on Personnel. He played a major role in expanding the use of the Internet to provide human resources information.
The award presentation was made by DPA director Michael T. Navarro at the annual Labor Relations Conference.
