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Energy firm provides for military employees

By Heather Cobun | Monday, September 29, 2008

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In October of 2001, Cmdr. Mike Monfalcone was asked to leave his job and family to help fight the war on terror.

A member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, Cmdr. Monfalcone had worked at Dominion Resources Inc., a Richmond-based energy production and transportation company, for only eight months when he was called to duty at the Navy's Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center in Norfolk.

Although Cmdr. Monfalcone was a Virginia resident and did not have to travel far, he said he still had to drop his work at Dominion and be away from his family Monday through Friday.

Cmdr. Monfalcone was mobilized from Oct. 2001 until Aug. 2003, and during that time, he not only continued to receive company benefits and was assured of having his job at Dominion when he returned, but the company also paid for his family's medical insurance so that they would not have to switch doctors.

"We want to be sure our employees don't have to worry about their income or their benefits while they're serving our country," said Jim Eck, vice president of human resources for Dominion.

Dominion and 14 other companies whose employment policies exceed requirements for treatment of active Reserve and National Guard employees were honored with Freedom Awards at ceremonies hosted by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Sept. 18.

Cmdr. Monfalcone nominated Dominion for the Freedom Award, the highest recognition of civilian employers for support of the armed forces. He's now back at work for Dominion as a senior human resources specialist,

As a nominator, Cmdr. Monfalcone was invited to the award ceremony, but was deployed to Baghdad a few months before the event. He said that he knew it was a long shot, but he requested permission to attend the event.

The Navy informed him that he would be attending the ceremony and began working to fund his trip from Baghdad. Eventually, Capt. Jeff McKenzie, the commanding officer of the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center agreed to fund his travel.

"The Navy really went above and beyond in helping me attend this event," Cmdr. Monfalcone said. "[Capt. McKenzie] is the one that granted my unorthodox request."

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  • Dominion Resources Inc. employees (from left) Sandy Woolfolk, John Mable, Bev Robinson, Carlos Aguilar, and Harriett Wilkinson assemble care packages for troops overseas. Dominion sends more than 30 packages per week to various employees or friends and family of employees serving in the military. (Doug Buerlein/Dominion Resources)
  • Dominion Resources Inc. employee and Navy Reserve Cmdr. Mike Monfalcone is at his desk at the Law and Order Task Force in Baghdad in August. The Navy flew Cmdr. Monfalcone to Washington to attend the Freedom Awards, which honored employers who went above and beyond requirements to assist their active Reserve and National Guard employees. Cmdr. Monfalcone nominated Dominion for the award. (Mike Monfalcone/Dominion Resources)

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