Crossposted from the DES Express

On Oct. 28, Tina Shields, P-Card Program Manager in Accounts Payable for the Finance and Business and Operations Division, will reach a rare milestone: serving King County for 40 years. The King County Council recognized Shields at their meeting on Sept. 16.

“I came from a very poor background,” Shields said. “I’m one of those people that’s not going to give up even if the odds are against me.”

After working at an insurance company for five years, Shields started her career at King County as an intermediate clerk at Metro’s South Base in 1985. Even though jobs at Boeing paid more money, she preferred a county position for the better benefits. Read more.

Pictured: Left to right, Tina Shields, her brother Bruce Shields, and King County Executive Shannon Braddock.