Washington County Government Hires New Director for Division of Health and Human Services

100 W. Washington Street, Suite 1401

Hagerstown, MD 21740 | 240.313.2380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Danielle Weaver, Director

Phone: 240-313-2384

Email: dweaver@washco-md.net

WASHINGTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT HIRES NEW DIRECTOR FOR DIVISION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 17, 2018) – Washington County Government and Board of County Commissioners announces the promotion of Deb Peyton to Director for the Division of Health and Human Services. She will assume her new role as director on August 1, 2018.

Peyton has been employed with Washington County Government for 18 years, serving in the Human Resources Department for 15 years. During that time, she has been the Benefit Manager and most recently held the position as Deputy Director of Human Resources.

She has successfully managed and administered the County’s benefit package for the past 15 years. In addition, she has been the HR lead, responsible for implementation of PeopleSoft E-Services and the Oracle Cloud projects.

Peyton graduated from the University of Maryland University College with a BS Degree in Business Administration and Hagerstown Community College with an AS Degree in Business Administration.

She is an active member and past President of the local Cumberland Valley Society of Human Resource Management (CVSHRM), a human resources local chapter serving and supporting local HR professionals and businesses with their human resource needs and a member of the National Society of Human Resources Management. She holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification from the HR Certification Institute and is a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) from the Society for Human Resource Management.

She lives in the Halfway area.

For additional information contact Public Relations and Marketing Director Danielle Weaver

at 240-313-2384.

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