Milestones: RR Donnelley, Embarq honor longtime employees

WILLARD -- James D. Cunningham will celebrate 30 years of service at RR Donnelley in Willard on Oct. 26.

He was hired in 1977 as a seasonal material handler. He has worked as a casemaker helper, bindery helper, laminator operator, case binderyman, prelim tech II and is currently a prelim/prepress tech IV.

Jim lives in Willard with his wife Charlotte and son Jade. He enjoys coaching fast-pitch softball.

FREDERICKTOWN -- Embarq program manager Kathy Daniels of Fredericktown celebrated her 35th anniversary with the company Oct. 10.

Daniels, who works in Embarq's External Affairs office based in Mansfield, joined the company in 1972 in the toll and directory assistance department and has worked as a network and revenues analyst, staff engineer and manager of network planning/forecasting. In 2006, she joined the External Affairs group, which serves 12 of Embarq's 18 states. She has worked in the company's Mansfield office during her entire career.

A native of Fredericktown and graduate of Fredericktown High School, Daniels attended The Ohio State University and has taken course work from Boston College and The University of Findlay. In 2003, she received her master's certification in project management from George Washington University.

Daniels was the company's 1991 TWIN-Community Y recipient, received several corporate awards for excellence in forecasting and management and has has served corporate and national professional organizations and company/community volunteer groups.

Vice-chairwoman of the board of directors for the Rehabilitation Service of North Central Ohio (Rehab Center) in Mansfield, Daniels was a board member of Fredericktown Schools, where she also was PTO president and chaired the schools' academic scholarship fund committee.

Daniels and her husband, R. Dave Daniels, have two sons and daughters-in-law and a granddaughter.

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