WOODLAND, CA — On Saturday, February 8, 2014, Glenn M. Coleto will follow a proud tradition dating back to 1861 when Franklin S. Freeman served as the first Woodland Postmaster. In a 9:00 a.m. ceremony, Coleto will raise his right hand to take the official oath of office as Postmaster at the Woodland Post Office, 720 Court Street, Woodland, CA 95695. Manager Post Office Operations Jagdeep Grewal will administer the official oath of office.
Coleto started his postal career as a letter sorting machine clerk in San Jose in 1986. He was promoted to Networks Specialist in the San Jose transportation department. In 2005, he was promoted to Manager, Transportation and Networks at the Stockton mail processing center. In 2007, Coleto became Supervisor, Customer Service at the Tracy Post Office. He returned to mail processing operations as the acting Senior Operations Support Specialist at the Stockton mail processing center, and in 2012, he was promoted to Manager, Postal Vehicle Services at the San Francisco Processing & Distribution Center. Coleto was the Supervisor, Customer Services at the Manteca Post Office prior to his selection as the Woodland Postmaster.“
I have held many positions in my 27-year Postal career, but now I have achieved a personal career goal as Postmaster,” said Coleto. “I want to provide the best customer service possible for the customers of Woodland.”
Coleto, 46, and his wife of 23 years, Winnie, have four children, Matthew, 22, Dennis, 20, Arianne, 17, and Eliza, 10. Coleto enjoys bowling, listening to music, performing as a mobile DJ, and is an avid sports fan of the San Francisco Giants & San Francisco 49ers.
Coleto believes in community involvement. He is a children’s coordinator with Couples for Christ and is a Eucharistic Minister at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Tracy. He also is a member of Knights of Columbus. He volunteers his time with the Tracy Interfaith Ministries, and the yearly USPS Food Drive.
As Woodland Postmaster, Coleto oversees 75 employees who process and deliver a daily mail volume of more than 71,000 pieces to 23,766 delivery points (addresses), on 28 city routes and 12 rural routes and 2,006 Post Office boxes.
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