SAVANNAH – Today, in historic Telfair Square, Denise M. Holguin was sworn in as Savannah’s 37th postmaster.  Dating back to October 5, 1787, when Edward Davies became the first appointed postmaster in Savannah, this long-standing tradition of trust has been a treasured sector in the history of the United States Postal Service.  With 36 previous postmasters and 13 acting postmasters, Ms. Holguin has become the next in line to embrace this position of leadership in the Savannah area community.

Ms. Holguin began her postal career as a postal clerk in the United States Army in 1981.  She joined the Postal Service family in 1986 as a letter sorting machine operator in Tacoma, Washington and relocated to Columbus, Georgia in 1993.  She was promoted to manager, customer service at the Main Office in Savannah in September 1996.

Since that time, she has served in numerous details in the South Georgia Postal District including manager, customer service, Buena Vista Annex, Columbus GA; plant manager, processing and distribution facility, Savannah GA; officer-in-charge, Warner Robins, GA; officer-in-charge, Macon, GA; and, most recently, officer-in-charge in Savannah, GA.  She is a graduate of the Management Trainee Program, the Career Management Program and, most recently, the Advanced Leadership Program.

She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Columbia University.

Ms. Holguin is the daughter of a retired Binghamton, New York letter carrier and the mother of two sons. 

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