KANSAS CITY, MO — Dennis Teffner, who managed the U.S. Postal Service’s Human Resources department for the past 12 years, will retire from the agency, effective January 2, 2010, it was announced today by District Manager Mark Martinez. The Kansas City-based Mid-America District employs more than 8,000 people in western, central and southern Missouri, and eastern Kansas.
Teffner began his postal career as a garage-man for the old Post Office Department in Flint, MI in 1966. He went on to serve in a variety of management positions before moving to Kansas City, where he has served as the HR manager since 1997.
Teffner accepted several assignments at USPS Headquarters in Washington, DC, and has taught the Human Resource Manager course at the agency's Bolger Academy since 1999. He also earned certification as a Senior Professional Human Resource Manager by the National Society of Human Resource Managers and the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Teffner and his wife, Rita, who also is a Michigan native, live in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
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