Intermediate typist clerk for the child development department Nancy Mirabella retired on Thursday after nine years in her position.

Her co-workers celebrated her career by throwing her a retirement party.

She joined the foster care and kinship center prior to transferring to the child development department, keeping relationships with people who she left behind.

Mirabella previously worked in the aerospace industry as a secretary.

Mirabella’s co-workers commented on her work ethics by saying “Nancy is an incredible woman, she would go out of her way for everyone. I nominated her for employee of the month because she would go above and beyond her call of duty.” said Lori Switanowski, director of the Foster and Kinship Care Center.

Stephanie Heddon,who worked with Mirabella as an intermediate typist clerk said “She is friendly and I know she is well loved by the children and the parents. I think she is very reliable, she has a really good work ethic. I know that she takes her work very seriously but has a fun personality and comes through even in her work.”

Switanowski was impacted by Mirabella transferring to the child development center and both departments will miss her.

Heddon said ” We are very happy for her and wish her well, i hope she will come back and visit.”

She hopes to spend time with her husband and family after her retirement, and finish projects that they started together.