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Uploaded: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 4:54 PM
New postmaster for Danville
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 | JaNell Olsen will follow a proud tradition dating back to 1860 when Henry W. Harris was sworn in as the first Danville postmaster. She will become the 17th postmaster sworn in when she takes the oath of office Friday morning.
"Customers in my community deserve to have their postal services met with the highest quality," said Olsen. "I take great pride in serving them because without them our business would not exist."
Olsen, 49, started her postal career as a letter carrier in Moraga in 1989. She quickly realized that running the postal business side of things better suited her.
In 1993, Olsen took managerial assignments in the San Francisco District and returned to the East Bay in 1997. Later she managed the Elmwood Station in Berkeley and began to prepare herself to become a Postmaster by taking officer-in-charge assignments at the Rio vista, Fairfield, Alamo, St. Helena, Napa, Watsonville, Brentwood and Pleasanton post offices.
Olsen and her husband, Stephen, have been married for 12 years, and they have two loving Cocker Spaniel puppies - Honey and Buddy. Olsen grew up in Concord and enjoys traveling, shopping and fun casino trips. Her favorite travel destinations have been the Panama Canal, Alaska, the Caribbean and Mexico.
As Danville Postmaster, Olsen will oversee 91 employees who process and deliver a daily mail volume of 223,106 pieces to 22,000 home deliveries over 47 routes and 3,000 Post Office boxes.
The swearing in will take place at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 12, at the Danville Post Office at 2605 Camino Tassajara. Oscar Munoz, Manager Post Office Operations, will administer the oath of office.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by proven, a resident of another community, on Feb 13, 2010 at 7:27 pm Post office stop hiring new carriers. Helding all vacant routes and use lower paid part-time carriers. No benefits and no health care. We have waited part-time and RCA six, seven, eight....years to be career employees, now their hope was gone. Management pointing the fingers at lost revenue. But on the other side, they hired more mgt positions, more postmasters and more bounes. Reading this article, I feel shame to be a postal worker, sick to work at Post Office.
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Posted by Bainter the Painter, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2010 at 4:01 am Post offices need new paint too, but no one cares what the painter thinks. That's ok.
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Posted by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community, on Feb 16, 2010 at 7:19 am
Ralph N. Shirlet is a member (registered user) of Danville Express Dear Dolores,
Most Alamode'ans reading this story would likely ask why Alamo cannot have a more successful post office. Standing in long lines as George Bailey tries to serve too many customers simply does not illustrate success for Alamo's post office.
Exceptional counter staff retired and was not replaced. Counters are now operated by backroom clerks not ready for customer services appropriate to the volume usage of the post office. All this decline in service has happened during the tenure of a postmaster that was temporarily replaced and then allowed to return.
Most often, neighbors are finding a trip to Walnut Creek, or possibly Danville, worth the effort to avoid the frustration of the Alamo post office.
The ROFL of Ralph N. Shirlet
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