Giesken takes oath

ALANNA WOLF-ARMSTRONG Staff Writer
Manager of Postal Operations Brian Perry, left, officially swore in Rebecca Giesken, center, as Maryville postmaster last week. Giesken’s husband, Luke, held the Bible during the ceremony.

Rebecca Giesken was officially sworn in last week as postmaster of the U.S. Postal Service office in Maryville.

During the ceremony Brian Perry, manager of postal operations for northwest Missouri, praised Giesken’s dedication to her job, describing her as a leader who goes above and beyond expectations to provide service to the community.

Giesken has worked at the local post office for her entire Postal Service career, and was named postmaster in August.

She joined the post office staff in 2006 and spent two years as a city mail carrier before being promoted to clerk and then to supervisor.

Giesken grew up in Pickering and worked at the now-defunct Energizer battery plant in Maryville before joining the Postal Service.

She graduated from North Nodaway High School in 1993 and attended York College in Nebraska before returning to the Maryville area.

Her husband, Luke Giesken, works at Giesken Repair & Welding in Wilcox.

As postmaster Giesken is responsible for consistent and timely delivery along six city and 10 rural routes originating in Maryville, as well as one rural route based out of Ravenwood and another out of Hopkins.

Since becoming postmaster, Giesken said she has learned a lot and is enjoying her new position.

“It’s definitely different than I thought it would be,” Giesken said. “There’s a lot more to the position than I originally thought, and it’s more challenging, but I really enjoy the position and meeting those day-to-day challenges.”