There's something about this time of the year that brings out the magic in people, and that can definitely be said for Amy Washburn of the Greensboro Police Department. By day Amy serves as an investigative analyst of property crimes – where she investigates trends and patterns for officers who solve property-related crimes – but by night she and her husband, Wayne, dons the red and white of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to bring holiday cheer to the people of the City. Inspired by a holiday tradition she fondly remembers from her childhood growing up in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, Amy and Wade took on the mantle of the North Pole's jolliest couple years ago, and have since made appearances at numerous events – including the Carolina Theatre's "Christmas at the Carolina" and Camp REACH's Holiday Party. Read more about Amy's role in the City and community here.

Art is for everybody. It’s a common belief among many creatives ranging from pop artist Keith Haring to poet Maya Angelou. It’s also a belief shared by Karen Archia. An artist who also serves as one of the two coordinators of community partnerships at Creative Greensboro, Archia has always surrounded herself with art – the many paintings hanging in her office vouch for that – but it’s the concept of public art that has always driven her as a creative. Read more about Archia's story here.

Rena Comer has worked to improve people and communities since growing up in the US Virgin Islands. The North Carolina A&T State University graduate came to Greensboro on a volleyball and academic scholarship and has made a career of helping others. Today she serves as the project manager for the City’s People and Culture Department and is the founder and executive director of a local nonprofit.

After 30-plus years in the private sector, Frances Kallam joined the City of Greensboro's Engineering & Inspections Department last September for one important reason – to serve the community she grew up in. Now, as the City's chief design engineer, she's doing just that as she leads a talented staff and manages project schedules and coordinates design services for the City's Transportation Department.

Amanda Sanson has a passion for many things in life, but fewer things surpass her love of books and community. Since joining the Greensboro Central Library in 2016, the Greensboro native has worked her way up from part-time circulation clerk to her current role of reference librarian and book club coordinator – educating and helping those who come to the library.

Not long after returning to the Water Resources Department for a second tour of duty, Jana Stewart received a once-in-a-lifetime kind of assignment: help the City fulfill its promise to provide City water and sewer service to the massive Guilford-Randolph Megasite 16 miles away. Read how the mother of two accomplished the task, thanks partly to a 180-foot-high water tank.

When Danny and Jodie Stanley enrolled in a professional development class offered by the City’s Human Resources Department, they thought they were simply brushing up on their leadership skills. While the training has served them well in their more than two decades of combined City service, they came away with much more. Read how the couple eventually married on a whirlwind trip to Key West and became a family of eight.

For some, December marks one of the most wonderful times of the year. For 18-year Field Operations employee Fred Sparks, it marks when he gets to dress as a familiar seasonal character and spread holiday cheer to children of all ages.

While it’s a popular theme on movie and television screens, real crime scene investigation is unlike what’s portrayed by Hollywood. Meet Kelli Wise, a US Air Force veteran, and CSI for the City police department’s forensics division.