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Boswell Regional Center recently held its Employee Recognition Banquet to honor the top employees for 2017. The majority of the honorees in the recognition program are involved in the direct care of BRC individuals. One category recognizes outstanding support personnel. Employees of the Month during the entire year were honored at the banquet attended by Diana Mikula, executive director of the Department of Mental Health; Steve Allen, deputy director of DMH; Renee Britt, bureau director, intellectual and developmental disabilities and Marc Lewis, bureau director, bureau director, mental health.
The top employees of 2017 were: Tameka Cooper, Campus Direct Support Professional; Jean Dennis, Community Services division; Mashonda McDonald, Community ICF/IDD group homes; Stanley Sullivan, Support/Professional division and Lonnie Baggett, Mississippi Adolescent Center.
Each employee received $100 from Boswell’s “Friends and Family” association, an engraved award and a personalized parking sign declaring their status as Employee of the Year.
Mikula emphasized her support for the contributions each of the honorees, including all 2017 employees of the month, make in their respective positions.
“Thank you for all that you do each and every day for your center and for the Department of Mental Health,” said Mikula in addressing honored employees. “Your dedication changes lives, shapes our centers and creates long-lasting results. Because of your service, Boswell Regional Center and Mississippi Adolescent Center will continue to be positive forces, dedicated to fostering change and improving lives.”
Other awards presented at the banquet include the Eisenhower Durr Leadership Award, presented to a deserving department director. This year’s award went to Will Beeson, campus unit director. He received an engraved trophy from Boswell’s Friends and Family Association and $100 from Priority One Bank. Quinston Woodard, a direct support professional, received the Tracy Dampier Spirit Award. For this recognition, he received a $100 check from Peoples Bank and an engraved award from the Friends and Family Association.
Boswell Regional Center’s Employees of the Year for 2017 are, front row, from left: Stanley Sullivan, Support division; Jean Dennis, Community Services; Tameka Cooper, Campus Direct Support Professional and Mashonda McDonald, Community ICF/IDD division. Congratulating the winners are, back row, from left, Cindy Womack, assistant director of Boswell; Clint Ashley, director of Boswell, Renee Brett, DMH bureau director, IDD; Diana Mikula, executive director of DMH and Steve Allen, deputy director of DMH.
