2021 Strategic Partnership Award

Criteria: Executive Leadership recognizes the significant contribution of a group of staff or team for a project or significant accomplishment that impacts the entire organization and communities we serve. This teamwork and project served to promote LifeWays beyond its boundaries, and through this accomplishment LifeWays is recognized as a community leader. Any qualifying group, Team, or Initiative qualifies for this award, and must be submitted by supervisory staff.
(Award recipients in the past five years include Jail Services Team, 2-1-1 Community Navigation Team, Mental Health Millage Committee, PBHCI Grant Core Team, and ICS Team.)

Nominees:

CCBHC Team of Cassie Watson, Gina Costa and Josh Williams; the CCBHC Oversight Committee of Cassie Watson, Josh Williams, Maribeth Leonard, Shannan Clevenger, Wade Stitt, Jodie Smith, Chad Surque, Michael Cupp and Denae Tracy; Community Health Workers Kelly DeBoe and Tabata Zuniga; the entire Crisis Team and Crisis Residential Unit Team; the entire Customer Services Team & Integrated Health Clinic Team; the Hospital Navigation Team of Betsy Evans, Sydney Vernier, and Melissa Ladd Patnode; Hospital Liaisons Penny Mickel and Jennifer Garza; the PR Team of Chad Surque, Christina Crouch and Chelsea Oliver; and the Utilization Management Billing and Paneling CCBHC Workgroup (David Lowe, Jodie Smith, Julie Robert, Carly Coxon, Michael Cupp, Brenda Lewis, Alexis Shapiro and Laurie Warner).

Recipients:

The Public Relations Team: Chad Surque, Christina Crouch and Chelsea Oliver and The Hospital Navigation Team: Betsy Evans, Sydney Vernier, and Melissa Ladd Patnode