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PHOTO SUBMITTED Above, the Lincoln County team is: standing from left, Brittany Thompson, Lincoln County Administrator; Adriane Burns-Lofton; Coordinator Lincoln County; LaTonya Robinson, 5 Year Tenure; Cynthia McNulty, 5 Year Tenure; Shannon Little, Crisis Director; Michael Shelby, Employee of the Year IDDS and 10 Year Tenure; seated from left, Genetra Benjamin, Employee of the Year, Lincoln County; Chrishasta Gardner, 5 Year tenure; Belinda Waldrop, Employee of the Year, Crisis Center.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Above, from left, PSR Decorating Contest Award Conchita Fleming, Angelee Glasper, Quianti Merchant, Contance Clark, and Lenyetta Presley.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Above, Commissioners’ Award recipient Karin Lewis and Region 8 Executive Director Dave Van.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Above, from left, Phyllis Clark; Rose An. Johnson; Brandy Byrd, Milinda Clark Award Recipient; Region 8 Executive Director Dave Van.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Above, from left, Region 8 Executive Director Dave Van; Emile Craig Professional Excellence Award recipient Devon Winborne; Grayson Craig, son of Emile Craig, and Lisa Hayman.

Region 8 Mental Health recently conducted its 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony. Employees were honored for outstanding performance, professionalism, and tenure.

Among those awards was the Melvin Ray Commissioners’ Award of Excellence, presented to an administrative employee that exemplifies, through their actions, a model of leadership and who has made significant contributions through their giving spirit to the Region 8 Commission, its employees, and citizens served by the agency.

The Commissioners’ Award of Excellence this year was presented to Karin Lewis.

The Emile Craig Professional Excellence Award was given to the most dedicated to their profession and has the interest of every individual as their number one priority. They exemplify integrity, compassion, and commitment, while also consistently striving to go above and beyond to meet consumer and family needs.

The Emile Craig Professional Excellence Award was presented to Devon Winborne.

The Milinda Clark “Power of 8” Memorial Award was given to a Region 8 employee that embodied the true “Spirit and Heart” of Region 8. The specific criteria for this award were the true, undeniable characteristics of the former employee, Milinda Clark. She motivated others to achieve and always led by example.

This year’s recipient of the “Power of 8” Memorial Award was Brandy Byrd.

One of the most esteemed awards presented at the ceremony was the Power of 8 Awards.  Only a select few from Region 8’s five counties are recognized with this award for their unwavering commitment to outstanding performance. These employees exhibited strong character, leadership, and integrity.

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