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Cheers for Peers is an employee recognition program designed to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and positive impact of RCDC staff. Our team members go above and beyond every day, and this program provides an opportunity to highlight their contributions and show appreciation.
Through Cheers for Peers, employees can nominate their co-workers in one of three categories: Heart of Gratitude, Sparkle & Shine, and Team Extreme. These awards recognize outstanding teamwork, commitment, and the extra effort that makes RCDC a great place to work.
Below is a list of past nominees and winners who have been recognized for their exceptional contributions.
Staff Name or Team | Category | Nominated by: | Status | Recognized in Months of | Year | Nominator :First Name | Nominator: Last Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Hernandez | Sparlke & Shine | EI Team | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | EI | Team |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | Carina | Hernandez |
Trey Winters | Sparlke & Shine | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | May | Bartel |
Trey Winters | Heart of Gratitude | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | May | Bartel |
Kaylee Goss & Shara Marsh | Team Extreme | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | Mattie | Purdy |
Trey Winters & Jennifer Hernandez | Team Extreme | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | May | Bartel |
Meghan Huber | Sparlke & Shine | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | Mattie | Purdy |
Carina Hernandez | Sparlke & Shine | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 | Dannah | Schatz |
Bethanee Pasek | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Corinna | Hines |
Angela Reich | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Corinna | Hines |
Early Intervention Nurses | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 | Emily | Burns |
Bethanee Pasek | Heart of Gratitude | Katrina Lowry | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Katrina | Lowry |
May Craig | Sparkle & Shine | Marcy Reed | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Marcy | Reed |
Erika Garcia | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Remi | Clark |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Martha Hernandez | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Martha | Hernandez |
Brandy Leon | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 | Denisse | Ramos |
May Craig & Mindi Engel | Team Extreme | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Lindsey | Torres |
Rebecca, Charlotte, Dana, Stephanie, & Katrina | Team Extreme | Shara Marsh | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Shara | Marsh |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | Deb Oyler | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 | Deb | Oyler |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Maria | Ordonez Vicente |
Magdalena Montoya & Karen Coulter | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 | Denisse | Ramos |
Shara Marsh | Sparkle & Shine | Kaylee Goss | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 | Kaylee | Goss |
Jennifer Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 | Remi | Clark |
Trey Winters | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 | Remi | Clark |
Charolette Harman | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Mattie | Purdy |
Dannah Schatz | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Remi | Clark |
Shara Marsh & Jacob Brungardt | Team Extreme | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 | Lindsey | Torres |
Melissa Dahlke, Ashley Winters, Ashley Martinez, & Kaylee Goss | Sparkle & Shine | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Lindsey | Torres |
Rebecca Clancy, Mattie Purdy, Shelby McNutt, & Katrina Lowry | Team Extreme | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Haley Jackson | Heart of Gratitude | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 | Dannah | Schatz |
Martha Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Stephanie | Wills |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Lindsey | Torres |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 | Remi | Clark |
Stephanie Wills | Heart of Gratitude | Anonymous | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 | Anonymous | |
Dana McNutt | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Mattie | Purdy |
Admin Team | Team Extreme | Dana McNutt | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 | Dana | McNutt |
Magdalena Montoya & Griselda Castillo | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Emily | Burns |
Charolette Harman | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Remi | Clark |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 | Denisse | Ramos |
Emily Burns | Heart of Gratitude | Charli Hendricks | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 | Charli | Hendricks |
Stephanie Wills | Sparkle & Shine | Dani Becker | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 | Dani | Becker |
Heather Mitchell (L&P Facilitator) | Sparkle and Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Maria | Ordonez Vicente |
May Craig & Remi Clark | Team Extreme | Charolette Harman | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Charolette | Harman |
Ashley Winters | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 | Carina | Hernandez |
Kaylee Goss | Sparkle & Shine | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Mattie | Purdy |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Sparkle and Shine | Remi Clark | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Remi | Clark |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 | Mattie | Purdy |
Magdalena Montoya | Sparkle & Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Victoria | Magwire |
Kim Koch | Heart of Gratitude | Faviola Del Real | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Faviola | Del Real |
Shelby McNutt | Sparkle and Shine | Laura Rooney | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Laura | Rooney |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle and Shine | Shara Marsh | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Shara | Marsh |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle and Shine | Celine Asebedo | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Celine | Asebedo |
Lisa Guinn, Marilyn Svaty, Magdalena Montoya & Angela Reich | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 | Emily | Burns |
Learn & Play Inservice Breakout Session Presenters | Team Extreme | Lisa Guinn | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 | Lisa | Guinn |
Maria Ordonez Vicente | Sparkle and Shine | Ashley Winters | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Ashley | Winters |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 | Corinna | Hines |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Jessica Lemons | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 | Jessica | Lemons |
Shara Marsh | Sparkle & Shine | Jennifer Hernandez | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 | Jennifer | Hernandez |
Denisse Ramos, Emily Burns, Magdalena Montoya, & Angela Reich | Team Extreme | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 | Remi | Clark |
Charlotte Neuschafer & Tabi Southern | Heart of Gratitude | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Dannah | Schatz |
Flor Marquez & Maria Ordonez Vicente | Team Extreme | Jennifer Hernandez | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 | Jennifer | Hernandez |
Early Intervention Team | Team Extreme | Bethanee Pasek | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and Shine | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Rebecca Clancy | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | May Craig | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | May | Craig |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Dana McNutt | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Dana | McNutt |
Corinna Hines | Heart of Gratitude | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Awarded | June-July | 2022 | Maria | Ordonez Vicente |
Victoria Magwire | Sparkle and Shine | Lisa Guinn | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Lisa | Guinn |
Stephanie Wills | Sparkle and Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Corinna | Hines |
Karen Coulter | Sparkle and Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Emily | Burns |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Remi | Clark |
Erika Garcia | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Corinna | Hines |
Erika Garcia | Sparkle and Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Magdalena Montoya | Sparkle and Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Emily | Burns |
Jennifer Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | April-May | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Dannah Schatz | Sparkle and Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Maria | Ordonez Vicente |
Carina Hernandez, Stephanie Wills & Katrina Lowry | Team Extreme | Erika Garcia | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Erika | Garcia |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Heart of Gratitude | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Triple P Team | Team Extreme | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | April-May | 2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Dana | McNutt |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
OT Motor Team | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Remi Clark | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April-May | 2022 | Denisse | Ramos |
Coaching Facilitators | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and Shine | Sallie Olomon | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Sallie | Olomon |
Dannah Schatz | Sparkle and Shine | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | Feb-March | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Feb-March | 2022 | Mattie | Purdy |
Corinna Hines | Sparkle and Shine | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Remi | Clark |
Liberal Office Staff/Travelers | Team Extreme | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | April-May | 2022 | Denisse | Ramos |
Maria Vincete Ordonez | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Corinna | Hines |
Tabi Southern | Heart of Gratitude | Charlotte Neuschafer | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Charlotte | Neuschafer |
tiny-k team (Now known as E.I. Team) | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | June-July | 2022 | Stephanie | Wills |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and Shine | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | June-July | 2022 | Dannah | Schatz |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Heart of Gratitude | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Maria | Ordonez Vicente |
All RCDC staff | Team Extreme | Dannah Schatz | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Dannah | Schatz |
Kim Koch | Heart of Gratitude | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 | Dana | McNutt |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Melissa Dahlke | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Melissa | Dahlke |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and Shine | Corinna Hines | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Corinna | Hines |
Magdalena Montoya | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 | Remi | Clark |
Ashley Winters | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Faviola | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Jennifer Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Victoria | Magwire |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle and Shine | Anonymous Person | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Anonymous | Person |
Ashley Martinez | Heart of Gratitude | Flor Marquez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Flor | Marquez |
Dana McNutt | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Lupita Zuniga | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Mattie Purdy | Sparkle and Shine | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Dana | McNutt |
Carina Hernandez & Lupita Zuniga | Team Extreme | Shara Sater | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Shara | Sater |
Ashley Hurd | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Remi | Clark |
Brook Eichhorn | Sparkle and Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Victoria | Magwire |
Denisse Ramos | Heart of Gratitude | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Carina | Hernandez |
Scott Kedrowski | Sparkle and Shine | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Mattie | Purdy |
Guadalupe Zu�iga | Sparkle and Shine | Estrella Padilla | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Estrella | Padilla |
Stephanie Frank | Heart of Gratitude | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Bethanee | Pasek |
Tiffany Almaguer | Sparkle and Shine | May Craig | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | May | Craig |
Karen Coulter | Heart of Gratitude | May Craig | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | May | Craig |
Griselda, Magdalena, Lupita | Team Extreme | Laura Richmeier | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Laura | Richmeier |
Magdalena | Sparkle and Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Victoria | Magwire |
Joy Savage | Sparkle and Shine | Laura Richmeier | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 | Laura | Richmeier |
Karen and Griselda | Heart of Gratitude | Erika Garcia | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Erika | Garcia |
Haley Jackson | Heart of Gratitude | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Lupita | Zuniga |
Marie Morales | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Denisse | Ramos |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and Shine | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Lupita | Zuniga |
Ashley Hurd | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Corinna | Hines |
Estrella Padilla | Heart of Gratitude | Guadalupe Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Guadalupe | Zuniga |
Shara | Sparkle and Shine | Estrella Padilla | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Estrella | Padilla |
South Team | Team Extreme | Amy Reist | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Amy | Reist |
Shara Sater | Sparkle and Shine | Katrina Lowry | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Katrina | Lowry |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Denisse | Ramos |
Rebecca Clancy | Heart of Gratitude | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Lupita | Zuniga |
Shara | Team Extreme | Estrella Padilla | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Estrella | Padilla |
Shara Sater | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Denisse | Ramos |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle and Shine | Ashley Martinez | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Ashley | Martinez |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Amy Reist | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Amy | Reist |
Marie Morales | Heart of Gratitude | Emily Burns | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Emily | Burns |
May Craig & Sarah Dechant | Heart of Gratitude | Dani Becker | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Dani | Becker |
CACFP Team | Team Extreme | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Dana | McNutt |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Ashley Hurd | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 | Ashley | Hurd |
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