WIC takes team trophy as health department recognizes outstanding employees

 

Members of the WIC staff at the Mobile County Health Department show off

the traveling trophy they recieved July 18, 2014, after being recognized for

their outstanding efforts to serve the public while they transitioned to a new

computer system.

MOBILE, Ala. -- In January, a new employee recognition program known as GEM – Going the Extra Mile -- was announced at the Mobile County Health Department. Three months later, several departments across the 504-employee agency were recognized with team GEM awards at a bling-inspired training event and celebration.

Now, MCHD's first individual GEM winners have been selected by nominations from their peers and supervisors. All six have Gone the Extra Mile in their professional duties. They may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but every single one of them, in their own way, are helping to transform MCHD and Family Health into the agency of choice in Mobile County. That makes them real life super heroes.

The individual GEM winners are:  Amy Rosson, Finance; Dr. Kent Daum, Optometry; Margaret McCullouch, Nutrition Services; Meredith Gardner, WIC; Natalie Briceno, Pediatrics and Wendy Hale, Housekeeping.

In March, the first winner of the traveling trophy was given to the Finance Department. Now, the silver cup will have a new home as it leaves Finance and makes its way to WIC, the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program led by Elizabeth W. Smith. Smith and her staff has been hard at work implementing a new computer system known as Crossroads.

Other teams who were recognized for their hard work during the most recent quarter were the staff at the North Mobile Health Center and the Maintenance Department.