Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, Beacon Light Adult Residential Services and their parent company Journey Health System, hosted an annual service awards luncheon on Wednesday.
During this special event, employees that reached milestone years of service were recognized.
The celebration began with an employee appreciation message from Brian Larson, director of referral development & recruitment at Journey. Guy Signor, CEO of Journey, presented closing remarks including a tribute to Richard Seager, president of Journey.
Jodie Wagner, director of human resources, presented gifts in honor of the employees listed below for reaching milestone years of service.
Beacon Light Adult Residential Services:
· Five years — Corey Chase, Sue Coy, Stefanie Dreese, Blair Hydrick, Diana Phetterplace, Amber Reed, Peggy Shirey.
· 10 years — Kirk Johnson, Jennifer Richard, Samuel Shonts.
· 15 years — Christy Lekas, Georgeann McCool, Angela Peterson.
· 20 years — Diana Fanning, Jennifer Lindquist, Cris Nellis, Tammy Pearman.
Beacon Light Behavioral Health System:
· Five years — Nelson Allman, Carly Ambuske, Casey Bucher, Kim Bullers, Gretchen Daugherty, Julie Eastman, Jack Keyes, Jennifer Mayhue, Matthew McFall, Stacie McKinney, Marie Mott, Angelica Orris, Matt Pradichith, Allura Schwanke, Nicole Tak.
· 10 years — David Anderson, Erica Bailey, Laurie Butler, Kristy Fecker, Diane Jusko, Laura Moyer, John Simora, D.O., Brian Smith.
· 15 years — Ronald Buchheit, Timothy Piller, Amanda Straight, Angel Wagner, Echo Zandy.
· 20 years — Charles McCarthy.
· 25 years — Eric Moffett.
· 30 years- Kimberly Bond.
Journey Health System:
· Five years — Scott Burlingame, Meretta Cable.
· 10 years — Mike Lawson, Esq., Amber Sharp, Dale Shidemantle, John Stevenson.
· 15 years — Sara Mercer, Patricia Porcaro.
· 20 years -Matt Mangold.
· 25 years — Tina Cary.
· 35 years – John Pockey.
In addition, the Safety Committee and Opportunities Committee members were recognized. The Opportunities Committee is comprised of employees across all agencies that review and vote on submitted staff suggestions on how to improve safety, services, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
Out of several opportunities received over the past year, the winner of the “Opportunity of the Year Award” was Linda Bishop in the JHS Housekeeping Department. She submitted a waste-reducing and cost-saving opportunity in January regarding inventory control for products, including an improved order system and an ongoing audit of product expiration dates.
For more information about a career with Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, Beacon Light Adult Residential Services or Journey Health System, visit www.beacon-light.org.
