MTC Recognizes 2020 Celebrating Excellence Winners
We’d like to recognize and congratulate our 2020 Celebrating Excellence winners! In a year of chaos and struggle, 2020’s winners and nominees went above and beyond their normal duties.
Several factors go into choosing our Celebrating Excellence recipients including years of service, leadership, impact, and character. We congratulate the winners for making a positive contribution at their facility and appreciate all they do for our MTC family!
For Job Corps, the categories are: educator of the year, social development employee of the year, OA/CTS employee of the year, support services employee of the year, computer supporter of the year, and MTC scholar.
For corrections/detention, the categories are: program services employee of the year, correctional officer of the year, support services employee of the year, and community supporter of the year.
For MTC Medical, the category is employee of the year.
Here are the 2020 winners by region. And below that, you’ll find a few photos of our winners!
Job Corps
| Region | Category | Winner | Facility |
| Eastern | |||
| Educator of the year | Wilma Diaz | Hartford | |
| Social Development Employee of the Year | Melvin James | Turner | |
| OA/CTS Employee of the Year | Vincent Li | South Bronx Job Corps | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Rosemarie Thomas | Earle C Clements | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Sherwood Baptist Church | Turner | |
| MTC Scholar | Robert Jones | Indypendence | |
| Western | |||
| Educator of the year | Sheri Hankel | Tongue Point | |
| Social Development Employee of the Year | Rosetina Rowa | Maui | |
| OA/CTS Employee of the Year | Virginia Nayman-Tonn | Humphrey | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Andrew Guay | Hawaii | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | University of So. California | LA | |
| MTC Scholar | Frankie Bays | LA | |
| Workforce Partnership | |||
| Educator of the year | Josephine Smallwood | Flint Hills | |
| Social Development Employee of the Year | Hadiyah Dansby | Flint Hills | |
| OA/CTS Employee of the Year | Katie Stunkel | Flint Hills | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Geoff Marmer | Flint Hills | |
| MTC Scholar | Rachel Henderson | Paul Simon Chicago | |
Corrections/Detention/MTC Medical
| Region | Category | Winner | Facility |
| Region I | |||
| Program Services Employee of the Year | Jenifer Grout | CAPP | |
| Correctional Officer of the Year | Lt. Jessica Beasley | Marana | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Elizabeth Brady | NCCC | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Mayor Ed Honea | Marana | |
| Region II | |||
| Program Services Employee of the Year | Linda Nolasco | Otero I | |
| Correctional Officer of the Year | Kimdecia White | IAH/Polk | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | David Chapa | El Valle | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Judge Sydney Murphy | IAH | |
| Region III – Operations Contracts | |||
| Program Services Employee of the Year | Dennis Porterfield | Sanders Estes | |
| Correctional Officer of the Year | Joe Gonzales | Lockhart | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Kevin Allen | East Texas | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Pam Randall | Bridgeport – Volunteer | |
| Region III – Treatment Contracts | |||
| Program Services Employee of the Year | Betty Delgado | Havins | |
| Correctional Officer of the Year | Erika Escalante | Sayle Unit | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Lisa Blacklock | Halbert | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Jeff Shriver | Sayle Unit | |
| Region IV | |||
| Program Services Employee of the Year | Monica Carter | Wilkinson | |
| Correctional Officer of the Year | Danesha Selvage | Wilkinson | |
| Support Services Employee of the Year | Travis Lewis | Gadsen | |
| Community Supporter of the Year | Chief Randle Davis | East Mississippi | |
| Medical | |||
| Medical Employee of the Year | Vanessa Enriquez | Bluebonnet | |
