ALL STAFF PARTY 2011

Congratulations to Our Team Members of the Year 2010!

Last Saturday was the 3^rd annual All Staff Fun Day and Picnic! The location this time was Camino Del Vista Park in Scottsdale. Beautiful, balmy 75 degree Arizona ‘winter’ day was only one factor in making this a great day.

Despite of some team members having to stay behind to take care of the animals, after all we are open 24/7, we had a very nice turnout. The younger folks enjoyed the bouncy house and the balloon blaster. Some folks even tried their luck in fishing.

There was a lot of good food. And even a friendly between-the-hospitals volley ball ‘tournament’. First Regional’s Team got to a great start taking an early lead, but North Valley rallied back and took the close first set in the end. The second set one was much closer from the go –First Regional managed to hold on to a narrow lead in the end. Overall it was a tie J Maybe we can challenge1^st EPC into taking on the winner next time?

Then it was finally time for the Team member of the Year Announcements.  The process for selecting the Team Member of the Year for each hospital starts around October every year. Initially all team members get to nominate their three top candidates (full year of service by the end of the year is the only eligibility requirement). For each hospital the people who get most votes (top 10 for FRAH and top 7 for NVRAH and EPC) will then go through several rounds of ‘ratings’ by peers and supervisors in areas such as dependability, punctuality, customer service, team work etc., etc. Each week the person with the lowest overall score is eliminated. Once we get down to the top three we eagerly await for the awards ceremony.

And the winners are:

FRAH – Meghan StJohn

            Meghan has been at FRAH since 2004. She started as part time Receptionist and last year took over the Client Service Manager position. She has done a great job uniting her CSR Team and promoting communication between departments.

NVRAH – Malea Mangone

            Malea has been part of the NVRAH Emergency Technician Team since early 2008. She is always ready to help others and is well liked by all her piers not to mention that she is a great technician!

1^st EPC –David Nelson

            David is one of the hardest workers around. He is a great technician and great Team Player. Despite holding two full time jobs David is always cheerful and gives more than 100%!

Additionally each year we recognize many more outstanding team members for their contributions. This year’s other award recipients were:

FRAH -

1. Veterinarian of the Year:  Dr. Alisa Reniker  (small trophy)
2. Technician of the Year: Kristina Leonard (small trophy)
3. Client Service Representative of the Year: Renae Friesen (small trophy)
4. 2010 Most Valuable Player: Robert Hammerman (certificate)

                                                             i.      Excellence in Patient Care

1.      Shari Awalt

2.      Dori Lamb

3.      Erin Lawrence

4.      Matt Smith

5.      Trinity Taylor

                                                            ii.      Excellence in Client Service

1.      Debbie Defazio

1.      Cristi Edwards

2.      Eric Goettl

3.      Mary Howerton

4.      Alison Pfeiff

                                                          iii.      Excellence in Teamwork

1.      Sarah Amrhein

2.      Dr. Carly Blom

3.      Elana Gulla

4.      Kristi Landy 

5.  Alfredo Nevarez

NVRAH -

1. Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Megan Begay (small trophy)
2. Technician of the Year Darci Hoefer (small trophy)
3. Client Service Representative of the Year – Kayla Rothwell (small trophy)
4. 2010 Most Valuable Player: Kim Cankar (certificate)

                                                              i.      Excellence in Patient Care

1.      Jennifer Metzler

2.      Jamie Pizzitola

3.      Tammie Watt

                                                            ii.      Excellence in Client Service

1.      Lynze Bates

2.      Melinda Jean

3.      Jennifer Ripley

                                                          iii.      Excellence in Teamwork

1.      Melinda Jean

2.      Dr. Ryan Lunt

3.      Lynda Novak

1^st EPC -

1. Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Mike Grguric (small trophy)
2. Technician of the Year: Cara Bromley (small trophy)
3. Client Service Representative of the Year: Karen Mitchell (small trophy)
4. 2010 Most Valuable Player: Lisa Kernaghan (certificate)

                                                              i.      Excellence in Patient Care

1.      Angie Cordell

2.      Lisa Kernaghan

3.      Angel Torres

                                                            ii.      Excellence in Client Service

1.      Tatijuana McMahon

2.      Dr. Mark Mosbacher

3.      Viviane Williams

                                                          iii.      Excellence in Teamwork

1.      Dr. Nicole Demetre-Moss

2.      Trina Sipple

3.      Angel Torres

Finally- we want to extend a big Thank You to ALL of our Team Members! Each one of you is an essential part of our success. We truly appreciate you hard work and dedication every day of the year!