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03 Jan

January 2022 Employee of the Month: Mark McNutt

Congratulations to Mark McNutt, our Data Direct product owner, for winning the very first employee of the month in 2022.His nomination came in from Scott Pralle, Vice President of Business Development. I’d like to nominate Mark McNutt as EOM for his attention to detail while always looking out for this team and CDP. Mark recently identified an issue with how the systems handled P-E...

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12 Jul

July 2021 Employee of the Month: Alissa Chrisos

Congratulations to our July 2021 Employee of the Month, Quality Assurance Engineer Alissa Chrisos. Her nomination came from one of our product owners, Heidi Morin.This Employee of the Month nomination has been a long time coming. She holds herself to high standards and is a true leader in the QA position. This nomination is for Alissa Chrisos.Where do I start with Alissa’s awesomen...

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14 Jun

June 2021 Employee(s) of the Month: Jack Baughman, Jenine Compton, and Joene Noble

It's not often that employee of the month posts are bittersweet, but that's exactly what happened in June.  First of all, we get to celebrate not one, not two, but three employees of the month. On the flip side, we are also going to be saying goodbye as all three of them have decided it's time to retire. We are so happy for all of them and everything they have accompl...

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03 May

May 2021 Employee of the Month — Annette Crist

A huge congratulations are in order for CDP’s May 2021 Employee of the Month, Annette Crist. Annette is part of the Project Management and Delivery (PMD) team, serving as an account manager for one of our clients.Her nomination came in from Amy Duncan, Vice President, PMD.I would like to nominate Annette Crist for EOM. Annette has been with CDP for about a year and a half, stepping...

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05 Apr

April 2021 Employee of the Month: Kevin Kring

Congratulations to Kevin Kring, April’s Employee of the Month. Kevin has been with CDP since the 1980s and has won this award several times during his tenure because he goes above and beyond all the time. This month’s nomination came from Kevin’s boss, Amy Duncan, Vice President, Portfolio Management and Delivery. I could probably find a reason to nomi...

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01 Mar

March 2021 Employee of the Month - Gwen Hudson

A big congratulations to our March Employee of the Month, Gwen Hudson. As you will see, Gwen is an integral part of our quality assurance team.  Gwen received two separate nominations from her fellow teammates, which makes this win extra special. The first came from fellow QA team member Bennita Drain:I would like to nominate Gwen Hudson for Employee of the Month. Gwen play...

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01 Feb

February 2021 Employee of the Month: Michelle Manuel

A huge congratulations to our February 2021 Employee of the Month, Michelle Manuel. Michelle is our account manager for our electronic medical records clients and she does it all. Most recently she has been hands-on for the rollout and implementation of ezEMRx's new Mass Vaccine Scheduler. Her nomination came from Director of Sales and Marketing, Mike Peth."I can't begin to tell...

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04 Jan

January 2021 Employee of the Month - Scott Lewis

It’s a new year, one we were all excited to finally see. What better way to ring in a new year than to celebrate an exemplary employee of the month? The first employee of the month for 2021 is the Director of Operations, Scott Lewis.On December 25, an explosion rocked downtown Nashville, Tennessee, taking out some AT&T communications services, including phones and internet at the...

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10 Dec

December 2020 Employees of the Month - Glenn Plott and Jim Chilcoat

This month we have the opportunity and pleasure to honor not one, but TWO employees of the month. Congratulations to Glenn Plott and Jim Chilcoat for helping us finish the year strong. Glenn PlottOur first employee of the month is Glenn Plott. His nomination came from Scott Lewis, Director of Operations.I would like to nominate Glenn Plott for CDP's Employee of the Month...

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04 Aug

August 2020 Employee of the Month - David Sewell

A big congratulations to our August 2020 Employee of the month, David Sewell. His nomination came from Vice President, Steve Marston, for his work on the annual security audit. Steve said: David did a great job with the audit this year, although we are not through it quite, yet he did a great job organizing it and keeping after everyone to get their tasks completed. Congr...

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06 Jul

July 2020 Employee of the Month - Molly Oliver

We would like to congratulate our July 2020 Employee of the Month, Molly Oliver. Molly plays a vital role in our customer support team. The initial nomination came from Director of Operations, Scott Lewis."I wanted you all to know what an outstanding job Molly has been doing with KY and EBT reconciliation. We had quite a few unusual financial adjustment issues that were...

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01 Jun

June 2020 Employee of the Month - Journi Bentley

Congratulations to our June Employee of the Month, Journi Bentley. Journi is a project manager with the Portfolio Management and Delivery (PMD) team. Her nomination came in from Amy Duncan, VP of PMD.I want to nominate Journi Bentley for Employee of the Month. She has worked tirelessly (with support from folks like Kevin Moore and Michelle Goins!) to get the new CDP POS devices ready for use. ...

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18 May

May 18, 2020: CEO Update on CDP's Response to COVID-19

Hello Everyone, I want to give you a brief update on our plans for COVID-19. We continue to limit access to our offices in Romeoville and Frankfort and encourage folks to work from home for the near future. Some of our staff are approved to come in to manage data center and equipment deliveries and installations. If you desire to work in either facility please contact your manager ...

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04 May

May 2020 Employees of the Month - Daniel Beasley, John Ciarlette , and Kevin Moore

We would like to congratulate our unprecedented THREE employees of the month for May 2020. Yes. Three. All our employees are awesome enough to win all the time, but these three went above and beyond during the quick transition to working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The original nomination came from Don Downs, Manger of Network Services....

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20 Apr

April 20, 2020: CEO Update on CDP's Response to COVID-19

It’s hard to believe it has been over 5 weeks now since we began our company response to the Covid-19 pandemic. I can honestly say I did not believe we would still be practicing this level of social distancing at this point.And I certainly did not fathom the impact it would have on our economy and our lives. While our world has changed drastically, I hope you, like me, find some comfort...

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10 Apr

April 10, 2020: A Message to Our Clients Regarding New COVID-19 Product Enhancements

CDP’s mission statement is that we will provide high-quality public health technology solutions, which assist the delivery of essential services to our state and local communities. While the situation we are all currently facing is certainly unprecedented, it has also allowed for unique, out-of-the-box thinking within the company so that we can provide new solutions for our customers.&nb...

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06 Apr

April 2020 Employee of the Month - Joseph Gilland

Although we are dealing with unusual circumstances, CDP is operating business as usual. This means providing top-notch service to our clients in every way possible, and ensuring that we continue to recognize our employees who go above and beyond the call of duty.The April 2020 employee of the month is WIC Direct product owner, Joseph Gilland. His nomination came in from Vice President of Produ...

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30 Mar

March 30, 2020: CEO Update on CDP's Response to COVID-19

I hope each of you had a good weekend despite the conditions we are living under. We had nice weather in Kentucky and many of us took advantage to go outside, do yardwork, or exercise. At this point I am unaware of any of us contracting the virus – I am thankful and hopeful we will continue to stay healthy. It does seem likely we will continue in this social distancing, lockdown, isolat...

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23 Mar

March 23, 2020: CEO Update on CDP's Response to COVID-19

While the world around us keeps changing, we are trying to keep business as usual. Obviously we’ve made changes in our work locations in Romeoville and Frankfort while we keep our operations and projects on track. I thank each of you for stepping up to the challenge. So far so good.  Vice President Steve Marston also shared this: The job CS and Networking are doing is incr...

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13 Mar

March 13, 2020: A message to our clients regarding CDP's response to COVID-19

To our valued client partners, As a public health IT provider, CDP is carefully monitoring the situation around novel coronavirus (COVID-19). I want to reach out to you personally about what we are doing to support you and your projects. As the situation continues to evolve, we are doing everything we can to ensure the uninterrupted services you expect from CDP.Our Team SafetyCD...

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