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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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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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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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02 Mar

March 2020 Employee of the Month - Ryan Doherty

Congratulations to March 2020's Employee of the Month, Quality Assurance Engineer Ryan Doherty. His nomination initially came in from the Director of Quality Assurance, Karen Waluk.  "Ryan's outstanding performance and contributions are topped off nicely with his easy-to-work-with/happy-to-help style. The 'cherry on top' is his clever...

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11 Feb

February 2020 Employee of the Month - Sarah Long

CDP is pleased to announce that Sarah Long is the Employee of the Month for February 2020. Her initial nomination came in from Kelly Pralle and was seconded by Don Downs.I’d like to recognize Sarah Long for some of her many achievements.Sarah is one of the most knowledgeable people in our department and everyone always enjoys working with her.She handles all types of technica...

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08 Jan

January 2020 Employee of the Month - Heidi Morin

We would like to congratulate Heidi Morin, one of our resident business analysts, on being the first Employee of the Month recipient of the year! This was a much-deserved win, as she received two nominations. The first nomination came from Senior Product Analyst, Julie Alyea.Not only is Heidi smart and funny, she is a total rock star for a number of reasons. First, she ha...

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02 Dec

December 2019 Employee of the Month - Amy Duncan

We would like to congratulate Amy Duncan on being named CDP's December 2019 Employee of the Month. Her nomination came from Scott Pralle and he said: I would like to nominate Amy Duncan for Employee of the Month.  Not only is Amy an excellent manager that is consistently available for support and guidance but she has represented CDP extremely well as the Chair of ...

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12 Nov

November 2019 Employee of the Month - Andy Vail

We would like to congratulate Andy Vail on being November 2019's Employee of the Month. He holds the record for winning this honor the most times at CDP, and we are happy to award it to him again. Because he's just that awesome. His nomination came from Quality Assurance Engineer, David Crespo. I’d like to nominate Andy Vail for Employee of the Month. This...

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05 Aug

August 2019 Employee of the Month - Alissa Chrisos

Congratulations to our August 2019 Employee of the Month, Alissa Chrisos, who is a member of our quality assurance team. Her nomination came from the Director of Quality Assurance, Karen Waluk. I have enjoyed seeing the nominations fly in for her this month; it’s an extra special bonus when those you work shoulder to shoulder with every day [and night] take the time to recogni...

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