CHCS Hosts Annual Meeting and Staff Recognition Ceremony

The Board of Directors of Community Health and Counseling Services recently hosted the 128th Annual Meeting and Staff Recognition ceremony.  The event, held in Bangor at the Spectacular Event Center, was attended by hundreds of staff, corporate members, board members and invited guests.

CHCS honored 63 staff for their years of service to the agency with a combined total of 715 years.  The agency also recognized CHCS foster parents who had provided over 5 years of service for opening their homes and hearts to children in need.

Dale Hamilton, Executive Director, welcomed the attendees and thanked them for their dedication, compassion, expertise and support given throughout the years. He remarked that the work CHCS does, while important to the individuals and families served by the agency, could not happen without the commitment by staff to support those in need.  Glenn Goodwin, Treasurer-Board of Directors, read the names of the recognees while Charles Hutchins, Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors, handed out certificates and gifts.

The 2010-2011 CHCS recognees honored at this year's Staff Recognition ceremony in the Adult, Child and Family Services (ACFS), Health Services (HS), Finance, Human Resource and Executive departments are as follows:

25 Years of Service

Paul Goodman, Psychiatrist, Bangor
Joanne Hicks, Home Health Aide/HS, Machias
Tammy LaFrance, Coordinator for A/R/Finance, Bangor
Diane C. Nelson, Mgr/Community Relations & Development, Executve Dept, Bangor

20 Years of Service

Brenda Godin, Controller/Finance, Bangor
Mary Haynes, Asst. Director/ACFS, Bangor
Tom Lynn, Director/ACFS, Bangor
Janet Nickerson, Data Entry Operator/HS, Lincoln
Lisa O'Donnell, Coordinator & Family Specialist/ACFS, Lincoln
Sharon Starbird, Mobile Crisis/ACFS, Dover-Foxcroft
Debra Wiggin, Coordinator Billing/Finance, Bangor
Michelle Worth, Community Integration Worker/ACFS, Ellsworth

15 Years of Service

Michelle Arthurs, Family Specialist II/ACFS, Lincoln
Karen Beaton, Staff Accountant/Finance, Bangor
Wendy Cornell, Residential Support/ACFS, Bangor
Janet Fielding, Residential Specialist/ACFS, Bangor
John Johnson, Residential Support/ACFS, Ellsworth
Brian Moynihan, Clinical Supervisor/ACFS, Bangor
Michelle Poirer, Program Supervisor/ACFS, Bangor
Donnalene Robicheau, Residential Support/ACFS, Ellsworth

10 Years of Service

Alyson Ade, Physical Therapist/HS, Dover-Foxcroft
Kara Beaulieu, Residential Support/ACFS, Ellsworth
Margaret Casey, Family Specialist II/ACFS, Houlton
Jeanne Clark, Medical Secretary/ACFS, Bangor
Michelle Cole, Nurse/HS, Dover-Foxcroft
Tracy Comeau, Mental Health Therapist/ACFS, Skowhegan
Cynthia Friel, Per Visit Physical Therapist/HS, Lincoln
Rachel Grant, Supervisor/ACFS, Skowhegan
Dawn Hatch, Analyst/Finance, Bangor
Jill Hoelzer, Community Integration/ACFS, Bangor
John Jaksa, Supervisor/ACT/ACFS, Bangor
Melissa Johnson, Community Integration/ACFS, Bangor
Cynthia Kelly, Secretary III/HS, Dover-Foxcroft
Sandra Kimball, Rentals Supervisor/ACFS, Bangor
Sharon Knapp, Psychiatric Nurse/ACFS, Bangor
Tara Matthews, Per Visit Nurse/HS, Machias
Bart McGraw, Teacher Stillwater Academy/ACFS, Brewer
Tracey Meeks, Community Integration/ACFS, Bangor
Denise Nickerson, Mental Health Therapist/ACFS, Bangor
Donna Pond, Clinical Social Worker/ACFS, Bangor
Melodie Rand, Family Specialist/Coordinator/ACFS, East Winthrop
Tanya Ronco, Residential Counselor/ACFS, Hermon
Cindy Sanborn, Living Skills/ACFS, Orono
Stacey Trudel Nadeau, Family Specialist II/ACFS, Caribou

5 Years of Service

Adam Bailey, PC Technician/Human Resources, Bangor
Amy Brook, Mobile Crisis Manager/ACFS, Bangor
Trisha Burke, Crisis Residential Specialist/ACFS, Bangor
Renee Butler, Clinical Social Worker/ACFS, Bangor
Catherine Emerson, Education Technician/Stillwater Academy, Brewer
Catherine Estabrook, Residential Support/ACFS, Bangor
Parise Jaime, Crisis Residential/ACFS, Brewer
Angela Lizzotte, Physical Therapist, Bangor
Michael MacDonnell, Crisis Residential/ACFS, Brewer
Nikki Martin, Crisis Residential/ACFS, Brewer
Stephen Martin, Residential Support/ACFS, Bangor
Catherine Mesaric-Rocha, Mobile Crisis/ACFS, Dover-Foxcroft
Debra Morrissette, Crisis Residential/ACFS, Brewer
Michelle Pelletier, Education Technician/Stillwater Academy, Brewer
Caroline Smith, Specialist/Software, Human Resources, Bangor
Marie Sutherland, Community Integration/ACFS, Lincoln
Kerry Tuck, Education Technician/Stillwater Academy, Brewer
Karen Wheelock, Manager Crisis Stabilization/ACFS, Brewer
Catherine Witteborg Wallace, Medical Social Worker/HS, Dover-Foxcroft