Three Cheers & Congratulations to Sheri Andrews, Tim Sipe, and Renee Strathmeyer in Bell’s Oasis House program; this dedicated trio are the newest recipients of Bell’s Outstanding Performance Award (OPA)! Renee, Tim, and Sheri were nominated by Lori Leister, assistant director of Bell’s mental health services department because they have “worked very hard since […]
Congratulations to Elisa Jefferson, who recently received an Outstanding Performance Award for her amazing work as a Residential Program Supervisor in Bell’s Intellectual/Developmental Disability (IDD) residential services program. Nominated in multiple categories – Great Team Player, Goes the Extra Mile, & Champion Caregiver – Elisa recently stepped in as a supervisor in one of the […]
While the day began with rumbling thunder and pouring rain, the clouds soon moved out to reveal a host of sunshiny smiles as all of the teams, sponsors, volunteers, and spectators showed up for the 2023 Bell’s Big Bed Race on Saturday, April 15. The lively and cheerful show of support from everyone in attendance […]
Congratulations to Kevin Traister, the Director of Human Resources, for receiving an Outstanding Performance Award. Theresa Franklin, the Director of Intellectual Disability Services, said, “Kevin deserves an OPA for his continued effort every November to raise money and secure turkeys for the programs at Bell. Yearly we see him put in extra effort for the […]
Congratulations to the newest group of graduates of Bell’s Firefly series. Participants met for sessions every three weeks since last October with presenters from the community on topics of personal and professional development. The group celebrated together (along with agency directors) for their final session and wrap-up luncheon. Three cheers to Thomas, Vanessa, Patricia, Yajaira, […]
We are starting the week with an Outstanding Performance Award (OPA). Congratulations, Victor Holler! Your positive attitude, dedication, and compassion shine brightly in everything you do. Lizabeth Mojica said, “Victor is a great team player and an amazing morale booster. We cannot thank him enough for his willingness to help at all of the group […]
Candice Warren is the Assistant Program Coordinator of Bell’s Community Residential Apartment Services program. She can often be found taking the time to go above and beyond, helping in any way she can. “It is just so fulfilling,” Candice said during a recent interview. “When you get in here, you fall in love with the […]
On what would be one of the coldest days of the year so far, teams of people – including several Bell employees – set out to assist with the 2022 Point in Time Count on Thursday, January 27. Lori Leister, Bell’s assistant director of mental health services (and also supervises Bell’s NextDoor program) reported on […]
As the program coordinator for Bell’s Community Hospital Integration Project Program (CHIPP) Assisted Living program, Jessica Putnam oversees three community living homes that each provide 24/7 care for three mental health service users. Jessica’s supervisor, Kris Stroup, nominated Jessica for the Ivan G. Hileman award because, she says, Jessica’s leadership skills became even more evident […]
Managing a calendar of scheduled in-person trainings for an entire department takes a lot of coordination. Reworking that schedule and figuring out how to make those trainings happen in a virtual environment due to a pandemic, is a whole new challenge. To meet required program regulations for Bell’s intellectual/developmental disability residential program (IDRS), all staff […]