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2 nd Annual NCACDSS Best Practice Award Nominations
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The North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services (NCACDSS) hosted the Second Annual NCACDSS Best Practice Awards Ceremony at a luncheon on Thursday, September 30, at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern , NC during the 83 rd Annual Social Services Institute.
NCACDSS received nominations from County Departments of Social Services throughout North Carolina . Twelve candidates received the NCACDSS Best Practices Awards as a way to recognize innovative, successful and unique programs with NC Departments of Social Services. The counties are divided into three separate tiers based on their county populations. |
Please click on the program titles below to view each of the nominations.
*Indicates Award Recipient.
Tier One Nominations:
Macon County DSS
Virginia Cascada, Family & Child Medicaid Supervisor
Partnership for Success Car Program
Alexander County DSS
Phillip Bowman, Human Services Coordinator
Tier Two Nominations:
Work First Information Sessions
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
Orange County DSS
Carol Laing, Human Services Coordinator
Rowan County DSS
Sandra Wilkes, Director
*Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Outreach Campaign
Wilson County DSS
Amber Denning, Human Services Coordinator
Caldwell County DSS
Sharon Johnson, Work First Family Assistance Supervisor
Tier Three Nominations:
*School Attendance Task Team (SATT)
Mecklenburg County DSS
Richard W. Jacobsen Jr., Director
Tier One Nominations:
None submitted
Tier Two Nominations:
Operation Happy Childhood: “A Community Collaborative for Neglect and Abuse Prevention”
Haywood County DSS
Tony Beaman, Director
*Medical Protocols for Children Found at Methamphetamine Lab Sites
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
Work First Family Partner Program
Orange County DSS
Gwendolyn Price, Incombe Maintenance Director
Rowan County DSS
Pat Spears, IM Program Administration
Wilson County DSS
Charlene Hill, Program Manager
Count of Homeless Persons in Shelby, NC
Cleveland County DSS
Susan Willis, Community Services Consultant
Caldwell County DSS
Sharon Johnson, Work First Family Assistance Supervisor
Randolph County DSS
Lisa Royal, Social Work Programs Manager
Tier Three Nominations:
Buncombe County DSS
Lisa Eby, Human Services Planner/Evaluator
Information Seminar for Older Adults
Catawba County DSS
Terri Franco, Social Work Supervisor III
Healthy Communities: Supporting Quality of Life With GIS
Mecklenburg County DSS
Richard W. Jacobsen Jr., Director
Guilford County DSS
Bill Horne, Medicaid Program Manager
*Community In Action - Faith Partnership
Wake County DSS
Alma Shelton, Project Manager, Faith Partnership
Tier One Nominations:
Washington County DSS
Jerry Rhodes, Director
Family Assessment Tracking System
Alexander County DSS
Phillip Bowman, Human Services Coordinator
Tier Two Nominations:
*More Efficient Food Stamp Workbook
Moore County DSS
Leah Harris, Income Maintenance Supervisor, II
Child Protective Services Tracker
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
Alternative Services Paperless Systems
Wilson County DSS
Kim Boykin, Computer Consultant
Cleveland County DSS
Karen Ellis, Family Services Program Administrator
Caldwell County DSS
Sharon Johnson, Work First Family Assistance Supervisor
Rowan County DSS
Tom Brewer, Program Administrator
Tier Three Nominations
Innovative Computerization for Nutrition Programs
Catawba County DSS
Jan Shaffer, Adult Services Social Work Supervisor
Return on Investment Study for a Large Scale Information System
Mecklenburg County DSS
Richard W. Jacobsen Jr., Director
Buncombe County DSS
Tim Rhodes, Program Administrator
The Call Center's Customer Connection
Wake County Human Services
Daniel Jones, Call Center Manager
Tier One Nominations:
None submitted
Tier Two Nominations:
Child Abuse and Neglect Research Project
Haywood County DSS
Tony Beaman, Director
Orange County DSS
Gwendolyn Price, Incombe Maintenance Director
Rowan County DSS
Robert Cox, IM Supervisor II
Rockingham County DSS
Toni Fain, IMC Administrator
WFFA/Children's Services Child-Only Case Collaborative
Caldwell County DSS
Sharon Johnson, Work First Family Assistance Supervisor
Food Stamp Unit Re-organization/Good Customer Service
Randolph County DSS
Sherry Saunders, Food Stamp Supervisor
Union County DSS
Steve Ramsey, Social Work Supervisor II
Wilson County DSS
Sylvester Henderson, Family Group Conferencing Coordinator SW
Tier Three Nominations:
Hispanic Medicaid Recipient Education Workshop
Catawba County DSS
Melanie Whitener, Program Development Coordinator
Economic Services Division Intake Appointment System
Mecklenburg County DSS
Richard W. Jacobsen Jr , Director
Supportive Employment Program – An Evidenced Based Practice
Wake County Human Services
Mable Singleton Murrell, Team Leader
Guilford County DSS
Carolyn Schmidt, RN
Tier One Nominations:
None submitted
Tier Two Nominations:
Haywood County DSS
Tony Beaman, Director
Staff Development Advisory Board
Rowan County DSS
Sandra Wilkes, Director
Social Work Enhancement Training Curriculum
Wilson County DSS
Jennifer Taylor, MSW, Staff Development Specialist
Caldwell County DSS
Sammy Haithcock, Director
Tier Three Nominations:
*MRS Training Initiatives: Mindset, Ethics, Character and Leadership
New Hanover County DSS
LaVaughn Nesmith, LMSW, Director
