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The North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services Presents...
The Third Annual NCACDSS Best Practice Awards
Recognizing Best Practices in North Carolina's Departments of Social Services
Thursday, October 13, 2005
12:15PM-2:00PM
Hickory Metro Convention Center
**Winners Are Noted With An Asterisk**
Advancements in Staff and Leadership Development
| Tier Two Nominations: |
| **Supervisory Skills Training** |
| Davidson County DSS |
| Catherine Lambeth , Director |
| **Leadership Academy** |
| Caldwell County DSS |
| Tom Watson, APS Social Worker III |
| Tier Three Nominations: |
| **The UNC-G/A&T/DSS Undergraduate Lab** |
| Forsyth County DSS |
| Brenda Evans, Assistant Director |
Empowering Clients to Self-Sufficiency
| Tier One Nominations: |
| **It Takes a Village** |
| Alexander County DSS |
| Philip Bowman, Human Resource Placement Specialist |
| Tier Two Nominations: |
| **Economic Literacy Class** |
| Caldwell County DSS |
| Sharon Johnson, Workfirst Family Assistance Supervisor |
| Tier Three Nominations: |
| **Hmong Project: Building Cultural Collaboration** |
| Catawba County DSS |
| Beth Brandes, Assistant Director |
Profiles in Community Collaboration
| Tier One Nominations: |
| **The Back to School Project** |
| Jackson County DSS |
| Jennifer Abshire, SW Supervisor II |
| Our Jobs - Their Future |
| Alexander County DSS |
| Tammy Hoyle, Child Support Supervisor |
| Swain DSS - Building Bridges |
| Swain County DSS |
| John Eller, Director |
| KIDS - Kids Interdisciplenary Services: A Community Collaborative for Neglect & Abuse Prevention |
| Macon County DSS |
| Wesley Price, CPS Supervisor |
| Tier Two Nominations: |
| Supervision Suggestions for Children |
| Nash County DSS |
| Melvia Batts, Deputy Director |
| Care and Share of Franklin County |
| Franklin County DSS |
| Karen Wilson, Adult and Family Services Program Manager |
| Senior Awareness Day |
| Wilson County DSS |
| Charlene Hill, Adult Services Program Manager |
| Homes for Hearts, Inc. |
| Burke County DSS |
| David Smith, Director |
| Celebration of Life |
| Caldwell County DSS |
| Anne Johnson, Adult Services Supervisor |
| **The Multi-Disciplinary Guardianship Response Process** |
| Onslow County DSS |
| Adgenda Turner, Socail Work Program Administrator |
| Tier Three Nominations: |
| Vulnerable Adult Service Team |
| Forsyth County DSS |
| Diane Wimmer, Adult Services Director |
| WakeMed Pediatric ED Collaboration |
| Wake County Human Services |
| Maria Eason, Project Manager |
| Family NET |
| Catawba County DSS |
| Beth Brandes, Assistant Director |
| **Claremont Community Housing Project** |
| Guilford County DSS |
| Deborah Moore, Assistant Director |
| Community Assitance Database |
| Durham County DSS |
| Sharon Hirsch, Assistant Director |
Cost Savings Measures and/or Improvements in Efficiency
| Tier Two Nominations: |
| Computers for Children In Foster Care |
| Nash County DSS |
| Melvia Batts, Deputy Director |
| **Reducing the Cost of Foster Care** |
| Rowan County DSS |
| Sandra Wilkes, Director |
| Front End Investigations in Child Care Subsidy Program |
| Wilson County DSS |
| Tracey Mooring, Child Care Supervisor |
| Medicaid Transportation Tracking System |
| Caldwell County DSS |
| Will Wakefield, Program Resource Supervisor |
| CPS Crisis Plan |
| Alamance County DSS |
| Adrian Daye, Children's Services Program Manager |
| Tier Three Nominations: |
| More for Your Money |
| Guilford County DSS |
| Denise Hill, Child Care Program Manager |
| Comprehensive System Development and Re-engineering Initiative |
| Catawba County DSS |
| Rick Pilato, Business and Finance Director |
| Automated Budget Project |
| Buncombe County DSS |
| Tim Rhodes, Program Administrator |
| **Automated Re-enrollment** |
| Durham County DSS |
| Sharon Hirsch, Assistant Director |
Innovations in Services to Customers
| Tier One Nominations: |
| **Excellent Customer Service** |
| Greene County DSS |
| Sherry Roberson, Administrative Assistant |
| Tier Two Nominations: |
| Shared Parenting Video |
| Nash County DSS |
| Melvia Batts, Deputy Director |
| Wilson County Child Support Judicial Teams |
| Wilson County DSS |
| Delois Jones, Team Leader Child Support |
| Planning for Child Care |
| Onslow County DSS |
| Annette Johnson, Day Care Coordinator |
| **WFFA/Children's Services Child-Only Care Collaborative** |
| Caldwell County DSS |
| Sharon Johnson, Work First Assistant Supervisor |
| Alamance County Displaced Worker Task Force |
| Alamance County DSS |
| Linda Allison, Assistant Director |
| FamilyNet of Surry County |
| Surry County DSS |
| Lisa Snow, Performance Team Chair |
| Tier Three Nominations: |
| Wake County Foster Paren Cluster Group Website |
| Wake County Human Services |
| Helena Perlman, Human Services Senior Practitioner |
| Meeting the Needs of the LEP |
| Catawba County DSS |
| Jo Sloan, Program Manager |
| Food Stamps/Front Desk Notification System |
| Buncombe County DSS |
| Tim Rhodes, Program Administrator |
| North Carolina Health Choice Fee |
| Guilford County DSS |
| Bill Horne, Medicaid Program Manager |
| **MAPP: Inclusion of Birth Paren Panel** |
| Durham County DSS |
| Pattye Brown, Social Worker - MAPP Trainer |
