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Cheers for Peers is an employee recognition program designed to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and positive impact of RCDC staff. Our team members go above and beyond every day, and this program provides an opportunity to highlight their contributions and show appreciation.
Through Cheers for Peers, employees can nominate their co-workers in one of three categories: Heart of Gratitude, Sparkle & Shine, and Team Extreme. These awards recognize outstanding teamwork, commitment, and the extra effort that makes RCDC a great place to work.
Below is a list of past nominees and winners who have been recognized for their exceptional contributions.
Staff Name or Team | Category | Nominated by: | Status | Recognized in Months of | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shara Marsh | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Emma Doll | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Awarded | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Rebecca Clancy, Stephanie Wills, Katrina Lowry, & Dana McNutt | Team Extreme | Emily Wolking | Awarded | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Francisca Jimenez | Heart of Gratitude | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Trey Winters | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Kaylee Goss | Nominated | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Bertha Valdez | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | 1st Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar | 2026 |
Mindi Engel | Heart of Gratitude | Emma Doll | Awarded | 2nd Quarter: Apr/May/June | 2026 |
Yocelynn Vargas | Sparkle & Shine | Jennifer Hernandez | Awarded | 2nd Quarter: Apr/May/June | 2026 |
Early Intervention South Team | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Awarded | 2nd Quarter: Apr/May/June | 2026 |
Bertha Valdez, Denisse Ramos, Flor Marquez, & Marcy Reed | Team Extreme | Lily Burrows | Awarded | 3rd Quarter: July/Aug/Sept | 2026 |
Andrés Isaac Rivas | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | 3rd Quarter: July/Aug/Sept | 2026 |
Francisca Jimenez | Heart of Gratitude | Nancy Goodman | Awarded | 3rd Quarter: July/Aug/Sept | 2026 |
Adam Patterson | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | April/May/June | 2025 |
Tiffany Almaguer & Bethanee Pasek | Team Extreme | Katrina Lowry | Awarded | April/May/June | 2025 |
Bethanee Pasek | Sparkle & Shine | Erika Garcia | Awarded | April/May/June | 2025 |
Early Intervention Nurses | Team Extreme | Katrina Lowry | Nominated | April/May/June | 2025 |
Griselda Castillo & Magdalena Montoya | Team Extreme | Jennifer Hernandez | Nominated | April/May/June | 2025 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Meghan Huber | Sparkle & Shine | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Trey Winters & Jennifer Hernandez | Team Extreme | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Kaylee Goss & Shara Marsh | Team Extreme | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Trey Winters | Heart of Gratitude | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Trey Winters | Sparlke & Shine | May Bartel | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Jennifer Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | EI Team | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Rachel Campbell | Sparkle & Shine | May Bartel | Nominated | July-Sept | 2025 |
Remi Clark | Sparkle & Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | July-Sept | 2025 |
Ashley & Trey Winters, & Kaylee Goss | Heart of Gratitude | Melissa Dahlke | Awarded | July-Sept | 2025 |
Rebecca Clancy, Katrina Lowry, & Stephanie Wills | Team Extreme | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | July-Sept | 2025 |
Tiffany Almaguer | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | July-Sept | 2025 |
Shara Marsh & Jacob Brungardt | Team Extreme | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | July-Sept | 2025 |
Yazmin Vargas | Sparkle & Shine | Dana McNutt | Nominated | Oct-Dec | 2025 |
Brook Heredia | Sparkle & Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Awarded | Oct-Dec | 2025 |
Charolette Harman | Heart of Gratitude | Brook Heredia | Awarded | Oct-Dec | 2025 |
Remi Clark | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct-Dec | 2025 |
Haley Jackson | Heart of Gratitude | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 |
Rebecca Clancy, Mattie Purdy, Shelby McNutt, & Katrina Lowry | Team Extreme | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 |
Shara Marsh & Jacob Brungardt | Team Extreme | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 |
Magdalena Montoya & Karen Coulter | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 |
Brandy Leon | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | April/May/June | 2024 |
Early Intervention Nurses | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Awarded | April/May/June | 2024 |
Trey Winters | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 |
Jennifer Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 |
Shara Marsh | Sparkle & Shine | Kaylee Goss | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | Deb Oyler | Awarded | Jan/Feb/Mar | 2024 |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Martha Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle & Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Martha Hernandez | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Bethanee Pasek | Heart of Gratitude | Katrina Lowry | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Angela Reich | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Bethanee Pasek | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Awarded | July/Aug/Sept | 2024 |
Stephanie Wills | Heart of Gratitude | Anonymous | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Melissa Dahlke, Ashley Winters, Ashley Martinez, & Kaylee Goss | Sparkle & Shine | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Dannah Schatz | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Charolette Harman | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Rebecca, Charlotte, Dana, Stephanie, & Katrina | Team Extreme | Shara Marsh | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
May Craig & Mindi Engel | Team Extreme | Lindsey Torres | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Erika Garcia | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
May Craig | Sparkle & Shine | Marcy Reed | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2024 |
Shara Marsh | Sparkle & Shine | Jennifer Hernandez | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 |
Learn & Play Inservice Breakout Session Presenters | Team Extreme | Lisa Guinn | Nominated | April/May/June | 2023 |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 |
Stephanie Wills | Sparkle & Shine | Dani Becker | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 |
Admin Team | Team Extreme | Dana McNutt | Awarded | April/May/June | 2023 |
Denisse Ramos, Emily Burns, Magdalena Montoya, & Angela Reich | Team Extreme | Remi Clark | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 |
Melissa Dahlke | Heart of Gratitude | Jessica Lemons | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 |
Lisa Guinn, Marilyn Svaty, Magdalena Montoya & Angela Reich | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Nominated | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 |
Ashley Winters | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 |
Emily Burns | Heart of Gratitude | Charli Hendricks | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2023 |
Early Intervention Team | Team Extreme | Bethanee Pasek | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Charlotte Neuschafer & Tabi Southern | Heart of Gratitude | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Maria Ordonez Vicente | Sparkle & Shine | Ashley Winters | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle & Shine | Celine Asebedo | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle & Shine | Shara Marsh | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Shelby McNutt | Sparkle & Shine | Laura Rooney | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
May Craig & Remi Clark | Team Extreme | Charolette Harman | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Heather Mitchell (L&P Facilitator) | Sparkle & Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Charolette Harman | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Flor Marquez & Maria Ordonez Vicente | Team Extreme | Jennifer Hernandez | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Kim Koch | Heart of Gratitude | Faviola Del Real | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Magdalena Montoya | Sparkle & Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Kaylee Goss | Sparkle & Shine | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Magdalena Montoya & Griselda Castillo | Team Extreme | Emily Burns | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Dana McNutt | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2023 |
Liberal Office Staff/Travelers | Team Extreme | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Coaching Facilitators | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Remi Clark | Sparkle & Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | April-May | 2022 |
Triple P Team | Team Extreme | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | April-May | 2022 |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Heart of Gratitude | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Jennifer Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | April-May | 2022 |
Karen Coulter | Sparkle & Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Victoria Magwire | Sparkle & Shine | Lisa Guinn | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle & Shine | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Kim Koch | Heart of Gratitude | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Feb-March | 2022 |
Dannah Schatz | Sparkle & Shine | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | Feb-March | 2022 |
OT Motor Team | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 |
May Craig | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 |
Magdalena Montoya | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | Melissa Dahlke | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Heart of Gratitude | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and Shine | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | June-July | 2022 |
tiny-k team (Now known as E.I. Team) | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | June-July | 2022 |
Maria Vincete Ordonez | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Corinna Hines | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle & Shine | Sallie Olomon | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Magdalena Montoya | Sparkle & Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Erika Garcia | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Corinna Hines | Heart of Gratitude | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Awarded | June-July | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | May Craig | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Rebecca Clancy | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Faviola | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Ashley Winters | Sparkle & Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
All RCDC staff | Team Extreme | Dannah Schatz | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Tabi Southern | Heart of Gratitude | Charlotte Neuschafer | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Heart of Gratitude | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez, Stephanie Wills & Katrina Lowry | Team Extreme | Erika Garcia | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Dannah Schatz | Sparkle & Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Erika Garcia | Sparkle & Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle & Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Stephanie Wills | Sparkle & Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle & Shine | Dana McNutt | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Joy Savage | Sparkle & Shine | Laura Richmeier | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Magdalena | Sparkle & Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Griselda, Magdalena, Lupita | Team Extreme | Laura Richmeier | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Karen Coulter | Heart of Gratitude | May Craig | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Tiffany Almaguer | Sparkle & Shine | May Craig | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Stephanie Frank | Heart of Gratitude | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Guadalupe Zu�iga | Sparkle & Shine | Estrella Padilla | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Scott Kedrowski | Sparkle & Shine | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Denisse Ramos | Heart of Gratitude | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Brook Eichhorn | Sparkle & Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
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