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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Sparlke & Shine | Dannah Schatz | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 2025 |
Meghan Huber | Sparlke & 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 | Sparlke & Shine | EI Team | Awarded | Jan/Feb/March | 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 and 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 and Shine | Ashley Winters | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle and Shine | Celine Asebedo | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Lisa Guinn | Sparkle and Shine | Shara Marsh | Nominated | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Shelby McNutt | Sparkle and Shine | Laura Rooney | Awarded | July/August/Sept | 2023 |
Charlotte Neuschafer | Sparkle and 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 and 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 and 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 and Shine | Emily Burns | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Victoria Magwire | Sparkle and Shine | Lisa Guinn | Nominated | April-May | 2022 |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and 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 and Shine | Stephanie Wills | Nominated | Feb-March | 2022 |
OT Motor Team | Team Extreme | Stephanie Wills | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Awarded | Feb-March | 2022 |
Magdalena Montoya | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and 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 and Shine | Remi Clark | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and Shine | Sallie Olomon | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Magdalena Montoya | Sparkle and 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 and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | June-July | 2022 |
Faviola | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Ashley Winters | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and 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 and Shine | Maria Ordonez Vicente | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Erika Garcia | Sparkle and Shine | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Charli Hendricks | Sparkle and Shine | Remi Clark | Awarded | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Stephanie Wills | Sparkle and Shine | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Dana McNutt | Nominated | Oct/Nov/Dec | 2022 |
Joy Savage | Sparkle and Shine | Laura Richmeier | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Magdalena | Sparkle and 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 and Shine | May Craig | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Stephanie Frank | Heart of Gratitude | Bethanee Pasek | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Guadalupe Zu�iga | Sparkle and Shine | Estrella Padilla | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Scott Kedrowski | Sparkle and Shine | Mattie Purdy | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Denisse Ramos | Heart of Gratitude | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Brook Eichhorn | Sparkle and Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Ashley Hurd | Heart of Gratitude | Remi Clark | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Carina Hernandez & Lupita Zuniga | Team Extreme | Shara Sater | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Mattie Purdy | Sparkle and Shine | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Lupita Zuniga | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Dana McNutt | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Ashley Martinez | Heart of Gratitude | Flor Marquez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Flor Marquez | Sparkle and Shine | Anonymous Person | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Victoria Magwire | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
Jennifer Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Carina Hernandez | Nominated | Dec-Jan | 2021-2022 |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Ashley Hurd | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
CACFP Team | Team Extreme | Dana McNutt | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
May Craig & Sarah Dechant | Heart of Gratitude | Dani Becker | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Marie Morales | Heart of Gratitude | Emily Burns | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
May Craig | Sparkle and Shine | Amy Reist | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Francisca Jimenez | Sparkle and Shine | Ashley Martinez | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Shara Sater | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Shara | Team Extreme | Estrella Padilla | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Rebecca Clancy | Heart of Gratitude | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Carina Hernandez | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Shara Sater | Sparkle and Shine | Katrina Lowry | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
South Team | Team Extreme | Amy Reist | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Shara | Sparkle and Shine | Estrella Padilla | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Estrella Padilla | Heart of Gratitude | Guadalupe Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Ashley Hurd | Heart of Gratitude | Corinna Hines | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Katrina Lowry | Sparkle and Shine | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Marie Morales | Sparkle and Shine | Denisse Ramos | Awarded | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Haley Jackson | Heart of Gratitude | Lupita Zuniga | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
Karen and Griselda | Heart of Gratitude | Erika Garcia | Nominated | Oct-Nov | 2021 |
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