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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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