Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Congratulations Patrick!

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Congratulations Marvin!

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Congratulations Jennifer!

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Amber has only been in her position for 2 quarters, but she has really taken control of her caseload and is currently 2nd overall in the department and is often #1 for the month!

Amber’s ability to build helpful relationships with students shines, and when we have had to ask Amber to reach out to students from other trades she isn’t in charge of, she created a connection with those students to help get the placement. Amber demonstrates her passion for the students and her willingness to be a team player every day, and is a great asset to the students and the center.

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Mr. Rice works hand in hand with the OA department- He continues to be a strong influence on keeping our Mass hire partnerships, to ensure we always have a seat at the table and that we keep our relationship new and in time with the need to reach our applicants in a virtual setting. Mr. Rice is always referring our OA to come along with him when ever new partnerships are being conducted and the opportunity to reach out to large groups of young people or agencies that need assistance in getting more information about the Westover programs. Mr. Rice keeps the OA team in touch with community projects that will put us in touch with Youth and Agencies that can benefit from the Westover program

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Mr. Tracy has gone above and beyond to help keep student’s safety during these past few months. Mr. Tracy worked day and night organizing housing for students upon their returning from the holidays. He would update the Security and Safety team on a regular basis on the students’ movements throughout the dorms, while enforcing Covid protocols (wearing mask, social distancing, quarantine and Isolation within the Dorms) That’s not an easy thing to do. Great Job Mr. Tracy on your award.

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Mr. Abdul Rahim has shown a commitment to excellence.  He is a team player who always goes above & beyond to support students and peers.  Abdullah is flexible with his schedule to support program needs and a fantastic role model for our students.  Mr. Abdul Rahim is someone whose daily personal mission aligns with our center’s vision, and we are very lucky to have him.

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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As new staff Zachary has embodied leadership through his CPP cohort encouraging communitive acclimation and retention-based intervention. Zack has embraced his training and ensures trainees engage and participate daily with intervention from counseling when necessary.

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Mr. Marion is always cool, calm and collected. Mr. Marion is always a head of time with all his responsibilities and is very organized. He manages all his paperwork, attendance, case notes and other responsibilities very professionally and delivers high quality data to his manger.  He has had several students graduate and has more lined up to complete and get jobs with the Union in February. Despite all the challenges of COVID, his students continue to excel, make progress, and get jobs!

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!

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Ms. Urbanek has a continued track record of success, serving as our HiSet coordinator, and then stepping over to cover High School Diploma while we were searching for a new instructor. She brings years of experience to a demanding role and pushes our students to be successful for their futures by attaining that high school credential.  She forges strong relationships with our testing partners in the community and is continually growing by learning new ways to make student achievement possible.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Ms. Berthiaume has taken control of the IXL learning program, helping to match lessons in IXL directly with important TABE skills, and has been able to use the diagnostic arena of IXL to pinpoint areas needed for TABE gain for all academic students. In addition, Ms. Berthiaume has been instrumental in resurrecting the All-Hands Community Garden on center, tying in applied academics to a hobby of gardening. The garden has been successful in producing vegetables, fruits, and herbs for the culinary arts department. In addition, students from her classes have been working in their trade to get projects completed that benefit the garden, like a water pipe supply line for irrigation and construction of a garden shed for tools.  The garden truly is a place of respite for staff and students alike to spend time with nature and observe the native butterflies and pollinators that have frequented it.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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He is always going above and beyond to help our students and is always willing to collaborate and support other staff on center when he can. He has a positive attitude every day. We so recognize and appreciate his contributions.  

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Ms. Ramos is the Counselor/CPP Staff of the month. New to counseling from transitional services. Ms. Ramos ensured new students were attended to daily and made to feel welcome through virtual enrollment. Ms. Ramos communicates with students regularly to ensure DL hour attainment, always working tirelessly to acclimate trainees to center norms while at home in preparation for arrival to campus.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Even though Jimmy has only been working at Westover a short time, he has already gained the respect of our students and his co-workers.  He is always the first to offer assistance, has a positive presence and is known as someone that is very likely to brighten your day!

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Celeste plays a major role in preparing students and their parents/ supporters with current information about the Westover Center Resumption plan and virtual enrollment process. She works hard to make sure the applicants are aware of the 20 hour a week requirement for each applicant, which has assisted with retention, and Celeste plays a big part on our monthly zoom parties- answering questions and keeping applicant’s information current for contact.
She assists with deliveries of equipment, technical concerns and works with the applicant during week one to get all of their enrollment paperwork processed. Celeste has not only helped the Westover OA team with translation but also assisted our sister centers’ OA staff with translation and understanding with our bilingual population so that they can be scheduled for virtual enrollment. 

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Mr. Brown greatly assists our students in their job placement and exit process. Robert assisted one student in procuring stable housing so that he could concentrate on his new job without the burden of struggling with housing right away. We have since received a letter from his new employer, and they are very happy with our graduate!

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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James have been a great asset to security/safety staff for the past quarter. The Security/Safety Dept. has been short staffed since the summer and even though James has a full time job, he has been here 2 nights a week and he has given up a lot of his weekends to help out. We can call him on a moment’s notice, and we can count on him to be here.  He has gone above and beyond to help keep the campus safe. He has helped out with “Student Check-in days” and covers the dinner crowd too. Great On-call to have working at Westover Job Corps.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Kimberly has provided quality service and meal preparation throughout the quarter and since she began working here on 4/13/21.  She is helpful and friendly to the students and has often worked under difficult circumstances (short staffing in Food Service).  She is coachable and responsive to student dietary needs.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Shawn consistently demonstrates the 3 most important qualities of customer service; professionalism, patience, and a “people-first” attitude. Shaun Fay has all these qualities here at Westover. He is very professional on the phone and with staff, students, and outside venders. He is very patient when a vender comes in and he/she is not sure where to go or who they are seeing. His pleasant attitude and friendly demeanor provide a professional, welcoming “first impression” for all our visitors.

Program Year 2021-2022 First Quarter Winner!

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Eloise continues to find new and innovative ways to complete outreach in her assigned area. She is always looking up what is going on in Western mass and shares all leads with her team and manager even if its not her assigned area. Eloise invites new staff with her to see how outreach is completed and continues to keep her mass hire orientations and Interviews flowing through virtual platform. Eloise often completes outreach on Saturday understanding with our applicants we must be flexible at all times. When Eloise returns from outreach her calls of interest have increased and her teammates are emailed leads for their assigned areas.  

Program Year 2021-2022 Second Quarter Winner!