Nominees

2019 Nominees

The following individuals have been nominated by a peer because they demonstrated “over the top”  Excellence and Accountability in Quality Care, Ethical Conduct or Financial Stewardship.

As of 11/19/19
Jennifer Best, Patient Care Tech - Westchester Medical Center BHC, Valhalla, NY
Martha Cole, Program Director - Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital, Tucumcari, NM
Aliyah Dawson, Patient Care Tech - Westchester Medical Center BHC, Valhalla, NY
Mark Fitzsimmons, Program Manager - Refugio County Memorial Hospital, Refugio, TX
Keith Gostel, Education Coordinator Interim - Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, Holyoke, MA
Blake Jarrell, Utilization Review Manager - Pavilion at Williamsburg Place, Williamsburg, VA
Sherrell Miles, Lead Housekeeper - Farley Center at Williamsburg Place, Williamsburg, VA
Nicole Priesmeyer, Program Director - Jackson County Hospital, Edna, TX
Teresa Taylor, Director of Clinical Quality and Compliance - Pavilion at Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
TaMeika Young, Patient Care Tech - Westchester Medical Center BHC, Valhalla, NY

Team
Tracey Guidt, HR Director, Campus at Williamsburg Place; Tamika Sanford, HR Director - MedStar Washington Hospital Center Behavioral Health;  James Cummings, HR Director - Westchester 
Medical Center Behavioral Health. 

2018 Winners

(presented in 2019 - *overall winner in category)

Quality Care
* Pete Snyder, Regional Director of Psychiatric Services - Providence Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT
Rodney Scales, Executive Director - Inpatient and PHP programs - MedStar Southern Maryland, Hospital Center, MD
Team - Jodi Dodwell, Barbara Diaz, Shelley Jackson and Cindy Reese,  MHTs and Therapists - Hunt Regional Outpatient Behavioral Health, Commerce, TX  (non-Diamond Employees)

Ethical Conduct
*Deborah Swenson, Front Office Coordinator - Wamego Health Center, Wamego, KS
Justin Hoover, Vice President, Administrative Services - Barry Robinson Center, Norfolk, VA  (non-Diamond Employee)
Maggie Mayfield, Assessment Referral Coordinator - St. Patrick Hospital Providence, Missoula, MT
 
Financial Stewardship
*James Cummings, Human Resources Director - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Cynthia Hrachovy, Mental Health Technician - Memorial Medical Center's Program Hope
Stewart Shand, Mental Health Technician - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, D.C.

 

2018 Nominees

The following individuals have been nominated by a peer because they demonstrated “over the top”  Excellence and Accountability in Quality Care, Ethical Conduct or Financial Stewardship.


Shelique Bailey, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Burton Carriker,  CEO - Destiny Springs Healthcare , Surprise, Arizona
James Cummings, Human Resources Director - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Kira Derby, Registered Nurse - Pavilion at Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
Lloyd Gordon, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Monique Harris, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Justin Hoover, Director Operations - Barry Robinson Center, Norfolk, VA
Cynthia Hrachovy, Mental Health Technician - Memorial Medical Center's Program Hope
Jane James, Registered Nurse - Inpatient Behavioral Health, Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs, CT
Justin Mangold, Director of Clinical Services - The Farley Center, Williamsburg, VA
Frank Merriweather, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Darryl Moody, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Donna Newell, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Odessa Ochoa, Physician Assistant - The Farley Center, Williamsburg, VA
Saquoya Patterson, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Diane Ricci, Program Director, Outpatient Behavioral Health Programs, Winchester Medical Center Winchester, VA
Rodney Scales, Executive Director - Inpatient and PHP programs - MedStar Southern Maryland, Hospital Center, MD
Amy Semprivivo, HR Assistant - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Stewart Shand, Mental Health Technician - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, D.C.
Pete Snyder, Regional Director of Psychiatric Services - Providence Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT
Maggie Speasmaker, Assessment Referral Coordinator - St. Patrick Hospital Providence, Missoula, MT
Alison Stokes, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Deborah Swenson, Front Office Coordinator - Wamego Health Center, Wamego, KS
John Young, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY

Team

Jodi Dodwell, Barbara Diaz, Shelley Jackson and Cindy Reese,  MHTs and Therapists - Hunt Regional Outpatient Behavioral Health, Commerce, TX


Nominations for 2018 will be accepted through January 31, 2019.

 

2017 Winners

Quality Care
Marti Tolliver, Executive Director - Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL
Ashley Brueske, Counselor – Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA  (non-Diamond employee)
Tonyell Plater-McBride, Mental Health Technician – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, D.C.
 
Ethical Conduct
WellBridge Healthcare Leadership & Staff – San Marcos, TX
 
Financial Stewardship
Stephanie Knight, Program Director - Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, NE
Lisa Sandoval, Mental Health Technician - Ferrell Hospital, Eldorado, IL  (non-Diamond employee)
 

 

2017 Nominees

The following individuals have been nominated by a peer because they demonstrated “over the top”  Excellence and Accountability in Quality Care, Ethical Conduct or Financial Stewardship.

Jessica Barber, Director of Quality - WellBridge Healthcare, Fort Worth, TX
Jennifer Bedford, LVN – WellBridge Healthcare, Plano, TX
Ashley Brueske, Counselor – Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA
Burton Carriker, Chief Executive Officer - WellBridge Healthcare,  Fort Worth, TX
Lori Diamant, Executive Director - Westchester Medical Center, BHC, Valhalla, NY
Stephanie Douglas, Director Quality Control - WellBridge Healthcare, Plano, TX
Margaret Fields, Activity Coordinator - Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, VA
Traci Gray, VP Revenue Cycle – Williamsburg, VA  (not eligible, 2016 winner /2017 Vice President)
Darnetta Jefferson, Mental Health Technician - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, D.C.
Tammy Kelly, Mental Health Technician - Kimble Hospital, Junction, TX
Sydney Kiker, PMHNP - Treatment In Place ® Program, Richmond, VA
Stephanie Knight, Program Director - Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, NE
Neil Konitzer, VP Information Technology - Corporate, Richmond, VA (not eligible, 2016 winner/2017 Vice President)
Donna Newell, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center, BHC Valhalla, NY
Keisha Nyarko, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center BHC, Valhalla, NY
Tonyell Plater-McBride, Mental Health Technician – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, D.C.
Maggie Mayfield, Assessment Referral Coor. – St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT
Angela Meadows, VP Finance - Corporate, VA  (not eligible, Vice President)
Jason Melegari, Director Clinical Services – Corporate, Richmond, VA 
Sherrell Miles, Lead Housekeeper - Farley Center at Williamsburg Place, Williamsburg, VA
Yumika Porter, Mental Health Technician - WellBridge Healthcare, Plano, TX
Diane Ricci, Program Manager – Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA
Lisa Sandoval, Mental Health Technician - Ferrell Hospital, Eldorado, IL
Laura Schroeder, Scheduling Coordinator – WellBridge Healthcare, Fort Worth, TX
Nina Skinner, Registered Nurse – MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton, MD
Jill Smeltzer, Clinical and Outreach Manager - Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, VA
Katrina Smith, LVN – WellBridge Healthcare, Plano, TX
Victoria Somerset, Patient Care Technician - Westchester Medical Center BHC, Valhalla, NY
Trey Steckline, VP Operations - Corporate, Richmond, VA  (not eligible, Vice President)
Lois Stevens, Program Director - Hunt Memorial Hospital, Greenville, TX
Marti Tolliver, Executive Director - Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL
LaTonya Westbrook, Director Utilization Review - WellBridge Healthcare, Plano, TX

Team

Behavioral Health Pavilion of the VAs Team, Administrator and Directors - Bluefield, WV
WellBridge Healthcare Leadership & Staff – San Marcos, TX
 
 

Celebrating our 2016 Winners!

Quality Care
Kathy O’Neill - Executive Director Behavioral Health, Steward Health, Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA
 
Ethical Conduct
Princeton Community Hospital Team,  Princeton, WV
Deb Brown, Behavioral Health Therapist  (non-Diamond employee), Kimberly Keen, Program Director and Jessica Conley, Occupational Therapist Assistant
 
Financial Stewardship
Revenue Cycle & IT Teams
Corporate Office, Richmond, VA  & Williamsburg, VA
 
Michelle Hayes - Executive Assistant, The Farley Center at Williamsburg Place, 
Williamsburg, VA
 

Congratulations to our 2016 finalists underlined below!