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2008 Employee Awards
A StarThe Star Award honors outstanding DHS employees and teams from around the state whose abilities and achievements exemplify DHS values and goals. This award recognizes employees for their one time extraordinary effort, or continuous team effort, to assist children, families and vulnerable adults in Michigan to be safe, stable and self-supporting.

• Award Selection Criteria
All Department of Human Services employees and teams in any position, office, or location in the state are eligible for nomination.

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• Four individuals, three teams feted with Star Awards by Michigan Department of Human Services represent 45 communities around Michigan
The awards were presented during the department's annual employee award program April 1 in Lansing.

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• More DHS employees feted with Star Awards
Twelve additional DHS employees, all members of the Bridges Test Team, earned Star Awards from Michigan Department of Human Services.

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2008 Star Award Honorees
DHS-Annmarie-Star-AwardAnnmarie Eggert
Pictured left to right is Dirctor Ismael Ahmed and Annmarie Eggert.

Annmarie Eggert is a case specialist at Disability Determination Service, Central Service Area in Lansing. She has worked for DDS for 15 years.

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The Bridges Test TeamBridges Test Team
Pictured left to right is Vanola Williams (team member), Director Ismael Ahmed and Vanessa Mauldin (team member).

The Bridges Test Team is a mix of 113 professionals from the field and central office. Some team members temporarily left their local jobs to work full-time on the Bridges Test Team, some members work part-time on a rotating schedule, other members test in addition to their regular day jobs, and some team members provide assistance or input when their expertise is needed or requested.

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DHS-Cindy-Star AwardCynthia Gill Pushman
Cynthia Gill Pushman is pictured on the left.

Cindy Gill Pushman is the Otsego and Crawford DHS director and is currently working out of class as the acting Region 2 manager.


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DHS-Karen-Star-AwardKaren Foster
Pictured left to right is Director Ismael Ahmed and Karen Foster.

Karen Foster is a community resource coordinator for Lapeer and Sanilac counties. She has 32 years with DHS.


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DHS-Making-it-work-team-Star-AwardMaking it Work Team
Pictured left to right is Galyn Barnum, Sherry Thomas Cloud, John Dillworth (team members), Director Ismael Ahmed, Ellen Kisinger-Rothi, Beverly Barrone, and Michael Childress (team members).

The Making it Work Program Team is a collaboration of 18 people between DHS Kalamazoo County, Housing Resources Inc. and Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan. The team developed its program to assist the people they served who were trying to leave welfare but were continually failing due to instability in either housing and employment or both.


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DHS-Personal-care-team-Star-AwardPersonal Care Team
Pictured left to right is Director Ismael Ahmed, Colleen Corey and Adam Schultz (team members).

In May 2007, the two member Personal Care/Household Item Resource team established a non-food item resource room for DHS clients at the Oakland County Saginaw Street district office.


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DHS-William-Star-AwardWilliam Melcher
Pictured left to right is William Melcher and Director Ismael Ahmed.

William Melcher is the Family to Family coordinator for the Region 3 Northwest counties (Mecosta, Osceola , Lake, Newaygo, Mason and Oceana). He has 21 years of experience with DHS.


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