On January 8, VARC hosted a company-wide meeting for all its divisions across the state to honor all the hardworking staff that carried us through 2024. Everyone in every division played a role in our success, and we are grateful for their commitment to the organization. The efforts of a few employees really caught our attention (and that of their fellow coworkers), and we don't pass up an opportunity to celebrate excellence here at VARC. We recognized five stellar employees at this meeting with Employee of the Year awards, and now we are thrilled to share their outstanding recognition with the broader community. These few were selected from a pool of nominations submitted by their coworkers the month prior. VARC remains proud of the folks whose expertise and efforts make our services the best they can be for the clients we serve.
Brenda Kirchstein, Employment Specialist | Sauk Division
"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so they can be great in whatever they want to do." - Kobe Bryant
Lona Towsley, Production Supervisor | Richland Division
"Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough." - Richard M. DeVos
Shelby Phillips, Creative Specialist | La Crosse Division
"Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous." - Bill Moyers
Karen Morrill, Employement Trainer | Viroqua Division
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia
April Hess, Day Services Assistant | Juneau Division
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." - Booker T. Washington
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