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U.P. Children's Coalition Meetings
Each year the Upper Peninsula Children's Coalition hosts a training workshop along with its annual meeting. Awards are presented to the "Agency of the Year" and "Individual of the Year" who have best demonstrated the objectives of the UPCC. Each member agency also nominates a direct service worker to receive a "Direct Service Award" at the conference.
2008 Award
Dr. Hayward has helped over 6,997 patients by providing dental services to uninsured, Medicaid, and low income people through Dental Clinics North. He has pioneered outreach programs to provide preventive dental care to children. He continues to serve the needs of the uninsured and children in the Upper Peninsula.
Dr. James Hayward (right) with Paul Olson (left)2007 Awards
' border='0' style='border: #000 solid 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 2px;' />Barb Dupras - 2007 Individual of the Year Runner Up Left to right: Candy Weber, Barb Dupras, and Connie Koutouzos from the Women's & Children's Center at MGH
Dianne Goodman - 2007 Individual of the YearCookie Aho (left) presents the award to Dianne Goodman (right)
Lac Vieux Desert Recreation Center - 2007 Agency of the Year Paul Olson (right) presents the award to Roger Labine (left)
2006 Outstanding Individual of the Year-Connie Eltman
Connie first began her career teaching elementary and high school art programs in Chicago. Connie served for 28 years at Marquette General Health Systems helping youth, adults and families with chemical dependency issues. For the past 10 years, Connie in the past has served as director of outpatient behavioral health/addiction services including the oversight of clinics in SSM, Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Houghton. In her career, Connie developed an in-patient unit for adolescents, led weekend retreats for families and advanced practice in the area of co-occurring disorders.
Connie has served for the past five years, in a national role as Project WEAVE’s Treatment Fellow for the Reclaiming Futures initiative and on Project WEAVE’s Executive Board. Connie has volunteered hundreds of hours and has traveled extensively across the U.S. conducting presentations or attending meetings and conferences regarding best-practices and evidenced-based treatment models for youth with substance abuse and/or co-occurring concerns.
Connie Eltman-2006 Outstanding Individual of the Year2006 Outstanding Agency of the Year-Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club of Menominee County has served youth in the area since 1915. It is one of the oldest Boys and Girls Clubs in the country. Recently they have moved into a larger facility where youth now have access to a woodshop, computer lab and ham radio station. At the club, after-school programming is offered to youth including ongoing community dances and spring/summer break activities. The Boys and Girls Club serves approximately 1,600 youth annually.
2006 Nominees Outstanding Agency of the Year Award
Boys & Girls Club of Menominee County
Hospice of Chippewa County
Ontonagon High School—TANGO (Teen Assets Never Grow Old)
Keith Boye, Chairperson, Boys & Girls Club2006 Nominees for Individual of the Year Award
Patricia Ames, Sault Area Public Schools
Shanna Cherubini, Child and Family Services of the UP
Connie Eltman; Reclaiming Futures, Project WEAVE Executive Board Member/Treatment Fellow and former Director, Behavioral Health, Marquette General Health Systems
Jamie Stiffarm, Bessemer Area Schools
2006 Direct Service Award Recipients
David Dill, Catholic Charities
Joy Bender-Hadley, Artist, Positive Words-Positive Images Chris and Shannon McCann, Teaching Family Homes of U.M. Karen Pentland, Child and Family Services of the UP
Joy Strasser, MA-RESA
2005 Awards
Direct Service Awards:
Ron Saari, Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan
Beth Davis, Luthern Social Services (Derrian Davis, Amy Davis and her husband accepted)
Judi Phare, Marquette County Juvenile Court
Cookie Aho, Marquette County Health Department
Elliot Johnson, Reclaiming Futures, Project WEAVE
Honorable Mention Individual of the Year Award:
Rev. Jon Magnusen, the Cedar Tree Institute
Honorable Mention Agency of the Year:
Pathways Substance Abuse Services/Northcare CDR
UPCC's 2005 Individual of the Year Award:
Chris Myers, Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan (see photo below)
UPCC's 2005 Agency of the Year Award:
Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan
Thank-you everyone for an exciting, entertaining day among new and old friends. For more information about Dr. Don Bartlette, reach him at donbartlette@juno.com. For more information about the Upper Peninsula Children's Coalition, reach me at czenti@maresa.k12.mi.us
UPCC's 2005 Individual of the Year - Chris Myers with UPCC Chair Chris ZentiFor more information about UPCC contact Paul Olson at 906-228-8919 ext. 29 or Cookie Aho at 906-360-7118
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