October 2014

Agency Newsletter

Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity

UNDERSTANDING HEARTH

JCCEO SALUTES FAMILY SERVICE ALABAMA CAA’s RECEIVE TAX BREAK

The FOCUS Newsletter is produced

for the staff, Board of Directors, and

friends of the Jefferson County

Committee for Economic Opportunity.

CHIEF EDITOR:

Viola (Vie) English Mims

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS:

Administrative Division

Randi Clark

Child Development Services Division

Aisha Abdullah Sandra Abston

Ingrid Davidson Linda Ford Cotelia Hill Boris Hurst

Patricia Linson Othessa Morris Earl Williams

Linda Williams

Community Services Division

Dorothy Crosby Lavaiter Law

Marquita Furness Davis, Ph.D.

Executive Director

CSAPP ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Rapping With Randi

HR Corner

All Grown-up!

High Flying JCCEO

Convinced At Last

On the Scene in Fairfield

Staff Changes at the “J”

In the Spotlight

Bits and Pieces

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5

6

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8

MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Volume 18 Issue 2 FOCUS Page 3

Info provided by Renae Dismuke,

HR Generalist

How Has Human Resources Changed Over the Past Few Years?

How Has This Change Impacted JCCEO?

The JCCEO

Head Start-

Early Head

Start-Pre-K

Program has

been attract-

ing onlookers

near Birming-

ham’s busy

downtown

interstate

interchange.

HUMAN RESOURCES REVISITED

GROWING, GROWING, GROWN

To promote the program’s 2014-2015 application season, an eye-

catching billboard was placed on I-65 North, a first-time event for the

Agency and/or agency program. Feedback has been very positive and

passersby continue to ‘discover’ the existence of JCCEO Child Develop-

ment Services. First time’s a charm! Great job JCCEO!

.

CONVINCED

At Last

FULL STEAM AHEAD!

Volume 18 Issue 2 FOCUS Page 5

Volume 18 Issue 2 FOCUS Page 7

STAFF CHANGES AT THE “J”

FOCUS welcomes the following new staff members to the JCCEO family:

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DA SHUNTA COLLINS, HS Teacher Aide

KABRIELLE NATION, HS Teacher

LUANNE WOOLEN, Family Services Worker

SAMMEIKA THOMAS, HS Teacher

ERIN HUBBARD, HS Teacher Aide

DEBRA JAMES, EHS Teacher Aide

TAMEKA NASH, EHS Lead Teacher

JACQUELINE SHEFFIELD, Cook

PHYLLIS TOLBERT, Cook COURTNEY MADDEN, EHS Teacher Aide

FELICIA RAY, Cook

ELIZABETH BOSWELL, Cook

KENYA WATTS, HS Teacher

LATOYA RUDOLPH, HS Teacher Aide

GABRIELLE WHITE, Family Services Worker

JASMINE ADAMS-HEAD, HS Teacher Aide

XOCHITL MIRANDA-ROGUE, EHS Teacher

JIMMIE SYLVE, Cook

ASHLEY WOODS, EHS Teacher

MONIQUE BROWN, HS Teacher Aide

ERICA HENDERSON, Clerk Typist

SHUNTA LOVE, Family Services Worker

SHEENAE WESTMORELAND, Family Services Worker

PAMELA HAMILTON, Cook

CYNTHIA FIELDS, HS Teacher Aide

RANDOLPH BURRELL, HS Teacher Aide

DEBRA OWENS, Cook

ANGELA RAMSEY, HS Teacher Assistant

DENNIS DELOACH, Education Specialist

JAMESIA EDWARDS, EHS Teacher

KRYSLEEN RICE, HS Teacher Aide

ERIKA MIXON, HS Teacher Aide

ASHLEY LAVENDER, HS Teacher Aide

TONISHA KING, HS Teacher Aide

NIBRA HRABOWSKI, HS Teacher Aide

DERICKA ABRAMS, HS Teacher Aide

VALENCIA REYNOLDS, HS Teacher Aide

SHERELL DANIEL, Family Services Worker

NIKIA SAFFO, HS Teacher Aide

DANA GREEN, HS Teacher

DANNY THOMAS, Janitor

IONA CHARLES, Education Specialist

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SHAVAUNDA PUGH, HS Teacher Aide

KELECIA WALKER, HS Teacher Aide

BORIS HURST, HS Center Manager

ZORA SINGLETON, HS Teacher Aide

JAMES SCOTT, Senior Education Specialist

JAMIL LESHORE, HS Teacher

NIKKI MILHOUSE, Clerk Typist

TADESSA TURNER, Driver/Janitor

GYJUANA MCCRARY, Janitor PORSIOUS BROWN, Janitor

JERRY FRAZIER, Maintenance/Janitor

JEREMY LOVELL, Janitor

QUEEN BROWN, Driver/Janitor

TADESSA TURNER, Driver/Janitor

COMMUNITY SERVICES TAMARA JONES, Van Driver

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RANDI CLARK, Interim Human Resources Director

WILLIE ROBINSON, Maintenance Assistant

PROMOTIONS CARMELITA POINDEXTER, Child Development Services Director

DIANE GIBSON, Education Coordinator

TANJA GOWDY, HS Teacher

FELICIA BEST, HS Teacher

ANGELA PURNELL, HS Teacher

RASHAWN WILSON, HS Teacher

LATRICE HATCHER, HS Teacher

CATRESSA ROZELL, HS Teacher

LAURA RUIZ, HS Teacher

ANTOINETTE STEWART, HS Teacher

APRIL ALLEN, Education Specialist

W. PEARL GLASS, Health/Mental Health Coordinator

RETIREMENT GERALDINE COLLINS

Human Resources Manager

RETIRED JULY 2014 — 46 YEARS SERVICE

MAXIMIZING PERFORMANCE

Bachelor of Science Degree

Early Childhood Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham

FERLINDA BRAXTON

St. Francis Cluster

JANICE SADLER

HS West Center Street

DELOIS WELLS

HS St. Joseph’s

Bachelor of Science Degree

Child Development

Miles College

ANTOINETTE STEWART

Hs St. Francis

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree

Child Development/Early Childhood Education

Lawson State Community College

VERA DAVIS

HS Sherman Heights

Certificate

Child Development/Early Childhood Education

Lawson State Community College

TYLISHA CARPENTER

HS Fairmont

Child Development Associate (CDA)

Credential

VICTOR BRACY

HS West Center Street

KRISTAL COLE

HS Festival

BEVERLY COLEMAN

HS St. Francis

TA’KEIA FORD

HS Arrington/Fairmont

REGINA KING

HS Kingston

Child Development Associate (CDA)

Credential

APRIL PENICK

HS Kingston

CRAWFORD SMITH-MOON

HS Fairmont (formerly at HS Festival)

WANDA WOODS

HS St. Francis

Received Child Development Associate (CDA)

Credential through the ACHIEVE Program

DERICKA ABRAMS

HS Festival

NIBRIA HRABOWSKI

HS Kingston

TONEISHA KING

HS Kingston

ASHLEY LAVENDER

HS Calloway

ERICKA MIXON

HS Calloway

NIKYA SAFFO

HS Festival

JCCEO Program Year Outcomes 10/01/13 - 08/31/14

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT JCCEO!

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