Celie Ferguson: Central Office Employee of the Month for March 2018

Congratulations to Celie Ferguson – Central Office Employee of the Month for March 2018!

Celie Ferguson, Criminal History Specialist, has been selected as the Central Office Employee of the Month.

Ferguson has worked for DJJ’s Criminal History Unit for 15 years. According to her colleagues, she is a team player and consistently maintains a positive attitude. She works diligently to ensure background checks for the agency’s applicants are completed thoroughly and on time.

During DJJ’s recent applicant backlog project with Community, Ferguson was very helpful in providing feedback and was willing to work after regular business hours to assist. There were many meetings between the Criminal History Unit and other areas of DJJ in which she provided quality customer service by answering many of the questions and concerns that arose. 

Ferguson remains dedicated to her work and can be counted on to contribute to the team.  Please congratulate Celie Ferguson on a job well done!

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NOMINATION PROCESS 
DJJ’s Employee of the Month Recognition Program
– How Nominees Are Selected 

Beginning January 2015, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice kicks-off its first “Employee of the Month” program for Central Office employees. Names of nominees are selected by the DJJ Executive Team from members of their units or divisions and submitted to be recognized as the Central Office Employee of the Month. Included with the nomination is a one page write-up detailing why the staff member should be given consideration to be selected Employee of the Month.

Then each month, the Nomination Committee makes their selection for the employee to receive public appreciation the following month. The written nomination is reviewed and signed by Commissioner Avery D. Niles and posted for public recognition on the DJJ “News & Views” website. Each nominee selected by the committee will be recognized at a monthly DJJ Board Meeting and entitled to use the Employee of the Month parking space reserved at Central Office.

The DJJ Central Office Employee of the Month award is intended to recognize and support those stand-out DJJ team members who bring additional motivation, determination and vigor to the workplace through their personal ethics, advocacy, positive attitudes and innovative solutions to impact the professional challenges faced by their dedicated colleagues and the troubled youth they serve.