Lauren Gean: Central Office Employee of the Month for April 2018

Congratulations to Lauren Gean -- Selected Central Office Employee of the Month for April 2018!

Lauren Gean has been selected as Employee of the Month for April 2018.  Ms. Gean has served the Office of Nutrition and Food Services (ONFS) with DJJ for 3.5 years.  She has been in the supervisory role of Chief of ONFS for 3 of those years.

During this period, Ms. Gean has worked diligently and competently to greatly heighten the expectation standards of the Nutrition department through implementing new processes, monitoring systems and trainings as well as fostering an open line of communication between facilities and central office staff.  Ms. Gean is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian and School Nutrition Specialist.  She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Southeast Missouri State University with a major in Dietetic and a minor in Health Promotion.

Under Ms. Gean’s supervision and mission, ONFS has accomplished standardization and implemented new systems that will benefit DJJ for years to come. She has established great rapport and teamwork with facility, central office, and state level staff.  Ms. Gean is driven for success and proficient in both her planning and execution of projects, while doing it all with a smile.

Please join me in congratulating Ms. Lauren Gean on a job well done!

Respectfully,

The Employee of the Month Committee

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.