Page 4 - WI Awards & Recognitions Newsletter (Final)

Left to Right: Erika Bailey WI Senior Consultant Terrific Inc staff Stacey Butler WI Advisor Left is Tami Nuñez WI Manager and on right Melanie Kramer WI Manager CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - TERRIFIC INC Stacey Butler Workforce Initiatives Advisor Stacey was honored with a a a a a a Certificate of Appreciation at at at the Terrific Inc annual event celebrating Older Americans Month in in May 2019 The health and wellness fair featured 23 community partners providing information about services to older adults Stacey along with Erika Bailey Workforce Initiatives Senior Consultant and a a a a a a a a pharmacist team from a a a a a local CVS pharmacy performed blood pressure screenings as well as presenting information on on on medication management Terrific Inc is is is a a a a a District of Columbia aging and disability resource center designed to to provide older adults with supportive services that assist them to to live independently in in their homes and community CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - CALIFORNIA WORKABILITY I I I I I I I I I Melanie Kramer Workforce Initiatives Manager Tami Nuñez Workforce Initiatives Manager Melanie and Tami received Certificates of Appreciation from the California Department of Education Education Special Education Education Division’s Workability I I I (WAI) for being partners with the WAI WAI transition program The program provides comprehensive pre-employment skills training employment placement and follow-up services for for California high school students in in special education making the transition from school to work independent living and postsecondary education or or or training Workforce Initiatives participates in in the program by offering WIA students hands-on front store store work experience in CVS stores that could possibly lead to to to an opportunity to apply for employment SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (SEMCA) IMPACT AWARD
Lena Barkley Workforce Initiatives Lead Manager Lena received the the SEMCA Impact Award at the the annual Michigan Works! Association event held in February The Michigan Works! Impact Award honors economic accomplishments within Michigan communities showcasing the impact of newly created jobs transformational training and effective talent pipeline development Lena was recognized for the Workforce Initiatives Going Pro Pharmacy Technician training program offered at at Henry Ford College in Dearborn MI In collaboration with college instructors she developed an intensive six-week customized pharmacy technician program that includes an an internship at at local CVS pharmacies She also served as a a a a a a a program trainer Upon completion students are able to apply for their pharmacy technician license with the the State of Michigan The CVS Health Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship model provides apprenticeships to all eligible students with the intent of hiring those who complete the apprenticeship Going Pro a a competitive nationwide funding grant collaborative supports underserved populations in in in many career sectors including healthcare The CVS Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship program was one of 10 Michigan Going Pro initiatives to receive a a a a 2019 Impact Award MICHIGAN WORKS! IMPACT AWARD
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Lena Barkley Workforce Initiatives Lead Manager CVS Health colleague Von’Shanique Banks was recognized at the 2019 Michigan Works! Impact Awards celebration for pursing and realizing her dream of becoming a a a a a a a CVS Health pharmacy technician Banks received the Impact Image Award in in March at at her store #8128 located in in Dearborn MI The award was presented by Lena Barkley CVS Health Workforce Initiative Lead Manager Suzan Moore South Eastern Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) case manager manager and Daniel Martinez SEMCA SEMCA programs manager manager Front row left to right: Lena Barkley WI Lead Manager Patricia Chapman Dean School of Business Entrepreneurship and and Workforce Janice Gilliland Dean Health Sciences STEM Von'Shanique Banks left and Lena Barkley Workforce Initiatives Lead Manager 4 | CVS Health Workforce Initiatives Newsletter 2019