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The Cumberland County Health Department R.A.V.E. culture initiative began in 2017. The R.A.V.E. Culture is an acronym that stands for Recognize and Value Everyone. The application of R.A.V.E. principles facilitates an atmosphere where clients and staff feel valued and appreciated. R.A.V.E. also includes many employee engagement events and an internal employee recognition program. The R.A.V.E. Award recognizes employees for demonstrating the Department's Values, on a daily, quarterly, and yearly basis. Annually, one employee is selected as "Employee of the Year" and is honored at the R.A.V.E. Recognition Celebration.

This year, the R.A.V.E. Employee of the Year was Jessica Atkinson. Jessica demonstrated all the values that the R.A.V.E. Award encompasses and was therefore recognized as the 2019 awardee.

Pictured from left to right: Back row: Dennis Gaggini, Cumberland County Board of Health, and Craig Atkinson, Director of Personnel
Front row: Dr. Cindy Hickman, Director of Training & Development, Deputy Freeholder Director Darlene Barber, Jessica Atkinson, and Megan Sheppard, Health Officer