Category Shout Out Show all
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Shout Out: Faribault Maintenance Staff
By Melissa Paquette
I'd like to give a huge Shout Out to the FRB maintenance staff that assisted with multiple issues recently.
As the OD, I was contacted with several facility concerns that required immediate resolution. Within a few hours, the facility had a living unit without A/C, lost hot water throughout the facility, and experienced a truckgate malfunction.
Scott Ewest (Power Plant Chief Engineer), Brett Grunklee (Plant Maintenance Engineer), Tim Conway (Stationary Engineer), Bob Steele (Stationary Engineer) and Chad Robertson (Electronic Systems Specialist) were all instrumental in ensuring these issues were resolved with little to no disruption to normal operations.
Thank you for your great work! You are greatly appreciated!
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Shout Out: I&E Unit WOOC Supervisor Jennifer Pfeifer
By Rachel Dotseth
We would like to give a Shout-Out to Jen. She has taken on a new role as a WOOC supervisor for the I&E Unit, and many other numerous tasks.
Jen has always led with respect, ethics, and high integrity. We're very proud to have you as a leader. Thank you for always guiding and helping the adult team out. Your dedication and effort do not go unnoticed.
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Shout Out: OPH Mental Health Unit Staff
By Joshua Roloff
I would like to thank the MHU staff at OPH for the amazing work they do everyday!
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Shout Out to Central Transport, Lino lakes, and Red Wing
By Brady Hartman
Wanted to give a shout out to Central Transport, Lino lakes, and Red Wing.
In recent times Shakopee has had numerous Incarcerated Persons in hospitals within the metro. This became problematic because, like most others, we are short staffed. We reached out to the above mentioned and like the correctional family always does, they stepped up and helped us out.
I am confident a “thank you" was shared a time or two over the phone but I need to make sure everyone heard it. Shakopee is grateful and we thank you!
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Shout Out: Memorial Weekend Stillwater Staff
By Nicole Riemenschneider
I want to acknowledge the fine work of my staff over the Memorial Day weekend.
On Sunday, May 29, they started the shift with five cells to pack, three from the previous day, that they were unable to complete due to a large grouping and other events that occurred on Saturday. Staff also recovered a shank and three IPs went to Segregation for positive PBTs. Officer Nakatani-Valdez and Officer Kim completed five cell packs from all of the events that transpired before 1030 hours.
Cell packs are often a daunting part of the job, but these two officers completed this task for the OIC that day, Officer Emily Anderson, without question. She emailed me to relay how invaluable it was to work with officers that supported her and helped getting all tasks done without hesitation.
As the supervisor of A-East, I am well aware that my staff often work hard, long days, and I wanted to take this opportunity to award them with a formal acknowledgement of this work.
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Shout Out: Marlana Balk and Sandy Hand
By Rebecca Fratzke
It was just another Tuesday at Goodwill Easter Seals-St. Paul, prepping for a busy night of working with recently released individuals from MCF-Stillwater, when the true measure of living the mission was humbly demonstrated.
A man came into Goodwill in state-issued grays, released just that morning from another MN Correctional Facility and looking for help. He remembered working with the Opportunity for Change (O4C) Program during a previous incarceration and needed to get connected with some resources and assistance with managing his mental health. I watched Marlana Balk and Sandy Hand jump into action assisting this man with getting a decent lunch, connection with MNSURE to ensure that his benefits were active, multiple community resources in the area of the shelter he would be residing in and a ride to the shelter to ensure he got there safely. They also assisted him with contacting his agent and connecting with his agent to ensure that he was aware of what options existed for the individual and to help bridge those resources between the individual and supervising agent.
The interaction with Marlana, Sandy and this individual was only about 45 minutes, but it truly depicted our values within the DOC of Safety • Dignity • Honesty • Service • Equity • Fairness • Respect. I am so grateful to work amongst people who live the mission every day, in a million small and impactful ways.
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Shout Out: Moose Lakes Helps MSOP Partners
By Warden Brian Collins
We had quite a few leftovers from our EEC BBQ on Tuesday. We cooked the leftovers on Wednesday and provided MSOP a surprise lunch. I talked to Terry Kneisel the night before and he really appreciated the gesture. They’ve had a tough go if it recently. Staff were very, very appreciative.
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Shout Out: Rush City Nurses
By Candace Mack and Amanda Bodway
Thank you for being amazing nurses. Our team appreciates all that you do. Happy Nurses Week!
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Shout Out: Bryan Roiger of the South Central ISR Team
By Kelley Blake
I want to give a shout out to Bryan Roiger for always going above and beyond and being an all around asset to us. Bryan has a client that is in the end stages of life. He found out the client loves cherry flavored Sun Drop but can't find any. Bryan is also a lover of Sun Drop and knew there was a gas station several hours away that carried the cherry flavor. He coordinated with another co-worker on their days off in their own vehicles to get the Sun Drop and deliver it to the client.
Bryan also volunteered to switch over all of ISR South cell phones when we received new ones. This process has been incredibly frustrating for agents and they were immensely thankful to Bryan for taking this on for them. I received numerous comments that they have never walked out of a cell phone switch with everything working, but they did when Bryan took this on.
Thank you Bryan for always being a team player and a caring individual.
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Shout Out: Lino Lakes Higher Education Graduation Event Staff
By Lt. Kipp Forschen
During the higher education graduation held on May 2 in the Lino Lakes visitation room, several staff worked amazingly behind the scenes during a crazy day. Officers: Allison Perron, David Ashley, Zachery Copeland, and Andrew Sulugaine went above and beyond to not only make the event go off without a hitch, but worked fast-paced with critical timing. Not once did the staff complain or balk when asked to do anything during this event.
Because of their hard work, this was an event that received a lot of praise by the 40+ visitors that came in to watch their loved one receive a diploma and/or certificate. Amazing job, well done!
