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SCC staff appreciation day revisits 1980s

Three women wearing neon colors inside SCC.
Institutional Personnel Officer (IPO) Jessica Ambrose, Classification and Parole Representative (C&PR) Amy Heusel and Correctional Counselor II Supervisor Kelly Carter were all about the theme this year, sporting a neon look.

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) hosted Employee Appreciation Day in early October as a way to thank staff for their ongoing contributions to fulfilling CDCR’s mission.

The event is sponsored by the Administration, the nonprofit Employee and Community Benefit Association (ECBA), and various employee organizations such as:

  • the Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
  • California Correctional Supervisors Organization (CCSO)
  • and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000.

Food was cooked on and off-site by members of the management team and provided to staff on all three watches.

Management hosted several activities including a live band, car show, dunk tank, corn hole tournament, 1980s trivia game, a sour challenge presented by ISUDT, as well as bake-off and salsa-off contests.

The food consisted of tri-tip sandwiches, chicken thighs, chili beans, macaroni, side salad and various desserts and beverages. Staff ate, conversed, laughed and enjoyed a day dedicated to them taking it back to the 1980s.

Submitted by Lt. Ruben Jauregui, AA/PIO
Sierra Conservation Center

SCC management team load food trays.
Preparing food trays at SCC are, from left, Warden (A) Steve Smith, Personnel Assignment Office Lt. Orval Douty, Chief Support Executive Mike Diaz, CDW (A) Robert Kelsey, Correctional Capt. James Crandall, Investigative Service Unit (ISU) Lt. Shane Schulke and Lt. Ryan Varney.
Prison food manager works the grill for the appreciation day.
Correctional Food Manager Hector Valencia cooked for staff with the assistance of the SCC Plant Operations crew.
SCC staff at the appreciation day event.
SCC Custody and Plant Operations staff get ready to participate in the food festivities.
Man sitting under a water bucket dunking contraption.
Chief Deputy Warden (A) Robert Kelsey happily participates in the dunk tank event.
Two people, one wearing 1980s style clothes, decorate for a staff appreciation day.
Office Technicians Jessica Gregg and Marissa Ramirez, both part of the decoration committee, were all smiles as they setup for the event.
SCC management with staff responsible for decorating the employee appreciation day.
The SCC Management team with various decoration committee members.

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