OCCK, Inc. Employees Recognized for Years of Service for 2022

OCCK, Inc.
OCCK, Inc.

OCCK, Inc. employees were recognized for their years of service this spring.  Those recognized for their service included 49 employees that reached a 3, 5, 10, 15, 25 or 30 years of service milestone in 2022. 

The 49 Employees recognized for reaching a service milestone in 2022, comprise 297 years of service to OCCK.  These employees represent a wide cross-section of the duties and services performed for OCCK including: business office, service coordination, maintenance, transportation, home health and home care, infant toddler, autism, brain injury, and direct support services, across all areas of service including Abilene, Beloit, Concordia, and Salina.  These employees represent the knowledge, dedication, and service of all OCCK employees, even though only those reaching a service milestone were recognized this year.

“The vision of OCCK is to provide an array of quality services to assist people to be, or stay, independent in their communities,” said President and CEO Shelia Nelson-Stout.  “Quality services are only provided by people who are passionate and dedicated to quality and hard work.  I am so pleased to celebrate our staff’s commitment to this level of quality.  Congratulations and thank you to all the staff at OCCK who celebrate years of service to our communities and our organization.  Their passion, dedication and expertise are a blessing to many people.”

Those recognized include:

30 Years of Service – Rex Sibley

25 Years of Service—Selena Storer

15 Years of Service—Brandon Alwin, Elzie Cunningham, Kendra Krier

10 Years of Service— Rena Bishop, Paul Callahan, Stephanie Feuerborn, Renee Gardner, Jason Tieking

5 Years of Service—James Bean, Shannon Boff, Christina Burch, Donald Burns, Paula Carpenter, Jennifer Chriestenson, Sarah Fancher, Mary Fetters, Kelli Kaufman, Timmy Morris, Scott Poulton, Clark Shenk, Lisa Smith, Dennis Smith, Mark Stokes

3 Years of Service –Sarah Anderson, Dena Blazier, Bethany Bloomer, Randy Chapman, Christina Dorman, Shawna Edman, Ricki Elliott, Jennifer Everett, Kayla Garst, Dianna Graham, Susan Johnson, Rebecca Key, Korena Martin, Megan McGuire, David Perkinson, Rebecca Ragan, Taylor Sitton, Shirley Stockdale, Kay Tappendick, Walter Tolson, Sharon Vajgrt, Alan Webb, Ernest Wilcher, Tammy Winters

OCCK, Inc. provides services in north central Kansas to anyone with any type of long or short-term disability, starting as early as birth and following people through their whole lives.  OCCK provides an array of supports for success at home and in the community, including independent living skills and supports, employment and career training, Alzheimer’s supports, autism services, assistive technology, children’s services, transportation, specialized therapies, and home health care.  In 2020, OCCK, Inc. celebrated 50 years of service to north central Kansas.

For more information about OCCK, Inc., visit www.occk.com or call (785) 827-9383.