Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie Awards for Excellence

Media Release – June 2021

SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF SAULT STE. MARIE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

The annual Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie Awards for Excellence were held in earlier this month. The Awards for Excellence were presented to individuals chosen by their peers as examples of their commitment to living out the organization’s values of “Caring Beyond the Moment with Service, Integrity, Dignity and Excellence.” This year’s selection criteria was based on “who was the brightest Rock Star on staff during the pandemic and how have they enriched the quality of life for our residents / patients / staff during the pandemic”,

The 2020-21 recipients are:

St. Josephs’ Health Centre

Monique Brown, Finance Clerk
Chase Coutu, IT System Analyst

St. Joseph’s Villa

Renée Bossé, Registered Practical Nurse
Donna Desormeaux, Lobby Deputy
Laurie Frank, Registered Practical Nurse/Behavioural Support
Alicia Prediger, Environmental Services Assistant

Villa St. Gabriel Villa

Rebecca Aubrey, Personal Care Assistant
Crystal Jonasson, Registered Practical Nurse
David Long, Chaplain
Josée Park, RAI Coordinator

St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre – South Bay Road Site

Mike Aniol, Physician
Alison Antonio, Rehabilitation Assistant
Linda Masse, RN, Clinical Leader

St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre – Clarion Site

Lyn Garnett, RN, Clinical Manager
Cailin Jones, Occupational Therapist

“At St. Joseph’s, we believe that it is important to recognize and celebrate people within our organization who strive to express healing love through care, compassion and concern for each other and the people we serve. We do this by demonstrating the spirit and charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie who have exemplified these values in the Sudbury community since 1950 through their work of serving the most vulnerable and addressing the unmet needs in the community”, said Jo-Anne Palkovits, President and CEO / Administrator. She further expressed “I would like to congratulate all of our Rock Star staff during this pandemic year, and in particular those selected by their peers for this prestigious award.”

Congratulations to all our nominees and award recipients.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre

From left to right: Barb Desjardins, VP Corporate Services, Monique Brown, Chase Coutu, Jo-Anne Palkovits, President and CEO

St. Joseph’s Villa

From left to right: Jo-Anne Palkovits, President and CEO, Sr. Mildred Connelly, Board Member, Renée Bossé, Alicia Prediger, Donna Desormeaux, Laurie Frank, Roger Leveillé, Site Administrator