Staff Recognition

The Commission believes in recognizing those individuals doing the day-to-day work of the Compact who surpass expectations to provide assistance. When should someone be recognized? When an individual engaged in ICJ business goes above and beyond the general call of duty to reach a conclusion or solution that best serves public safety.

If you know someone who, on a particular instance, went beyond what was required for a particular job, we want to hear about it.

Please relay quick details of the event by entering the information in the Staff Recognition Nomination Form. Nominations may be submitted by any member of ICJ. 

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Recent Recognitions

"Bryan and Tony went above and beyond regarding a difficult return between CA and WY. The juvenile had come to WY from CA and was experiencing some pretty extensive mental health difficulties while in secure detention awaiting return to the legal guardian. Tony and Bryan, along with their local staff, worked tirelessly in attempts to get the youth back to the legal guardian through multiple avenues however after multiple attempts with the legal guardian it was determined that the youth would be best served in WY through local resources. There were many evenings and after-work hours spent on communications between CA and WY in attempts to get the youth back to CA and I wanted to personally thank Tony, Bryan, and their staff for always keeping WY current on what was going on in CA regarding communications with their child welfare, juvenile probation and other local staff."

- Brandon Schimelpfenig, Wyoming ICJ Office

"Bryan and Tony went above and beyond regarding a difficult return between CA and WY. The juvenile had come to WY from CA and was experiencing some pretty extensive mental health difficulties while in secure detention awaiting return to the legal guardian. Tony and Bryan, along with their local staff, worked tirelessly in attempts to get the youth back to the legal guardian through multiple avenues however after multiple attempts with the legal guardian it was determined that the youth would be best served in WY through local resources. There were many evenings and after-work hours spent on communications between CA and WY in attempts to get the youth back to CA and I wanted to personally thank Tony, Bryan, and their staff for always keeping WY current on what was going on in CA regarding communications with their child welfare, juvenile probation and other local staff."

- Brandon Schimelpfenig, Wyoming ICJ Office


"Donna has always been extremely helpful and is a subject matter expert on anything related to the interstate compact. She responds quickly and courteously to any question or request no matter how big or small. No matter what is going on she is always extremely kind and helpful taking time to ensure no matter what is going on you get the assistance and support you need. In my time working for the state, she has been one of the most consistently kind and helpful people I have delt. She goes out of her way to make you feel like what you have to say matters even if is a simple or routine question. She goes above and beyond to help make everyone's jobs easier and we could not function without her. Everyone who has worked with her has echoed the feeling that she is amazing and an absolute pleasure to work with."

- Jacob House, Juvenile Probation, Massachusetts

"Luis has worked in the California ICJ office for seven years and regularly goes, “above and beyond the call of duty,” in his daily tasks. His duties have included being responsible for processing transfer of supervision cases, travel permits, as well as helping to facilitate runaway and absconder returns. Additionally, Luis has been asked to assist with training multiple new compact office staff. Luis proactively tracks report and response due dates and sends reminders to field staff to help ensure California’s compliance with timeframes. He has developed positive working relationships with probation and child welfare staff across the state and is always available to assist field staff with ICJ related matters. Luis’ work with field staff, other compact office staff, and the families of juvenile runaways often receives recognition. During the transition of the California ICJ office over the last few years, Luis was relied upon even more to maintain the daily operations of the office and did so without complaint, he just got the work done. Luis is a valued member of the California ICJ team and we could not do our jobs without his dedicated service to our State.”               

- Michael Farmer, Designee, California

"Ms. Sheets continues to go above and beyond the call of duty for Wyoming ICJ whenever there is a runaway/return situation presenting itself in her area. Ms. Sheets is a Social Services Supervisor with the Department of Family Services in the Carbon County area and along with her regular duties, she is always willing to go the extra mile if extra communication is needed to gather more information about the juvenile(s) needing to be returned. One example of note is when a juvenile ran from his home state and was giving a false story to local law enforcement. Ms. Sheets requested contact information from the juvenile to follow up on and the contact stated that he actually had a warrant in his home state for an accused serious offense. Ms. Sheets followed up on this information and was able to obtain the warrant from local law enforcement and the juvenile was placed appropriately. This is just one example of numerous times that Ms. Sheets has went above and beyond the call of duty for Wyoming ICJ. Thank you Ms. Sheets for everything you do."

- Brandon Schimelpfenig, Wyoming ICJ