OORP Awards 2024
Herrerans have recognized their colleagues with awards celebrating their unique contributions and achievements since 2009. Nominated by their peers, these awards honor our employee-owners in fourteen categories that reflect our core values. Here are the 2024 recipients:
The Recycling Artist – Like the creative genius that can turn one person’s trash (or recycling) into an amazing work of art, this person thinks outside the box to find innovative solutions in their projects and around the office. Winner: Rayna Gleason
The Constructed Wetland – This person is incredibly good at cleaning up big messes. Our constructed wetland person functions on multiple levels, solving problems and keeping projects on track. Winner: Nigel Baummer
The Solar Panel – Like the solar panel, this individual collects all the sun’s rays and makes work happen! They are incredibly productive and awesome at getting stuff done. Winner: Jamie Elrod
The Gardener – Like the gardener who brings fruits, vegetables, and flowers to life, these productive partners bring in a bounty of new work. Winners: Melissa Buttin, Tim Clark
The Peloton – This person is the ultimate team player and works hard to integrate awesomeness into Herrera culture. Winner: Liza Holtz
The Green Roof – This mighty roof component carries a steady load and continues to grow every season, increasing in effectiveness, awesomeness, and beauty. Our green roof awardee is a new employee (< 1 year) that exemplifies the steady progress and growth of a green roof. Winner: Vanessa Cuanan
The Rain Garden – Rain gardens are the ultimate multi-functional landscape feature – they treat stormwater, recharge groundwater, and provide wildlife habitat. Like a rain garden, thes person is willing to do it all. Winner: Shawree Zhang
The Mycorrhiza – Like the symbiotic relationship between trees and fungi, this individual works well with others to appropriately give assignments, receive finished pieces, and develop a full and healthy project. Winner: Rachel Johnson
The Moose – The Moose stands still and strong when it comes to defending science, what is grounded in fact, and what is right for this earth. Winner: Christina Merten
The Kingfisher – The Kingfisher represents the empathy it takes to not only be a great coworker, but also an excellent client-advocate. This individual always delivers because your success is their success. Winner: Kate Forester
The Orca – The Orca is a crafty creature, always finding innovative ways of incorporating environmental ethics into not only our work but also our daily lives. Winner: Rebecca Dugopolski
The Raven – The Raven embodies the mentor mentality. Their love of learning is equally shared between their passion for teaching and thirst for more knowledge. Winner: George Iftner
The Bee – The Bee is someone quietly buzzing behind the scenes to ensure the seamless functioning of the Herrera hive. Their dedication and collaborative spirit make them a team player we all rely on. Winners: Tracy Rudnick, Pam Jackowich
The Beaver – The Beaver is a true keystone species at Herrera, shaping the ecosystem of our workplace to enable others to excel in their roles. This exceptional individual embodies the qualities of reliability, support, and an unwavering commitment to doing things the right way, building, and reinforcing a thriving and harmonious work environment. Winner: Jillian Sullivan
Congratulations to our 2024 winners!
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