Annual Celebration
Thanks to everyone who joined us on July 24, 2024, for the 11th Annual Working for a Healthier Tennessee Celebration!
We’re incredibly proud of the dedication and hard work you pour into your wellness councils to make a difference in the lives of your colleagues. Congratulations to all agencies who achieved platinum, gold and silver and to the 2024 well workplace award winners!
Our team would like to thank Adam Jarvis, assistant commissioner of the Department of Finance & Administration, and Laurie Lee, executive director of Benefits Administration, for taking the time to host. Another special thanks goes to the Department of Human Services Wellness Council panel members for sharing their insight and personal stories. We appreciate you Deputy Commissioner Cherrell Campbell-Street, Assistant Commissioner Gary Wilson, Lauren Vaden, Denise Galben, LaTamera Woodley, Amy Weaver, Leila Mitchell and Sami Stockton. A final thank you goes to vendors Optum Health, Sharecare and Nobody Trashes Tennessee.
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Here's to a wonderful fiscal year 2025!
Enjoy these photos from the celebration!
This includes photo booth pictures and candid snapshots. Click the image below to open the gallery.
Achievement Level Award Winners
This level represents agencies who have shown consistency in workplace wellness programming and maintained gold achievement level for two fiscal years in a row.
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Children's Services
- Department of Commerce & Insurance
- Department of Correction
- Department of Economic & Community Development
- Department of Finance & Administration
- Department of General Services
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Labor & Workforce Development
- Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
- Department of Military
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Transportation
To achieve gold, agencies show consistency in workplace wellness programming throughout the fiscal year. They've organized and promoted wellness activities to meet the needs of their employees in our focus areas.
- Commission on Aging & Disability
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Safety & Homeland Security
- Tennessee Courts
Silver achievement level represents an agency who has shown consistency in workplace wellness programming in our focus areas and has built a solid foundation which will allow the initiative to continue to grow.
- TRICOR
Bronze achievement level represents an agency who has shown consistency in workplace wellness programming in our focus areas and has built a solid foundation which will allow the initiative to continue to grow.
- Department of Education
Well Workplace Awards
These wellness councils have shown improvement in their efforts over the last fiscal year to organize and promote wellness activities that meet the needs of their employees. These efforts may include strengthening their agency's wellness council, improving wellness council communications and/or trying different strategies to engage and inspire their workforce.
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities - east Tennessee regional office
This award recognizes a wellness council that excels at reaching all their employees and keeping them in-the-know about workplace wellness events, activities and resources.
- Department of Revenue
The Engagement Award recognizes the wellness council that moves the masses - providing their employees with activities they want to join so they keep coming back for more.
- Department of General Services
These wellness councils came up with out-of-the-box ideas to engage coworkers in health and wellness activities.
- Department of Human Services
- Commission of Aging & Disability
This is a wellness council that's intentional about including and engaging employees you won't often find working at a traditional desk.
- Department of Commerce & Insurance
These are superstar wellness council members who always have a positive attitude and are constantly encouraging their coworkers to engage in health and wellness activities to live healthier lives.
- Amy Weaver - Department of Human Services
- Christina Lovari - Department of Commerce & Insurance
- Kelly Cortesi - Department of Revenue
- Keita Cole - Commission on Aging & Disability
- Nikki Sprinkle - Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- Suzy Douglas - Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Videos
This parade of agencies highlights the extraordinary accomplishments of wellness councils!
Abby Sparks and Kelly Cortesi tell their inspiring story of friendship and fitness in this video.