Staff Recognition

"Leslie works a JPO in the 2nd Judicial District and also fills in covering the ICJ office duties as needed on top of her other job description duties. She volunteers to complete these extra ICJ duties and has done an excellent job and always ensures client get returned home safely and also helps her coworkers in all matters ICJ and UNITY."  - Dale Dodd, Commissioner, New Mexico ICJ

"Ms. Richardson consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to ensuring that the Compact services are delivered to youth and families in a timely manner. She responds promptly to inquiries in UNITY, as well as to emails and telephone calls, within five to ten minutes of receiving notifications to assist states' compact offices and her local staff. Ms. Richardson works diligently to prevent her cases from being listed as overdue. She takes the initiative to support the Deputy Compact Administrator with pending correspondence. Additionally, she has exceeded her general responsibilities by assisting the office during a staff shortage, taking on additional duties to ensure that quarterly reports, violation reports, absconder reports, and case closures are managed promptly to prevent any delays in services to youth. Her reliability and dedication are highly commendable and do not go unrecognized."   

- Jean Hall, Commissioner, Florida ICJ

"Bill and I handled a very challenging return case, in which Rhode Island was the "holding state". The youth had personal items that he wanted to take with him back to Maine, and was refusing to cooperate with the Form III until the items were located. Bill made several attempts to locate these items, including driving to a residence where the youth was recently at to recover these items to help with the return process. Bill also met with the youth, in person, to help him understand the Form III process. When the transport team from Maine arrived to return the youth, Bill was there to meet them. Overall, Bill worked very hard to ensure this youth returned to Maine safely, reflecting the spirit of the Compact."

- A. Roy Curtis, Commissioner, Maine

"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