Amber Clendaniel, Department of Human Resources

Ms. Clendaniel is an Administrative Specialist II with the Division of Statewide Training and HR Solutions. During the implementation of Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, she was instrumental in the Department's adoption of the technology for information sharing and collaboration. As a key member of several project teams she created several online application forms, established systems to track application status; and created spreadsheets to enhance data sharing. When the cabinet secretary requested a metrics dashboard, Ms. Clendaniel went above and beyond by meeting with each Director while working through the design details for their divisions.

Cynthia Coleman, Superior Court

Ms. Coleman is a Judicial Operations Manager in the Civil Administration Department. During the pandemic, writs for newly filed cases could not be issued remotely so Ms. Coleman established a filing system. Once writs could be issued again, the filing area was filled to capacity, so Ms. Coleman established a scheduling system to allow for the maximum number of writs to be issued. By the end of the year, her team was able to issue 2,855 writs out of the 2,907 filed cases that required writs to be issued.

Casey Kim, Department of Technology and Information

Mr. Kim is a Senior Telecommunications Technologist with the Operations Office. During the Statewide Office 365 project, he automated the creation of mailbox migration batches, which drastically reduced the amount of time the team spent on this activity and reduced the risk of human error. In the past, it would take an engineer about an hour to create each batch file, but now it only takes a few minutes. These automations have streamlined manual processes and increased security.

Anne Fenimore, Gloria Henry and Vertie Lee, Department of State

Ms. Fenimore, Ms. Henry and Ms. Vertie Lee, along with casual-seasonal worker Sakinaa Rock, work for the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. Together they restored the names of 128 free and enslaved people who were previously lost to history. Using a variety of repositories which were not standardized, they were able to research and create a publicly searchable database of free, indentured, and enslaved African Americans at the John Dickinson Plantation. The Plantation Stories Project went live online, providing researchers and the descendant community the opportunity to discover more about people who have largely been unknown until now.