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Employee Spotlight: John Marquiss

Employee Spotlights

We are excited to announce and congratulate one of our team members, John Marquiss, on achieving his licensed clinical social worker certification! He enjoys working with a diverse population where he can utilize his skills in providing therapy. John is a true asset to the CWCC team.

We asked John a few questions to get to know her better, and here are his answers.

1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?

I really appreciate all the different people I get to work with here. It’s been great to meet so many different people who are passionate about helping people and also willing to share their knowledge with others. 

2. What do you like most about the work you do here?

I like being able to provide EMDR Therapy and having the opportunity to continue to develop my skills working with anxiety and trauma.

3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?

Not too long ago, I tried making rolls from scratch, and they turned out pretty good.

4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I would want to stop time like Piper from Charmed. That was always my favorite.

5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

I would go to Paris, France. I took five French classes in high school and a couple in college, and I would love to see some of the amazing architecture.

Employee Spotlight:  Amy Berry 

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Amy Berry works as a clinician at CWCC. She has been part of the CWCC team for 13 years, and we are grateful to have her as part of our team.

We asked Amy a few questions to get to know her better, and here are her answers.

  1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?  My favorite part about working at CWCC is watching people grow and find relief from their mental illness and when people start to see their full potential and regain hope for their future. 
  2. What do you like most about the work you do here?  Out of everything I do here, I enjoy facilitating groups with the residential clients most. 
  3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?  Climbed to the white rocks on the hills at Cotton Wood. 
  4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?   My superpower of choice would be to have ultimate consciousness. 
  5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?   Yikes, I don’t know where. I can only imagine what it would look like in my mind. Somewhere beautiful, with waterfalls, near the ocean, overseas. I would definitely like to go to Utah National Parks as well. 

Employee of the Month – September 2023: Heather Spurlin

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1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?

I love helping people get on track to recovery.

2. What do you like most about the work you do here?

Watching clients rebuild relationships that have been destroyed by addiction. Watching kids reunite with their mothers. Watching men grow back into who they were before addiction hit.

3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?

Going into the jails and hospitals to do AS l’s and help navigate people in the right direction to get the treatment that is appropriate for them.

4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I would cast out all diseases in the world.

5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Israel, to walk where Jesus once walked.

Employee of the Month – September 2023: Don Sandoval

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1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?

Finishing work tickets.

2. What do you like most about the work you do here?

Making a difference and helping others

3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?

Learn how to say new words in the Cheyenne language.

4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Wisdom

5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

I would go to the ocean for peace of mind.

Employee of the Month – August 2023: Hannah Grube, Crisis Intervention Specialist

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1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?

Communication, support, honesty, opportunity for Growth (and birthday cake Fridays).

2. What do you like most about the work you do here?

I am given countless opportunities to help people. Clients, clinicians, callers, coworkers, etc. I have been handed the ability to learn where help is needed, and to go there. Most of all, knowing that, if nothing else – I’ve saved lives in my time here.

3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?

Yankee’s Game, rodeos, fishing, trying to fit all the fun things into summer.

4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Reference Encanto – To heal all with my baked goods.

5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland, or The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.

Employee of the Month – August 2023: Stacey Bowman, CSW

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  1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?
    My favorite part of working at CWCC is getting to see clients work towards sobriety and change.
  2. What do you like most about the work you do here?
    I get to interact with clients every day, and you never know where the day might lead.
  3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?
    I work my hardest at work and am completing my master’s degree in social work. Not a lot of
    interesting things.
  4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
    I would want the ability to clone or duplicate myself.
  5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
    I would like to go to Greece because it is beautiful and I have always wanted to go.

Employee Spotlight: Michael Bissey

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Michael Bissey works as an Information Technology Specialist at CWCC. He has been a part of the team since August 2022, and we are very happy to have him! 

Michael is also a member of Wyoming’s Army National Guard, holding the rank of Sergeant First Class (E7). Michael was present during Governor Gordon’s signing of Executive Order 2023-02, which established the Wyoming Cyber Assistance Response Effort Team.

We asked Machel a few questions to get to know him better, and here are his answers.

  1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC? 

My favorite part about working there is probably the staff I get to interact with. Everyone has been welcoming and kind.

  1. What do you like most about the work we do here? 

I like that the center is here to help people be their best selves.

  1. What are you most proud of in your career so far? 

I’m most proud of starting my career. It was a tough transition from corrections and field artillery to cyber security and IT.

  1. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? 

If I could have any superpower, it would be invincibility because there is too much to do in life and not enough time to do it all.

Employee of the Month – July 2023: Taylor Gates – Residential Supervisor

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  1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?
    I really enjoy the daily opportunity to support, help and learn from clients.
  2. What do you like most about the work you do here?
    My favorite part of my work is getting the chance to know people and being a small part of the
    positive change in their lives.
  3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?
    Recently I had the chance to teach a Mandarin language group to clients and that was a really
    rewarding experience.
  4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
    I would time travel so that I could be everywhere at once; though now that I think of it,
    that might cause its own problems.
  5. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
    I would travel to the Galapagos Islands; I really want to see more places that feel like
    the end of the earth.

Employee of the Month – July 2023: Breanna Bible – Residential Technician

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  1. What is your favorite part of working at CWCC?
    My favorite part about working here at CWCC is the team and the clientele that I work wit
  2. What do you like most about the work you do here?
    I enjoy that every day is different. The pace of work can change at any given time, so
    sometimes I am super busy and other times I have just enough time to get everything
    completed.
  3. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done recently?
    I can’t say that I experience anything extraordinarily interesting while I am at work but I will
    say, I get to meet a very wide range of individuals, which can be very interesting. 🙂
  4. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
    For my aura to be so peaceful that I am a calming presence to anyone I am around.
  5. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
    I would like to go to Galapagos Islands. For starters the scenery there is breathtaking. However, the selling point for me would be their tortoises, one of which lived up to 175 years old! They’re also the worlds largest tortoises growing up to five feet in length and weighing 500 pounds. Who wouldn’t want to see that?