DCC kicked off its 70th anniversary celebrations in mid-May, unveiling a new logo and celebrating the recipients of the 2021 National Awards.
Moreen Miller, Chair of DCC’s Board of Directors, congratulated DCC on seven decades of service. “No matter the challenge, you demonstrate consistent and essential support to our Client-Partners and the defence of Canada. And your contributions are felt by the people served in our local communities.” Industry and government partners also sent their congratulations on DCC reaching this important milestone.
DCC’s annual National Awards recognize the dedication and commitment of DCC staff across the country in support of the Client-Partners and Government of Canada. Congratulations to the 2021 recipients:
- Danny Gruner, Regional Service Line Leader, Real Property Management Services, Western Regional Office (Service Development Award) for helping the service line flourish in the Western Region
- Genny Doherty, Coordinator, Health and Safety, Gagetown (Robert Graham Memorial Award), who was instrumental to the site delivering its largest program in more than a decade during a pandemic
- Andy Zieroth, Technical Specialist, Project Management, Toronto and London (Customer Satisfaction Award--Individual), who shone while taking over DCC support for the complex and high-profile project at the former Camp Ipperwash
- Ron Bachelder, Coordinator, Construction Services, and Cody Hazlewood, Technical Specialist, Project Management, Kingston (Customer Satisfaction—Team Award) for quickly ensuring pedestrian and vehicle safety in the face of the rapidly deteriorating heritage wall at Fort Frontenac in downtown Kingston
- Cyril Paris, Business Analyst, Information Technology, Head Office (Innovation Award—Internal Practices), for creating meaningful and easy-to-understand reports for the Client-Partner to support increased collaboration in the wake of ADM(IE) transformation
- Integrated Project Delivery Team of Marcy Burton, Amanda Eid, Ryan Maher, Anthony Montgomery and Mark Stratton (Innovation Award—Service Delivery) for developing and implementing a whole new approach to delivering large construction projects
- Vincent Bousquet, Site Manager, Saint-Jean (Diversity and Inclusion Award), who has spearheaded outreach to Indigenous organizations and communities in Quebec, with the goal of having more Indigenous businesses involved with DCC projects
- Shawn Helmerson, Manager, Real Property Operations Support, Winnipeg (President’s Award), for his nearly 30 years of exemplifying DCC’s core values while supporting the Client-Partner in various parts of Canada and abroad.
DCC also presented two new leaderships awards. Allison Stroich, Special Assistant to the Vice-President, Operations, Head Office, was honoured with the Leadership Award for being the type of leader many at DCC aspire to become: positive, compassionate, knowledgeable and self-aware. George Theoharopoulos, Atlantic Regional Director, received the President’s Senior Management Leadership Award, for his exemplary leadership during the pandemic, both heading up his team and enhancing the Client-Partner relationship during this extraordinary time.
Erica Lyle, Advisor, Communications, Head Office; Laura Seaward, Administrative Assistant, Goose Bay; and Nicolas Forget, Quebec Regional Director, received President’s Certificate of Recognition for their outstanding contributions to DCC. The entire DCC workforce was similarly recognized by the Client-Partner for their creative spirit and “think outside the box” approach for getting the job done and achieving objectives since the start of the pandemic.