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2025 SC DSS Honors June Employees of the Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Danielle Jones
803-898-7248
Danielle.Jones@dss.sc.gov

 SC DSS Honors June Employees of the Month

July 24, 2025 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage, and Compassion.

The six most recently selected were: Laura Claspill, Finance Services Division, State Office; Gayle Vickery, Regional Director, Upstate; Cyntoria Dobbs, Child Support Services, Midlands Region; Debbie Franklin, Economic Services, Horry County; Stockton Altman, General Counsel, Aiken County; and Michael Floyd, Adult Advocacy Division, State Office.

Staff selected for the Employee of the Month Program are awarded with lunch with the State Director, along with other honorees; a dedicated parking space; a photo and write up displayed at State Office; and a write-up sent to their community newspaper. 

Left to right – Laura Claspill, Gayle Vickery, Cyntoria Dobbs, Debbie Franklin, Stockton Altman, and Michael Floyd gathered at State Office for lunch with
State Director Tony Catone on Thursday, July 24, 2025. 

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