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SC DSS Honors April Employees of the Month

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

 SC DSS Honors April Employees of the Month

April 18, 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: Jacquelyne (aka JB) Battle, Staff Development & Training, Columbia; Hakeem Cunningham, Adult Advocacy Services Division, Greenville County; Anissa Chan, Child Support Services Division, Columbia; Akasha Wilson McKnight, Office of General Counsel, Pee Dee Region; Casondra Bracken, Human Resources, State Office; and Melissa Lowe, Child Welfare Services, 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. 

From left, 
Jacquelyne (aka JB) Battle, Staff Development & Training, Columbia; Hakeem Cunningham, Adult Advocacy Services Division, Greenville County; Anissa Chan, Child Support Services Division, Columbia; Akasha Wilson McKnight, Office of General Counsel, Pee Dee Region; Casondra Bracken, Human Resources, State Office; and Melissa Lowe, Child Welfare Services, State Office, gathered at State Office for lunch with Interim State Director Tony Catone on Friday, April 18, 2025. 

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