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Peak Academy Awards

2023 Winners and Nominees

Mayor Johnston and Interpreter on a podium at the ceremony next to a large screen

2023 Peak Academy Award Nominees and Winners — 2023 Nominees

Best Individual Innovation — Individual Innovation

DHS - Spanish Translations Sheets - Azalya Realivazquez — DHS Spanish Transltions

Auction Surplus - Bobby Kunkel — Auction Surplus

Contract Compliance Salesforce Modules - Aaron Friedman — Contract Compliance Salesforce Modules

Rapid Resolution - Kevin Kelly, Sam Olson, Mel Davis-Campbell & Evie Benger — Rapid Resolution

Best Team Collaboration

Affordable Housing Development Handoffs - HOST Asset Management, Development, Operations and Inspections Teams — Affordable Housing Development Handoffs

CASR Finance Year of Infrastructure - CASR Finance and Administration Team — CASR Finance

DDPHE Atlas - Ryan Bronson, Julian Wolf, Lizzie Friend — DDPHE Atlas

Technology Services Automation Program - Sean Greer, Evan Pfaff, Nick Steensland, Justin Leopold, Troy Holly, Joey Grisko — Tech Services Automation

Denver District Attorney’s Office Diversion Programs - Adult and Juvenile Diversion Teams — Diversion Program

Best Cross-Agency Collaboration — Cross Agency Collaboration

Citywide Contracting Hub - DeAnne Barker, Janet Valdez, and contract amins that participated in the REIs — Citywide Contracting

CDL Hiring Process - Lance Dorris (DOTI Safety) John Saturley (DOTI Safety), Tara Nyugen (OHR), Zaudi Villa (OHR), Tara Thompson (OHR), Erika Lovato (OHR), Esperanza Nuanes (OHR) — CDL Hiring

HOST/DHS Family Shelters - Angie Nelson, Midori Higa, Bobby Lefebre, Jesus Vilalobos, Rosie McQuiggan, Samantha Olson, Jerred Powell, Patrick Casey, Myrna Garibay, Amy O’Dorisio, Kendra Johnson — HOST and DHS

Food Interagency Group - DDPHE, OSEI, DOF, DEDO, OCA, DHS, DPL, CPD, DPR, CASR, EXL, HOST, HRCP: OOA, DOTI, DSD — Food Interagency Group

Most Supportive Leader

Meggan Parezo – DDPHE, SSBO — DDPHE

Rodrigo Picasarri Linzuain, Excise & Licenses — EXL

Midori Higa, HOST — HOST

Ted Trujillo, Myrissa Wills, Jason Salazar – Department of Motor Vehicle — DMV

Steve Castro – Office of the Medical Examiner — OME

Melissa Janiszewski, Office of Children's Affairs — OCA

Best Equity Innovation — Equity

Youth Refugee Minor Program - Tamara Smith — Refugee

ADA Compliance Barrier Busting - Ro-Tien Liang, Megan Catalfomo, Jeremy McKinnon, Benjamin Smith, Monica Restrepo, Greg Cieciek, Jonathan Graham, Tad Bowman — ADA

Resources for Spanish Speaking Businesses - Luz Sanchez — Spanish

Advancing E-Bike Rebate Equity - Ian Harwick — E-Bike

Civil Service Testing Fee Burden - Niecy Murray & Armando Saldate — Testing

Best 6-S Innovation — 6-S Innovation

Electronic File Docket - Jill Bunton — Docket

Inventory Asset Management - Ryan Phan — Inventory

DPL Community Room 6S - Stephanie Rivera & Alexis Davis — DPL

DOTI Battery Rack 6S - Rodney Hatcher (DOTI Logistic Operations) — DOTI

Best Savings to the Customer — Savings

DHS Donation Drive Coordination - Bryn Daly — Donation

HRCP-OFEP Financial Coaching Site Assignments - Mariette Candelon — OFEP

C&R Increasing Ballot Cure Rate - Jacob Harvey — Ballots

Lifeguard Hiring - Julie Nall, Sara Heisdorffer, Lisa Perry, Angie Lull, Hunter Brill, Amber DeLeon, Jon Allen, Debbie Hanley, Leslie Pickard, Amy Sellman, Zach Ortner, Perla Bandera, Roo Khan, Tara Thompson, Kristin Saltarelli — Lifeguard

Best Visual Management — Visual Management 2023

DDPHE Strategic Plan Dashboard - Agathe Dorel — DDPHE Dashboard

GS Spend Tracking and Code Violations - Janet Otto, Bradlee Sears — Spend Tracking

Communicable Disease Surveillance Dashboard - Leslee Warren, Tori Burket, Grace Nelson, Agnes Markos — Disease Dashboard

DPL Strategic Plan Dashboard - Kirsten Decker — DPL Dashboard

Library Cart Tracking – Denver Public Library - Ashara Lyor — DPL Cart Tracking

Best Standard Work — Standard Work 2023

DHS Intercounty Transfer Process - Johanna Honma — DHS Intercounty

Irrigation Maintenance Parts Process - Ashley Farley — Irrigation

DOTI Accessible Parking Requests - Jennifer Scott ( DOTI Curbside and Parking Team) — Accessible Parking

Mortgage Mail Process - Angelique Vallejos — Mortgage Mail

Best External Innovation — External Innovation 2023

North Carolina Dept Health and Human Services - Stephanie Olson, Renate Nnoko — North Carolina

Commerce City, CO - Armando Guardiola, Trenten Robinson, Emily Whittington — Commerce City

Bend, OR - Rachel Ruppel, Stephanie Byrne — Bend

Repeat Innovator Award — Repeat Innovator 2023

Audra Miller — Audra

Bright Spots of the Past Year — Bright Spots

Andrea Garcia (OCA), Jeremy Epley (DDPHE), Caits Fitzpatrick (TS), Katie Ziegler (DOTI), Steve Castro (DDPHE), Paige Cheney (DDPHE), Rosie McQuiggan (HOST), Aaron Friedman (DOTI), Justin Leopold (TS), Jonathan Norton (TS), Audrey Morgan (DDPHE) — Bright Spots 2022-23

Gemba Walks of the Past Year — Gemba

The Gemba Walk Hosts of 2023 — Gemba Hosts

2022 Winners and Nominees

Speaker at a microphone at the lectern during the 2022 ceremony

Peak Founders Award — 7.png

Peak Legacy Award — 8.png

Savings to Customer: Natalie Magnatta (DPL), Brittany Eroen (DEDO), Sean Greer (TS), Addi Ramos-Marin (CPD) — 9.png

Savings to Customer Winner: Sean Greer (TS)! — 10.png

Best Team Innovation: - EXL Submits Process -DPL Summer Adventure Program -TS ServiceNow Tickets - DDPHE EQM Team Core Process - CASR Bag Fee Compliance - DSD Mentoring Program - OCVS/YP Thoughtful Merger - CPD Work Plan Prioritization - DOTI & DPR Utilities Locates Division Configuration - OEM EOC Lessons Learned - DOTI CEWW ROWS Mainline Team — 11.png

Best Team Innovation Winner: DOTI CEWW ROWS Mainline Team! — 12.png

Cross-Agency Collaboration: -Denver Joint Task Force: COVID Medical Delivery Process -DOTI: Black Belt Fellowship Pilot -HOST & HRCP/OFEP: Foreclosure Process -GS, DoF, OEM & TS: PPE Procurement — 13.png

No Silos Winner: Denver Joint Task Force! — 14.png

Most Supportive Leader: -Benita Martin & Ann Padilla (DA) -David Hughes (C&R) -Meggan Parezo (DDPHE) -Lisana Munoz (HRCP) -Britta Fisher (HOST) -Grace Rink (CASR) -Jessica Calderon (OSEI) — 15.png

Most Supportive Leader Winner: Britta Fisher (HOST)! — 16.png

Standard Work: -Erin Worrell (OME): Case Closure Checklist -Esther Rivera (DHS): Full-Cycle Grant Management Guide -Andrea Garcia (OCA): Tasty Food Rec Center Operations -Alex Cobell (EXL): Bad Licenses Checklist -Ebony Santucci (HOST): Contracting Process -Cali Zimmerman, Tony Diaz & Clarissa Boggs-Blake (DDPHE): DOC Position Manual -Derek Scott (DAP): Animal Medical Exam Process — 17.png

Standard Work Winner: Ebony Santucci (HOST)! — 18.png

6S: -Carpentry Crew (DPR): Carpentry Shop Clean Up -Vic Barela (DOTI): CPC Traffic Signals Warehouse -Jennifer Rylatt (DoF): Supply Room Organization -Rodrigo Picasarri-Linzuain, Layla Meyer & Dominic Vaiana (EXL): ShareDrive to SharePoint Merger — 19.png

6S Winner: DPR Carpentry Crew! - Richard Miller, Ken Robinson, Al Trujillo — 20.png

Best Individual Innovation: -KiKi Turner (DoF): Tracker & Ordinance Request Form -Emily Ehr (CPD): Digitize Landmark Demos -Marion Kalb (DDPHE): Good Food Purchasing Program -Rachel Flank Goldberg (DHS): Grants Program -Val Herrera (CPD): Sign Plan Process -DeVon Perea (DHS): SNAP to Success Questionnaire -Roger Sorge (DOTI): Analysis of SUDP/PW Permits — 21.png

Best Individual Innovation Winner: Marion Kalb (DDPHE)! — 22.png

Outside/External: -Lethbridge, ON Canada -Denver Housing Authority -Brighton, CO -Commerce City, CO -Raleigh, NC -Metro Water Recovery — 23.png

Outside/External Winner: Metro Water Recovery! -Brittany Peshek — 24.png

Equity: -Shelby Miller (Elections): ADA Electronic Ballot -Marion Kalb (DDPHE): Good Food Purchasing Program -Brenda Godina-Duarte (DHS): Essential Child Support Form Translation -The Office of Children's Affairs: Equity in Grantmaking -Layce Holt & Elizabeth Eaton (DHS): TANFF Extension Project — 25.png

Equity Winner: Shelby Miller (Elections)! — 26.png

Bright Spot Recognition — 27.png

Gemba Walk Recognition — 28.png

2019 Winners and Nominees

speaker and attendeees at the first awards ceremony in 2019

Best 6-S — Slide7.jpg

Natural Areas Graffiti Buckets — Slide12.jpg

Standard Work — Slide13.jpg

Plan Review Notice — Slide21.jpg

Individual innovation — Slide22.jpg

Standard Chronology Template — Slide26.jpg

External innovation — Slide27.jpg

Lean Purple Belt Training — Slide32.jpg

Green belt innovation — Slide33.jpg

Pivot Table Data Comparison — Slide39.jpg

Customer savings — Slide40.jpg

Soil Reuse Guidance — Slide48.jpg

No silos — Slide49.jpg

City Charter Change for Police Lateral Hire — Slide56.jpg

Most Supportive leader — Slide57.jpg

Andrea Albo — Slide64.jpg

Team innovation — Slide65.jpg

Small Business Certification — Slide74.jpg

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