Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) held its annual employee celebration event on January 16, a masquerade-themed evening called the Golden Gala. The event honors employees for their dedication during the year, including recipients of several peer-nominated awards and team members achieving service milestones.
“The annual gala serves as a powerful reminder of the dedication of this team,” said Haiden Robbins, chair of JRMC’s Reward and Recognition Committee. “Celebrating our years of service honorees and recognizing those who make our facility thrive is one small way we can express our sincere gratitude.”
JRMC’s monthly peer recognition award, known as the Leaf Award, allows any employee to nominate colleagues who demonstrate the medical center’s values: Attitude, Communication, Compassion, Ownership, Respect and Teamwork. In 2025, JRMC team members exchanged more than 1,500 handwritten and virtual leaves.
Team members who have gone above and beyond in their roles may be nominated by coworkers to receive a Legend Award, JRMC’s highest employee distinction. These employees are recognized for embodying the medical center’s mission to exceed expectations and be the difference in the lives of those they serve. Recipients are selected by employee vote. In 2025, JRMC employees selected Nikki Mack, Quality; Cindy Kutz, Surgical Services; Mason Ankenbauer, Athletic Training; Kirk Holdburg, Plant Operations; Krista Ames, Fiscal Services; and Paige Wilen, Emergency.
Several JRMC employees achieved notable service milestones:
50 years
Roberta Huebner, Family BirthPlace
45 years
Tracy Dale, Emergency
Deb Falk, Education
Linda Guthmiller, Nutrition Services
40 years
Cindy Tag-Nygord, Administration
35 years
Sybil Anderson, Home Health
25 years
Korri Aesoph, Emergency
Jenna Bredahl, Quality
Michele Geigle, Fiscal Services
Nikki Mack, Quality
Emily Woodley, Family BirthPlace
20 years
Brian Ament, Pharmacy
Sarah Haas, Emergency
Cheryl Schiele, Home Health
15 years
Cody Champagne, Physical Therapy
Nicole Kappes, Health Information
Catherine Kautz, Patient Care Unit
Michelle Locke, Surgical Services
Elizabeth Mehus, Social Work
10 years
Makenzie Breitbach, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Megan Hillius, Obstetrics & Gynecology
MeLisa Roaldson, Urology
Kristy Sand, Sterile Processing
Rebecca Schlosser, Speech Therapy
5 years
Sherry Benson, Physical Therapy
Grace Buehler, Family BirthPlace
Ronda Erbele, Hospice
Kayla Hanson, Emergency
Tory Hoffmann, Lab
Crystal Hovda, Emergency
Carly Marler, Emergency
Holli Marquart, Wound
Karen Ringuette, Material Services
Kristin Satrom, Patient Care Unit
Gwen Schultz, Materials
Tracy Wolk, Surgical Services