An honored tradition since 1984, Light Power and Pride is Seattle City Light's most celebrated employee recognition program.
The awards strengthen the partnership between management, employees and the bonds between the City of Seattle and our City Light customers. City Light's Vision, Mission & Values is the guiding principle for the annual recognition program:
To set the standard and deliver the best customer service experience of any utility in the nation
To be dedicated to exceeding our customers' expectations in producing and delivering environmentally responsible, safe, low cost and reliable power.
To aspire to excellence, accountability, trust and stewardship.
Thus, the focus of the employee recognition event is to:
Provide a visible, powerful way to communicate and reinforce the behavior and outcome that is most important to the success of Seattle City Light.
Encourage high productivity within the context of excellence to our customers.
Encourage and support the achievement of collaborative work groups and teams.
Support efforts that result in an improved working environment.
And encourage creativity, innovation and initiative.
Human Resources is the executive sponsor for the awards program, however, the nomination and selection process, and event planning process is led by a committee of dedicated City Light employees.
2011 Light, Power & Pride Nomination and Selection Committee
Customer Service & Energy Delivery
Steve Kuhnly
Bridget Mendez
Isabel Robinson
Financial Services
Garry Crane
Jeff Johnson
Power Supply & Environmental Affairs
Mary Pat DiLeva
Kathie Jones
Cindy Wright
Superintendent's Office
Rose Feliciano
2011 Light, Power and Pride Award Winners
The 2011 Light, Power & Pride Awards Ceremony was held October 20th at the Washington State Convention Center. More than 300 employees were greeted by the Latin sounds of the band SuperSones. A reception was followed by the awards ceremony. Led by Human Resources, a committee of City Light employees organized this annual event Congratulations to the 2011 Light, Power & Pride award winners.
JD Ross Leadership Award Recipient Individual Award
Pawel Krupa, Supt. Carrasco
Unsung Hero Award Recipients Individual Award
Annette Kessler, Supt. Carrasco
Unsung Hero Award Recipients Individual Award
John LeCompte, Supt. Carrasco
Unsung Hero Award Recipients Team Award Gedion Haile, Sandra Basilio, Supt. Carrasco
Outstanding Customer Service Award Recipient Individual Award
Sheri Tanaka-Eng, Supt. Carrasco
Outstanding Customer Service Award Recipient Team Award
Ray Ceaser, Chelsea Lei, Lynell Dumas, Katherine Black, Marie Ho, Myung Oam, Lina Tang-Nguyen, Doris Burgess, Supt. Carrasco
Operational Excellence Award Individual Award
Denise Krownbell, Supt. Carrasco
Money Savvy - MoneySaver Individual Award
John Shipek, Supt. Carrasco
Money Savvy - MoneySaver Team Award
Scott Hayes, Tracye Cantrell, Supt. Carrasco
Race and Social Justice Award Recipient Individual Award
Vonie Polomis, Supt. Carrasco
Race and Social Justice Award Recipient Team Award
Supt. Carrasco, Genie Jefferson, Liz Ablow, Nancy Robb David Docter, Jackie Kirn, Bruce Keiper, Donna Morse,
Team of the Year Award Recipients Team Award
Supt. Carrasco, Dezider Morovics, Ross McConnell, Jerry Larsen, Tom Pulford, Cullen Lehman, Rick Raught, Nathan Anderson, Shubert Hunter Jr., Josh Kelley, Stacy Cheever
