PEER EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Peer Excellence Awards are based on combined CMHC regions as follows West (Four Rivers, Pennyroyal, RiverValley), Midwest (Communicare, Seven Counties), Central (New Vista), North (NorthKey, Comprehend), South (LifeSkills, Adanta, Cumberland River), and East (Pathways, Mountain, Kentucky River).
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The following is a list of our past Peer Excellence award winners. Please note that those who have won and award in a previous year are not eligible to receive a second award.
2023
Regional Peer Awards
Dana Hayden
Chauncey L Burnett
Kelsey Banta
Bob Race
Timothy Russell
Faith Michaela King
Youth Peer Specialist of the Year - Jesse Dillow
Family Peer Specialist of the Year - Kayla Harmon
Super Supporter of the Year - Carol W Cecil
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award - Barbara Harvey
2022
West-Pennyroyal Region Adam Young
Midwest-Seven Counties Region Caitlyn Nicole Lewis
Central-New Vista Region Cayla Mattingly
North-North Key Region Roberta White
South-Adanta Region Ashley Wells
East-Mountain Region Rephard Taylor Anderson
Family Peer Support Kelly Minton
Youth Peer Support Courtney Sarah Dillon-Aporta
Super Supporter Amy Hinton
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement DeAnn Braden
2021
West-Pennyroyal Region Melissa Dukes
Midwest-Seven Counties Region Andrea Jones
Central-New Vista Region Glinda Smith
North-North Key Region Amber Hamm
South-Adanta Region Valerie Johnson
East-Mountain Region Cammie Lawson
Family Peer Support Gayla Lockhart
Youth Peer Support Courtney Allison Worley
Super Supporter Christie Penn
Lifetime Valerie Mudd
2020
Adanta Region – Brandon Conlin
Communicare Region - Chasity Deering
Comprehend Region – Stephen Rogers Caudill
Cumberland River Region – Rana Mae Osborne
Four Rivers Region – Heather Walker
KY River Region – John W. Holder, Jr
LifeKkills Region – Jason P. Garrett
Mountain Region –Rachael Preston
New Vista Region – Scott Luallen
NorthKey Region – Scott Orcena
Pathways Region – Morgan Stamper
Pennyroyal Region – Heather Koren Wyatt
RiverValley Region – Latisha Nicole Hall
Seven Counties – Susan Pope
Youth Peer Specialist – Garry Rose
Family Peer Specialist – Pennie Tackett
Super Supporter – Doug Bradley
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award – Terina Caudill
2019
Adanta Region - Misty May
Bluegrass Region - Shirley Martin
Centerstone Region - Lori Cannon
Communicare Region - Jake Bunch
Comprehend Region - Sharon Darnell
Cumberland River Region - Catie Dugger
Four Rivers Region - Janell Johnson
KY River Region - Rolanda Gibson
Lifeskills Region - Deborah Weed
Mountain Region - Melissa Conn
Northkey Region - Doug Witt
Pathways Region - Alice Leffingwell
Pennyroyal Region - Stevie Brown
RiverValley Region - Lisa Burns-Kirby
Statewide Peer Excellence Awards
Youth Peer Specialist - Stephanie Sikes-Jones
Family Peer Specialist - Summer Lake
Super Supporter - Michele Blevins
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award
Carolyn Kates-Glass
2018
· Adanta - Maggie Krueger
· Bluegrass - Arneda Carmickle
· Centerstone - Brandon Banks
· Communicare - Tanya Schifler
· Comprehend - Laura Stacy
· Cumberland River - Dan Essek
· Four Rivers - Chance Tibbs
· KY River - Jessica Barrett
· Lifeskills - Nathan Addison
· Mountain - Scotty Morton
· Northkey - Nicole Schnur and Robert "Chip" Drews
· Pathways - LeeAnn Kelley
· Pennyroyal - Lisa Osborne
· River Valley - Michelle Hickman
Youth Peer - Russell Hollis
Family Peer - Eulas Barnes, Jr.
Super Supporter - Leah Fondaw
Molly Clouse Award - Rita Brooks
2017
· Adanta – Emily Eldridge
· Bluegrass – Bonnie Tracy
· Communicare – Andrea Barras
· Comprehend – Rachel Booker
· Cumberland River – Amanda Metcalf
· 4 Rivers – Sheila Bishop
· KY River – Latova Flinchum-Chambers
· Lifeskills – Jordan Daniel
· Mountain – Mary Prater
· North Key – DeAnn Braden
· Pathways – Chelsea Meadows
· Pennyroyal – Tim Martin
· River Valley – Michelle Head
· 7 Counties – Jeff Stugeon
Youth PSS – Aaron Pope
Family PSS – Amy Williams
Super Supporter – Stephanie Turner
Lifetime – Carmilla Ratliff
2016
· Adanta – Betty Jo Moss
· Bluegrass – Rock Blackburn
· Communicare – Vanessa Galvas
· Comprehend – Becky Clark
· Cumberland River – Barbara Greene
· 4 Rivers – Brenda Arnett
· KY River – Lukas Emilen Hughes de – Saint Clair
· Lifeskills – Shannon McPherson
· Mountain – Lisa Paxton
· North Key – Mark Pierce
· Pathways – Brandi Dunn
· Pennyroyal – Rebecca Coursey
· River Valley – Stephanie Whitney
· 7 Counties – Robin Bensinger
Youth PSS – Brandon Kelley
Family PSS – Joy Varney
Super Supporter – Kelly Gunning
Molly Clouse – Susan Klusman-Turner
2015
· Adanta – Barbara Bryant
· Bluegrass – Sarah Brumfield
· Communicare – Angel Taylor
· Comprehend – Katrina Purdon
· Cumberland River – Laura Bledsoe
· 4 Rivers – Bertha Workman
· KY River – Debby Terry
· Lifeskills – Vicki Patterson
· Mountain – Brittany Hall
· North Key – Chad Ponchot
· Pathways – Patty Knox
· Pennyroyal – Erica Nicole Mathley
· River Valley – Bonnie Bullock
· 7 Counties – Cherish Wolf
Lifetime Super Supporter – Missy Runyon
Molly Clouse – Tami Bracato
2014
· Adanta – Missy Richard
· Bluegrass – Val Mudd
· Communicare – April Blevins
· Comprehend – Mattie Barbour
· Cumberland River – Mary Singleton
· 4 Rivers – Sheina Murphy
· KY River – Larry Lepine
· Lifeskills – Ed Porter
· Mountain – Waltr Lane
· North Key – Rita Brooks
· Pathways – Barbara Harvey
· Pennyroyal – Dianna Oldham
· River Valley – Mabel Graves
· 7 Counties – Janet Massey
Lifetime Super Supporter – Carol Saylor
Lifetime of Leadership – Molly Clouse
2023
Regional Peer Awards
Dana Hayden
Chauncey L Burnett
Kelsey Banta
Bob Race
Timothy Russell
Faith Michaela King
Youth Peer Specialist of the Year - Jesse Dillow
Family Peer Specialist of the Year - Kayla Harmon
Super Supporter of the Year - Carol W Cecil
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award - Barbara Harvey
2022
West-Pennyroyal Region Adam Young
Midwest-Seven Counties Region Caitlyn Nicole Lewis
Central-New Vista Region Cayla Mattingly
North-North Key Region Roberta White
South-Adanta Region Ashley Wells
East-Mountain Region Rephard Taylor Anderson
Family Peer Support Kelly Minton
Youth Peer Support Courtney Sarah Dillon-Aporta
Super Supporter Amy Hinton
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement DeAnn Braden
2021
West-Pennyroyal Region Melissa Dukes
Midwest-Seven Counties Region Andrea Jones
Central-New Vista Region Glinda Smith
North-North Key Region Amber Hamm
South-Adanta Region Valerie Johnson
East-Mountain Region Cammie Lawson
Family Peer Support Gayla Lockhart
Youth Peer Support Courtney Allison Worley
Super Supporter Christie Penn
Lifetime Valerie Mudd
2020
Adanta Region – Brandon Conlin
Communicare Region - Chasity Deering
Comprehend Region – Stephen Rogers Caudill
Cumberland River Region – Rana Mae Osborne
Four Rivers Region – Heather Walker
KY River Region – John W. Holder, Jr
LifeKkills Region – Jason P. Garrett
Mountain Region –Rachael Preston
New Vista Region – Scott Luallen
NorthKey Region – Scott Orcena
Pathways Region – Morgan Stamper
Pennyroyal Region – Heather Koren Wyatt
RiverValley Region – Latisha Nicole Hall
Seven Counties – Susan Pope
Youth Peer Specialist – Garry Rose
Family Peer Specialist – Pennie Tackett
Super Supporter – Doug Bradley
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award – Terina Caudill
2019
Adanta Region - Misty May
Bluegrass Region - Shirley Martin
Centerstone Region - Lori Cannon
Communicare Region - Jake Bunch
Comprehend Region - Sharon Darnell
Cumberland River Region - Catie Dugger
Four Rivers Region - Janell Johnson
KY River Region - Rolanda Gibson
Lifeskills Region - Deborah Weed
Mountain Region - Melissa Conn
Northkey Region - Doug Witt
Pathways Region - Alice Leffingwell
Pennyroyal Region - Stevie Brown
RiverValley Region - Lisa Burns-Kirby
Statewide Peer Excellence Awards
Youth Peer Specialist - Stephanie Sikes-Jones
Family Peer Specialist - Summer Lake
Super Supporter - Michele Blevins
Molly Clouse Lifetime Achievement Award
Carolyn Kates-Glass
2018
· Adanta - Maggie Krueger
· Bluegrass - Arneda Carmickle
· Centerstone - Brandon Banks
· Communicare - Tanya Schifler
· Comprehend - Laura Stacy
· Cumberland River - Dan Essek
· Four Rivers - Chance Tibbs
· KY River - Jessica Barrett
· Lifeskills - Nathan Addison
· Mountain - Scotty Morton
· Northkey - Nicole Schnur and Robert "Chip" Drews
· Pathways - LeeAnn Kelley
· Pennyroyal - Lisa Osborne
· River Valley - Michelle Hickman
Youth Peer - Russell Hollis
Family Peer - Eulas Barnes, Jr.
Super Supporter - Leah Fondaw
Molly Clouse Award - Rita Brooks
2017
· Adanta – Emily Eldridge
· Bluegrass – Bonnie Tracy
· Communicare – Andrea Barras
· Comprehend – Rachel Booker
· Cumberland River – Amanda Metcalf
· 4 Rivers – Sheila Bishop
· KY River – Latova Flinchum-Chambers
· Lifeskills – Jordan Daniel
· Mountain – Mary Prater
· North Key – DeAnn Braden
· Pathways – Chelsea Meadows
· Pennyroyal – Tim Martin
· River Valley – Michelle Head
· 7 Counties – Jeff Stugeon
Youth PSS – Aaron Pope
Family PSS – Amy Williams
Super Supporter – Stephanie Turner
Lifetime – Carmilla Ratliff
2016
· Adanta – Betty Jo Moss
· Bluegrass – Rock Blackburn
· Communicare – Vanessa Galvas
· Comprehend – Becky Clark
· Cumberland River – Barbara Greene
· 4 Rivers – Brenda Arnett
· KY River – Lukas Emilen Hughes de – Saint Clair
· Lifeskills – Shannon McPherson
· Mountain – Lisa Paxton
· North Key – Mark Pierce
· Pathways – Brandi Dunn
· Pennyroyal – Rebecca Coursey
· River Valley – Stephanie Whitney
· 7 Counties – Robin Bensinger
Youth PSS – Brandon Kelley
Family PSS – Joy Varney
Super Supporter – Kelly Gunning
Molly Clouse – Susan Klusman-Turner
2015
· Adanta – Barbara Bryant
· Bluegrass – Sarah Brumfield
· Communicare – Angel Taylor
· Comprehend – Katrina Purdon
· Cumberland River – Laura Bledsoe
· 4 Rivers – Bertha Workman
· KY River – Debby Terry
· Lifeskills – Vicki Patterson
· Mountain – Brittany Hall
· North Key – Chad Ponchot
· Pathways – Patty Knox
· Pennyroyal – Erica Nicole Mathley
· River Valley – Bonnie Bullock
· 7 Counties – Cherish Wolf
Lifetime Super Supporter – Missy Runyon
Molly Clouse – Tami Bracato
2014
· Adanta – Missy Richard
· Bluegrass – Val Mudd
· Communicare – April Blevins
· Comprehend – Mattie Barbour
· Cumberland River – Mary Singleton
· 4 Rivers – Sheina Murphy
· KY River – Larry Lepine
· Lifeskills – Ed Porter
· Mountain – Waltr Lane
· North Key – Rita Brooks
· Pathways – Barbara Harvey
· Pennyroyal – Dianna Oldham
· River Valley – Mabel Graves
· 7 Counties – Janet Massey
Lifetime Super Supporter – Carol Saylor
Lifetime of Leadership – Molly Clouse