The annual Performance Recognition Program is an opportunity to formally recognize state employees for their extraordinary contributions to public service.
Congratulations to all our 2021 award recipients.

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The annual Performance Recognition Program is an opportunity to formally recognize state employees for their extraordinary contributions to public service.
Congratulations to all our 2021 award recipients.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Human Resources Division hosted the 37th Annual Performance Recognition Program Awards Ceremony at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). Governor Baker, Lieutenant Governor Polito, and our Cabinet members were in attendance as we honored the 2021 recipients of the prestigious Carballo, Cellucci, Equity, and Rooney awards.
The Manuel Carballo Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service, named in honor of the late Secretary of Human Services, is given annually to employees or groups of employees who exemplify the highest standards of public service.
2021 Award Recipients:
Vaccine Preregistration Team, Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Aditya Basheer
Aniruddha Bharadwaj
Adam Cogbill
William Cole
Marino Fernandes
Teplyn Fournier
Bryan Hirsch
Dan Houle
Christine Invencion
Kris Johnson
Mimi Kantor
Denver Lybarger
Matt Moran
Erica Seery
Laura Brelsford, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Judi Lydon-Ruby, Department of Developmental Services
Susan McCarthy, Department of Fish and Game
Robert McKeon, Department of Children and Families
Barbara Olearczyk, Department of Mental Health
Deborah Steenland, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jim Zoino, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Governor Paul Cellucci Award for Leadership and Mentoring in State Government was established with the purpose of honoring an outstanding leader in the area of mentoring in the workplace.
Recipients of this award play a vital role in preparing the Commonwealth's workforce of tomorrow by serving as a teacher, role model, and confidante to either a subordinate or peer in the workplace. The candidate for the Governor Paul Cellucci Award for Leadership and Mentoring in State Government has made an ongoing commitment to the professional development of their fellow employee, sharing their expertise and transferring their knowledge in a capacity that goes far beyond the standard expectations of the job.
2021 Award Recipients:
The Eugene H. Rooney, Jr., Public Service Award highlights human resources development as a planned, continuous effort to provide personal and professional growth opportunities that will enhance employee competency levels. Such activities serve to improve an individual's performance on a currently held job and/or provide new skills, knowledge and attitudes that will allow an individual to assume a new role in the organization.
2021 Award Recipients:
Equity in Government consists of: the fair, just and equitable (a) management of public agencies, (b) development and implementation of public policy; and/or, (c) delivery of and access to state services.
The Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award is given annually to an employee or group of employees who have demonstrated commitment to and attainment of the principles of equity in one or more areas of government operations: human resources activity that promotes diversity and inclusion, procurement activity that promotes the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises, policy development and/or implementation (including the development and implementation of regulations, program policies, and/or rules), and/or improving access and/or accessibility (physical or programmatic) to state programs or the delivery of state services.
2021 Award Recipients:
The Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance is awarded to individuals or groups of employees to recognize their extraordinary contributions to their agency.
2021 Award Recipients:
Department of Revenue
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Group Insurance Commission
Operational Services Division
Supplier Diversity Office
Human Resources Division
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Executive Office Education
Department of Early Education and Care
Department of Higher Education
Department of Agricultural Resources
Department of Conservation & Recreation
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Energy Resources
Department of Fish and Game
Department of Public Utilities
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
MassHealth
Department of Developmental Services
Commission for the Blind
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Transitional Assistance
Department of Youth Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Children & Families
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Department of Elder Affairs
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Division of Professional Licensure
Division of Insurance
Division of Banks
Department of Housing & Community Development
MassHire Department of Career Services
Department of Labor Relations
Department of Unemployment Assistance
Department of Correction
Municipal Police Training Committee
Department of Fire Services
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Chief Medical Examiner
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
MBTA
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Betsy Lehman Center
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Center for Health Information and Analysis
Commission Against Discrimination
Department of the State Treasurer
Disabled Persons Protection Commission
Mass Clean Water Trust
Mass State Retirement Board
Mass School Building Authority
Office of the Inspector General
Pension Reserve Investment Management
Mass State Lottery
Bristol Community College
Fitchburg State University
Middlesex Community College
North Shore Community College
Quinsigamond Community College
Salem State University
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Massachusetts Office of the President
Worcester State University