NEWS RELEASE
December 21, 2006

For more information, contact:
Lilly Vore, Director of Human Resources
lvore@chestnut.org
(309) 827-6026
www.chestnut.org

CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS' STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE

Forty-six employees of Chestnut Health Systems, a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization with locations throughout McLean, Madison and St. Clair counties, were recognized for their dedication and years of service at Chestnut’s annual holiday parties held in Maryville, IL, on December 8 and in Bloomington, IL, on December 20.

Orville Mercer, Southern Regional Manager, was honored for his 25 years of dedicated service while William L. White, Senior Research Consultant, was honored for his 20 years of dedicated service. Linda Barber, Detox Coordinator, Donna Castile, Housing Specialist and Dietra Kulicke, Director of Marketing & Communications were all thanked for their 15 year commitments.

Employees recognized for 10 years of dedicated service were:

• Larry Atkinson, Housing Specialist
• Jennifer DeMolli, Data Systems Analyst
• Rodney Funk, Research Associate
• Linda Gray, Accounts Receivable Representative
• Laura Menard, Assistant Director - Early Intervention
• Lora Passetti, Research Project Manager
• Suzanne Tebbe, Office Manager
• Donna Turner, Payroll Supervisor

Employees recognized for 5 years of dedicated service were:

• Gordon Bender, Facility Skills Instructor
• Sharon Blue, Licensed Practical Nurse
• Patricia Brown, Utilization Management Advocate
• Dixie Buss, Nursing Clerk
• Terri Calbreath, Accounting Assistant
• Tonya Campbell, Clinician
• Patricia Carter, Case Manager
• Janet Charter, Accounts Receivable Representative
• Ray Collins, EAP Business Systems Administrator
• Stacy Dierks, Clinician
• Rebecca Downing, Case Manager
• Nancy Duffy, Clinician
• Lisa Fosnot, Clinician
• Diane Harsha, Client Records Clerk
• James Kapp, Clinician
• Mark Laspe, Clinician
• Kris Lehman, Recreation Coordinator
• Lee Ann Medley, Adolescent Support Staff
• Sarah Molitor, Case Manager
• Sylvia Morrisette, Case Manager
• Catrina Moss, AR Data Coordinator
• JoEllyn Patterson, Housing Coordinator
• Jarvis Pullum, Case Tracker/Interviewer
• James Rivera, EAP Case Manager
• Linda Sanders, Case Manager
• Camille Springer, Assistant Prevention Area Coordinator
• Janeen Stark, Client Records Clerk
• Melissa Todd, Crisis Intervention Specialist
• Katherine Vance, Accounts Receivable Representative
• Lilly Vore, Director of Human Resources
• Heather Wester, International Clinical Coordinator
• W. Joseph White, Clinician
• Sherry Yoder, Clinician

For more than 33 years, Chestnut Health Systems has offered a broad array of behavioral healthcare services to residents in Central and Southern Illinois fulfilling its mission of “making a difference: improving quality of life through excellence in service”. Known throughout the state as one of the leading providers of substance abuse treatment & prevention, mental health counseling & housing, credit counseling, substance-abuse related research, training, and publications, and employee assistance & workplace services, Chestnut’s team of caring professionals now exceeds 675 full and part time staff.

To learn more about Chestnut Health Systems, please visit our website at www.chestnut.org or contact Dietra Kulicke, Director of Marketing & Communications at (309) 827-6026.