It is with great pleasure that we announce the MHCA 2025 District-Level Award Winners!
We are pleased to announce the district winners in our 2025 award categories: CNA of the Year, Nurse of the Year, Employee of the Year, and the David Duncan Administrator of the Year. These outstanding individuals were nominated by member facilities across Missouri for their extraordinary dedication to long-term care. We will honor each of them during the Opening General Session & Awards Ceremony at our Annual Convention on Monday, August 25, 2025. At that time, we’ll also reveal the state winner in each category—an exciting moment that showcases the very best in our field!
CNA of the Year
District 1 – Walker Perryman, Hope Care Center
District 2 – Alexis Grame, Aspire Senior Living Platte City
District 3 – June Sanders, Christian Extended Care and Rehab
District 4 – Lori Neill, Lacoba Homes
District 5 – Tonya Miller, MO Veterans Home-Cape Girardeau
District 6 – Jade Allen, LaPlata Nursing Home
District 7 – Renee DeVault, Osage Beach Rehab and Health Care Center
Nurse of the Year
District 1 – Melissa Girvin, Riverbend Heights Health & Rehab
District 2 – Adriane Wymore, Abundant Acres Care & Rehab
District 3 – Teanna Moore, Normandy Nursing Center
District 4 – Christine Daniel, Colonial Springs Health Care
District 5 – Candace Bramlett, Daybreak Nursing
District 6 – Kathy Oenning, Monroe Manor
District 7 – Amanda Smith, MO Veterans Home-St. James
Employee of the Year
District 1 – Melissa Terry, MO Veterans Home-Warrensburg
District 2 – Francie Reed, StoneBridge Chillicothe
District 3 – Amy Ruediger, New Haven Care Center
District 4 – Ken Kurdi, Medicalodges Nevada
District 5 – Donna Paul, Belleview Valley Nursing Home
District 6 – Gail Jones, Monroe Manor
District 7 – Dana Nash, StoneBridge Lake Ozark
David Duncan Administrator of the Year
District 1 – Tiffany Goetz, Meyer Care Center
District 2 – Ryan Phillips, Aspire Senior Living Platte City
District 3 – Julie Brick-Brinley, Bel Oak of Union
District 4 – Matt Gould, The Manor at Elfindale
District 5 – Sharon Greco, St. Joe Manor
District 6 – April Hruska, LaPlata Nursing Home
District 7 – Jeremy Schumacher, Salem Care Center
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