2024 MRC ICARE Champions and Service Award Recipients Honored

The 2024 MRC ICARE Champions and Service Award Recipients were honored at a Celebration Brunch in February where they were each treated to a day at a spa, along with the guest of their choice.

The ICARE Champions are nominated and later selected by their peers as standing out from the crowd when it comes to demonstrating the ICARE values in their daily work. Winners were also awarded $1000 and recognized at their campus Christmas party at the close of 2024.

Earning the title of ICARE Champion is MRC’s most prestigious award. In years past, members of the leadership team were not candidates for this honor. However, in 2025, MRC launched a new category where any leader can be nominated to compete against the pool of leaders across the organization. This year, the award was deemed a tie between Mike Richards, Physical Plant Director of all communities in the Bryan/College Station area and Tammy Fuller, Accountant at Creekside.

Additionally, service award members are those who celebrated a significant milestone anniversary with MRC.

“We are proud to employ lots of really great people. But the ICARE Champions are the cream of the crop. These are the individuals that are influencing a culture of excellence that has the power to change the lives of our residents for the good. They are raising the standard within their circle of influence making everyone around them better too,” said Alan Brown, President and CEO.

2024 MRC ICARE Leadership Champions: 

Mike Richards- Director of Physical Plant in Bryan/College Station

Tammy Fuller- Accountant at Creekside in Huntsville

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2024 MRC ICARE Champions:

Donna Whitehead- Home Health Nurse Supervisor at Cornerstone in Texarkana

Angela Goodman- Charge Nurse at Creekside in Huntsville

Rosie Agirre- Staffing/Lead CNA at The Crossings in League City

Vanessa Rivers- Certified Medication Aide at The Langford in College Station

Gene Torsell- Maintenance Tech at Stevenson Oaks in Fort Worth

Amanda Goode- Service Coordinator at Affordable Housing in La Porte

Michael Troy- Concierge at Crestview in Bryan

Javier Soliz- Charge Nurse at Mirador in Corpus Christi

Rauquel Brown- Accounting Coordinator at Central Support Services in The Woodlands

Samantha Powell- Concierge at PineCrest in Lufkin

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2024 MRC Service Awards Recipients:

Melissa Byrd: 30 years at Creekside

Mike Adams: 30 years at Crestview

Carolyn Sweet: 30 years at Crestview

Lisa Haynes: 30 years at Crestview

Denise Madison: 25 years at PineCrest

Marian Curtis: 25 years at Creekside

Charles "Chuck" Lewis: 25 years at Cornerstone

Melissa R. Skog: 25 years at Cornerstone

Heath Foust: 25 years at PineCrest

Todd Partin: 20 years Central Support Services

Sandra Love: 20 years at Crestview

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