May 5, 2022, COLUMBIA, Md.—Capitol Concierge is excited to announce the recipients of the 2021 R.I.S.E. Award. Winners of the awards were celebrated at a gala on Friday, April 22, 2022.
The R.I.S.E. Awards are held annually to celebrate service excellence in the areas of Accountability-Integrity-Transparency-Loyalty-Passion to serve others. Winners are selected through a survey of
clients, tenants and residents, and corporate staff. Letters of recommendations are also considered.
“Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and a big thank you to everyone for their service excellence this past year,” said Misty Tieman, Executive VP, Operations. “Capitol Concierge’s legacy has been built on the foundation that service matters. The award program showcases the incredible dedication our team has to service excellence and making our clients’ lives more manageable, productive, and fun.”
This year’s award winners include:
Apprentice/Rookie of the Year
Tomeka Boston
Sparkle Factor
Courtlynn Murphy
Most Engaged/Creative Commercial
Karen Smith
Most Engaged/Creative Residential
Mohammad Rafiq
Best Dressed
Karlene Holland and Clifton Young
1st Responder
James Hill
Top Concierge Commercial
Candance Lambert
Top On-Call Commercial
Kickie Moore
Top Concierge Corporate
Yesenia Gonzalez
Top Concierge Residential
William Brooks
Top On-Call Residential
Montique Spence
Top Concierge Manager
Ciara Queen
Spirit of Service Team
Market Square West
Top Account Manager
Mario Orellana
Buffalo Award
Jena Miller and MJ Solowey
CEO Pick
Jena Miller
Evelyn Marello Award
Naomi Virgo
“While the R.I.S.E. Awards recognize certain members of the Capitol Concierge team, each of our employees are champions,” said CEO Lynda Ellis. “Michael Jordon once said that ‘talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.’ Thanks to our team, Capitol Concierge has become an incredible organization bound together by a shared culture of high standards, discipline, flexibility, and collaboration, which makes us an unbeatable force.”