Trillium Health Resources Announces THRive Local Awards Winners
Trillium Health Resources Announces THRive Local Awards Winners
GREENVILLE, N.C. –Trillium Health Resources announced the launch of THRive Local earlier in March. THRive Local is a county-focused, community plan designed to strengthen local systems of care through targeted local partnerships, provider collaboration, and community-driven solutions.
As part of this launch, we hosted our inaugural THRive Local Awards that honored and celebrated the people and agencies who are helping to do this important work. Throughout March, we held five luncheons that recognized many winners in a variety of categories.
THRive Local is unique in its county-specific approach. Each county is represented, ensuring investments reflect local needs, gaps, and opportunities while supporting broader regional and system-level impact. These awards reflect the time and commitment across government agencies, community organizations, and elected officials.
The full list of award winners includes:
Northern Region:
Youth Advocate Award:
Eva Anderson, Chief Court Counselor, District 1
Chris Langston, Chief Court Counselor, District 6
Marie Chapman, Chief Court Counselor, District 9
Member Voice Leadership:
Jonathan Ellis, Northern Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (CFAC) Member
Bridge Builder Award:
Tyshia Phelps, Chowan Department of Social Services Director
Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT) Law Enforcement Officer Award:
Lieutenant Brandon Mays, Warren County Sheriff’s Office
CIT First Responder Award:
Paramedic Ashley Holloman
Equity in Action Award:
Larry Harper, Help Our People Escape (HOPE)
Community Champion:
Charles Jordan, Northern CFAC member
Family Voice Leadership:
Martha Green, Northern CFAC member
North Central Region:
Youth Advocate Award:
Stacy Huss, Chief Court Counselor, District 2
Terri Proctor, Chief Court Counselor, District 7
Marlo Blake, Chief Court Counselor, District 3
Bridge Builder Award:
Lori Leggett Director, Beaufort DSS
North Central CFAC:
Lorrine Washington
North Central Regional Advisory Board:
Jerry Langley, Beaufort County Commissioner
CIT Law Enforcement Officer Award:
Probation Officer Harmony Campbell, NC DAC, Community Supervision
Equity in Action Award
Ripe for Revival Mobile Market
Black Youth Suicide Prevention Stronger Together
Charletta Basnight
Mid-State Region:
Youth Advocate Award:
Wilbert Davis, Chief Court Counselor, District 18
Gayle Alston, Chief Court Counselor, District 19
Phillip Speight, Chief Court Counselor, District 20
Bridge Builder Award:
Tracie Murphy, Randolph County Department of Social Services Director
Excellence In Service:
Jerry Earnhardt, Trillium Provider Council
CIT Law Enforcement Officer Award:
Captain Holly Pate, Greensboro Police Department
CIT First Responder Award:
Paramedic Billie Silvera, Guilford County EMS
Equity in Action Award:
NAMI Guilford at Beaman Place
Community Champion:
David Allen, Randolph County Commissioner
Family Voice Leadership
Leann Henkel on behalf of Mid-State CFAC
Southern:
Youth Advocate Award
Scott Herrera, Chief Court Counselor, District 13
Bob Speight, Chief Court Counselor, District 5
Keith Bullard, Chief Court Counselor, District 16
Michelle Bennett, Chief Court Counselor, District 11
Bridge Builder Award:
Jill Sampson, Bladen Department of Social Services Director
CIT Law Enforcement Officer Award:
Deputy Victoria Price, Moore County Sheriff’s Office
Excellence in Service:
Margaret Weller-Stargell, Coastal Horizons Center
CIT First Responder Award:
Ronique Rogers, UNC Wilmington Police Department Telecommunicator
Equity in Action:
The Healing Place of New Hanover County
Linda Maynor Oxendine, CORE - Community Organized Relief Effort
Community Champion:
Rob Zapple, New Hanover County Commissioner
Marty Cooke , Brunswick County Commissioner
Legacy of Leadership:
Mary Ann Furniss, Trillium Governing Board Member
Family Voice Leadership:
Monica Graham, CFAC Chair
Marie Britt, CFAC Vice Chair
South Central:
Youth Advocate Award:
Wendell Boykins, Chief Court Counselor, District 4
Kristie Howell, Chief Court Counselor, District 8
Bridge Builder Award:
Jessica Adams, Carteret Department of Social Services Director
Excellence in Service:
English Adams Albertson, Provider Council President
CIT First Responder Award:
Danny Tillman, Wayne County E-911 Communications Coordinator
Equity in Action:
Community Opportunity Center
ADLA - A Lot of Direction Love and Affection
Leadership in Advocacy Award:
Holly Connor, CFAC Chair
Crystal Foster, CFAC Vice Chair
Leadership & Community Impact Award:
Shevel Hunt, Craven County Commissioner
June Cummings, Lenoir County Commissioner
CIT Law Enforcement Officer Award:
Probation Officer Emily Martin
To learn more about THRive Local and upcoming programs, visit trilliumhealthresources.org/thrivelocal or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/TrilliumHealthResources .
ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH RESOURCES
Trillium Health Resources is an innovative health plan for individuals with serious behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury in 46 counties in North Carolina. Through contracts with NCDHHS, we serve Medicaid members on the Tailored Plan and NC Medicaid Direct, state-funded recipients who are uninsured, and members on the Innovations Waiver. Trillium’s mission is transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership and proven solutions. We take an integrated approach to health and wellbeing, coordinating care across multiple systems to achieve improved health outcomes, quality of care and efficient use of resources. Trillium is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of the individuals and communities we serve, and remains focused on delivering the right services, in the right amount, at the right time.