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ETC Kudos
Quarterly ETC Recognition Program
Employee Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) are the cornerstone of any transportation program. ETC Kudos aims to recognize ETC excellence in workplace engagement, strategies and performance toward increasing the non-drive alone commute rate. Ride Together Pierce reviews Quarterly Reports and rewards ETCs who have excelled in their position with recognition and a small gift. Take a look at our current and past designees:
2025 - 3rd Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Bonnie W. | Parks Tacoma | Attended WSRO 2025 conference. Created Discover Pathways CTR info that is now included in the monthly Inside Parks employee newsletter. | ||
| Dayna S. | City of Puyallup | Three staff formed a carpool from Gig Harbor to Puyallup. Another employee began to walk to work. | ||
| Dayna S. | City of Puyallup | Improved incentives and presented vanpool information. | ||
| Jenna M. | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Helped form a new vanpool. | ||
| Kat S. | Pierce Transit | Tabled at Wellness Fair and presented at quarterly meeting. | ||
| Kerrie L. | Eliseo | Hosted 9/15 Share a Meal, Share a Ride potluck to promote CTR. Creating a designated carpool parking spot. | ||
| Kim P. | Columbia Bank | Created a new communication channel to post communications for CTR. | ||
| Maddie H. | DSHS - Child Study Treatment Center | Hosted a commute options table with resources and gave out ORCA cards at their facility-wide Benefits Bash. | ||
| Michael K. | Amazon - BFI1 | Booths at Employee Appreciation Day and Wellness Event, Presented at Annual Review monthly meeting. | ||
| Rosalinda G. | Clover Park Technical College | Booth at Student Orientation and Opening Day. | ||
| Stanley R. | Kaiser Permanente | Presented ETC Best Tips at the 2025 WSRO Conference. | ||
2025 - 2nd Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Andrea B. | Pierce College | Launched a new incentive program. | ||
| Dawn M. | Tacoma Public Schools | Launched a new First Friday CTR Program for all CAB employees. May Bike in the Park event. June take the train/link to Ice Cream event. | ||
| Dayna S. | City of Puyallup | Improved incentives and presented vanpool information. | ||
| Elisabeth J. | Brown & Haley | Put together a PowerPoint on commute trip reduction and presented to the entire staff. Administered baseline CTR Survey. | ||
| Jennifer M. | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Helped form a new vanpool and presented at team meeting. | ||
| Kat S. | Pierce Transit | Bike to Work Day bike ride. Launched new program branding and revamped bike locker check-out. | ||
| Kerrie L. | Eliseo | Put together a CTR power point and presented it at 3 all hands meetings and emailed out to employees. Administered baseline CTR Survey. | ||
| Maddie H. | DSHS - Child Study Treatment Center | Tabled on commute options program. | ||
| Shan G. | Amazon - BFI1 | Rideshare tabling. | ||
2025 - 1st Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Maddie H. | DSHS - Child Study Treatment Center | Bike lock giveaway to promote new bike rack, created in-house ridematching. | ||
| Rosalinda Y. | Clover Park Technical College | Created a commute options SharePoint page, tabled at New Student Orientation. | ||
| Katherine S. | Pierce Transit | Launched Pilot carpool, bike and walk incentive promotion. | ||
| Hilda O. | Pierce County | Enhanced prize drawings for Ridematch promotion and Telework/CWW promotion. | ||
| Lexi B. | University of Puget Sound | Convened coordination meeting with Security Services to build commute messaging into regular parking communications; created position description to hire a student CTR assistant. | ||
| Dawn M. | Tacoma Public Schools | Hosted an all staff CTR event with representatives from DOTG and Ride Together Pierce. | ||
| Anne D. | Tacoma Pierce County Health Department | Presented to the new director on current CTR efforts and goals. | ||
2024 - 4th Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Anne D. | Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department | Hosting at a resource fair | ||
| Stan R. | Kaiser Permanente - WA | Attended the WSRO conference | ||
| Nikki A. | City of Tacoma | Presented on commute options at New Employee Orientation | ||
| Kat S. | Pierce Transit | Attended and presented at the WSRO conference. Presented CTR survey results to Executive team, presented Pilot Carpool-Walk-Bike program at division meeting. | ||
| Jerilee E. | Western State Hospital | Adding new carpool parking | ||
| Kris S. and Luke N. | Toray Composites of America | Identified four new rideshare members | ||
| Hailey D. | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tabling at Madigan's America Recycles Day | ||
| Shannon C. and Diane B. | City of Gig Harbor | Tabled at Benefits and Wellness fair | ||
| Francesca C. and Vicky M. | Red Dot Corp. | Received 80% response rate on CTR survey | ||
| Shan G. | Amazon BFI1 | Received 87% response rate on CTR survey | ||
| Karina R. | Amazon BFI9 | Added Lyft Rideshare to transportation benefits | ||
| Madison H. | DSHS - Child Study Treatment Center | New bike rack and lock sign-up incentive | ||
2024 - 3rd Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Karina R. | Amazon BFI9 | Hosting vanpool booth at Career Fair | ||
| Kim P. | Umpqua Bank | Outstanding new ETC | ||
| Rosalinda G. | Clover Park Technical College | New Student Orientation booth and Opening Day booth | ||
| Katherine S. | Pierce Transit | Wellness Fair and Operators Outreach | ||
| Hailey D. | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tabled at Madigan Organizational Day | ||
| Jaime R. | City of Fife | Small budget for prize | ||
| Shannon C. and Diane B. | City of Gig Harbor | Recognized employee who walked every day during the Walk Challenge | ||
2024 - 2nd Quarter | ||||
| ETC NAME | EMPLOYER | REASON | ||
| Janet H. | City of DuPont | Met survey goal, director presented at leadership meeting | ||
| Jamie R. | City of Fife | Met CTR survey goal, approved a budget for campaign prizes | ||
| Shannon C. and Diane B. | City Gig Harbor | Met CTR survey response rate goal | ||
| Gretchen H. | Pacific Lutheran University | Met CTR survey response rate goal | ||
| Katherine S. | Pierce Transit | Met CTR survey response rate goal | ||
| Elyse A. and Gracie P. | WA Military Department | Met CTR survey goal and launched internal ridematching program | ||
| Maddie H. and Amy B. | Department of Social and Health Services - Child Study and Treatment Center | ORCA card sign-up at Juneteenth event | ||
| Michelle G. and Dayna S. | City of Puyallup | Coordinated walk challenge and bike program with Wellness | ||
| Cindy F. | City of Tacoma - Tacoma Municipal Building | Met survey goal, oversaw all City of Tacoma surveying | ||
| Joshika S. | City of Tacoma - Tacoma Municipal Building | Met CTR survey goal | ||
| Nikki A. | City of Tacoma - Tacoma Public Utilities | Met survey goal, helped oversee all City of Tacoma surveying | ||
| Nicholle E. | City of Tacoma - Center for Urban Waters | Met CTR survey goal | ||
| Amber S. | Tacoma Public Schools | Met CTR survey goal | ||
| Stan R. | Kaiser Permanente | Got new bike rack put in for patients! | ||
| Anne D. | Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department | Enhanced Bike Month campaign with bike tune ups onsite | ||
| Kiley W. | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tabled at Kids Fest and Outdoor Rec Expo | ||
| Hilda O. | Pierce County - Tacoma Mall Campus | Met CTR survey goal and enhanced Bike Month with employee prizes | ||