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Dolores County honors social services director Melinda Evans with humanitarian recognition
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting, the county board read a nomination recognizing Melinda Evans for building Dolores County's social services department, regional collaboration and grant work; commissioners congratulated her and noted the regional benefits of her work.
The Dolores County Board of County Commissioners read and acknowledged a nomination for the Tracy Garcher Humanitarian Award recognizing Melinda Evans for her work as director of the county's social services office.
During the meeting (speaker 2 read the nomination), the board and attendees heard that Evans helped establish the county's social services operation, set initial staffing and budgets, coordinated with state partners, and participated in regional collaborative efforts such as the local collaborative management program and a 22nd Judicial District best-practices court team. The nomination text detailed Evans' role in regional grant efforts, including drafting a $650,000 behavioral-health request and efforts to secure disability navigator resources; it credited her with practical, behind-the-scenes work to support staff and residents in the Four Corners region.
Commissioners congratulated Evans on the recognition and noted that the award was meaningful for the county. The board asked staff to circulate the nomination form and to ensure the award recognition appears in county records.
