Staff Enrichment Day
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m., Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Each year, the College designates a day for the purpose of bringing associate and support staff, both bargaining and non-bargaining, together for professional and personal growth. The collegewide Staff Enrichment Day (SED) is held during spring break every year and is rotated between the three campuses (Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Rockville, and Germantown).
SED offers professional and personal development workshops, a chance to network with other staff, and is the venue at which the Staff Distinguished Service Award is presented. All bargaining and non-bargaining associate and support staff are welcome and encouraged to attend. In addition, a certificate is given to each staff member who has recently completed a certificate or degree program.
Services will be suspended all day to allow staff to attend the event, with the understanding that staff not attending will either report for their regular work location or take leave.
The Staff Distinguished Service Award is a cash award established from an endowment fund left by Ms. Peggy Bebee, former special assistant for staff concerns. The award is presented yearly to a deserving staff employee as determined by their peers.
The criteria are as follows:
- Nominee must be a regular staff employee with a minimum of five (5) years of service
- Nominee shall have demonstrated or performed a high degree of service for the benefit
of staff employees at Montgomery College to one or more of the following:
- Served as a staff representative in the governance system
- Served as a committee chair or member on standing governance Committee representing staff concerns
- Served as a committee chair on a college/campuswide committee representing staff
- Nominee would have performed a high degree of service affecting staff within a College unit
- Nominee would have performed a distinguished service or implemented a plan or idea which would positively affect staff at Montgomery College.
The recipient of the award will be announced at Staff Enrichment Day event in March.
To help make this a successful day of personal and professional development, we encourage all staff who are interested in facilitating a workshop to submit a workshop proposal.
Important Note: Only Montgomery College employees and approved Montgomery College vendors may lead Staff Enrichment Day workshops and attend the Information Fair.
We would like to recognize your achievement! Staff who have completed a degree/certificate program since June 2025, or will complete a degree/certificate program by May 2026, will be presented with a certificate.
The SED Planning Committee consists of all staff members at the College. The Chair and Co-Chair oversee the committee while other members work on various parts of the event including catering, professional workshops, communications, and volunteering.
Shakenna Adams-Gormley (Chair), Antonio Montano (Co-Chair), Nghi Nguyen (Staff Council Chair), Megan Cooperman, Angie Moy, Kaylin Nguyen, Toro Oladokun, Veronica (Michelle Pagan), Adaora Nwigwe, Jeff Chuang, and Jennifer Miranda.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us during the event. If you are interested in volunteering for SED, fill out the SED Volunteer Form new window.
Staff Enrichment Day has a long-standing history at Montgomery College. Did you know that before it was called Staff Enrichment Day, the event was known as Staff Professional Day?
Below is a summary of historical data related to the event.
Staff Distinguished Award Recipients
- Lynette Elvis, 2007
- Sharon Chaney, 2008
- Diane Cockrell, 2009
- Joyce Heineman, 2010
- Cathy Galasso-Schwarts, 2010
- Amy Crowley, 2011
- Carmen Poston-Farmer, 2012
- Sherri Bokor, 2013
- Margaret LaRocca, 2014
- Julie Martorana, 2015
- Debra Ritenour, 2016
- Suzanne Redding, 2017
- David Anthony, 2018
- Cathy Giovanetti, 2019
- Byron Jamison, 2020
- Nghi Nguyen, 2023
- Carroll Rollman, 2024
- Thanh King, 2025
Theme
- 2008: Encouraging, Enriching, Empowering
- 2009 : Meeting the Challenge
- 2010: Enriching and Renewing Our Internal Spirit
- 2011: Reflect, Recharge, Make-Ready
- 2012: We Empower, We Enrich, We Are Accountable: Skillful, Talented, Accountable, Friendly, and Fun!
- 2013: The Whole U – Nurturing Your Mind, Body, & Spirit at Work (Changed from Staff Professional Day to Staff Enrichment Day)
- 2014: Wellness 360
- 2015: Year of the Employee: Vision + Communication = Achievement
- 2016: Delivering Excellence Through Teamwork
- 2017: Remembering the Past, Reflecting on the Future (Event was cancelled due to snow)
- 2018: Empowerment Through Diversity
- 2019: Equity & Inclusion
- 2020 The Eight Dimension of Wellness (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2021/2022: No event held
- 2023: Moving Forward with Perseverance: Celebrating our Strength
- 2024: You Are a Piece of the Puzzle: You Belong Here
- 2025: Stronger Together: Transforming Tomorrow
- 2026: Exceptional Staff, Extraordinary Impact
Number of Attendees*
- 2015 - 465
- 2016 - 444
- 2018 - 396
- 2019 - 375
- 2023 - 350
- 2024 - 485
- 2025 - 403
* Attendee counts are based on staff members who checked in during morning registration, as well as those who attended AM/PM workshops but did not check in. Actual attendance is often higher because some staff attend only the lunch due to work schedule conflicts and are not checked in. Staff Enrichment Day typically orders 550 lunch boxes, which helps estimate actual attendance.
Updated 1/8/2026.