Announcing Our 2026 VNS Health ESPRIT Award Winners!
79 team members from across the organization were nominated for an ESPRIT Award this year, and 10 people from this group were chosen as winners by a committee of previous ESPRIT Award Winners! ESPRIT Awards are given to employees who exemplify our core values of Empathy, Agility and Integrity, going above and beyond in support of our patients, members and clients. To see a list of all the nominees, including those who were finalists, click here.
Congratulations to this year’s ESPRIT Award Winners! To read more about each winner and their award, click on the links below.

Stephania Casimir, Supervisor, Medicare Advantage Care Management, Health Plans
To read more about Stephania and her award, click here.

Jackie Davis, Operations Manager, Hospice Care
To read more about Jackie and her award, click here.

Felicia Dorsey, Care Manager, Health Home, Behavioral Health
To read more about Felicia and her award, click here.

Jon Fan, Lead Data Scientist, Business Intelligence & Analytics
To read more about Jon and his award, click here.

Roxanne Gay, Human Resources (HR) Shared Service Coordinator
To read more about Roxanne and her award, click here.

Samira Husseini, Contact Center Agent III, Contact Center Shared Services (CCSS)
To read more about Samira and her award, click here.

Crystal Laikhram, Psychiatric Social Worker, Bronx Children’s Mobile Crisis, Behavioral Health
To read more about Crystal and her award, click here.

Wai Kiu Man, Licensed Social Worker, Chinatown Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC)
To read more about Wai Kiu and his award, click here.

Monica Mercado, Supervisor, Membership Operations, Health Plans
To read more about Monica and her award, click here.

Miniely Valdez, Unit Manager, Personal Care
To read more about Miniely and her award, click here.