The NHS Northstar Blog
January 2026, Employee Milestones and Welcomes
NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 14 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service: January Anniversaries Joseph Scofield, Central - 14 years Krista Stafsholt, Quality Dept. - 6 years Tommy Thompson, Grand Rapids Community - 4 years Breonna Sirjord, Orion - 3 years Ayden Tintor, Yellowstone - 3 years Scott Rodwell, Program Operations - 2 years Catherine Poradek, White Pine - 2 years Shaun Rosik, Iris - 1 year Megan Jylha, Midway - 1 year Melanie Rahier, Balsam - 1 year Cameron Cross, Nova - 1 year Lisa Hahn, Cedar - 1 year [...]
December 2025, Employee Milestones and Welcomes
NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 19 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service: December Anniversaries Robin Noble, Cedar - 19 years Coley Max, Linden - 16 years Tina Henderson, Residential Svcs - 14 years Shannon Gunkel, Yellowstone - 10 years Joan Niskanen, Residential Svcs - 9 years Sheila Erickson, Taurus - 8 years Trevor Pedlar, Maintenance - 5 years Lori Paulson, Taurus - 3 years Isaac Longtin, Grand Rapids Community - 3 years Tatyana Pedley, Balsam - 3 years Sierra Broker, Sierra - 2 years Cheyenne Borgman-Koch, Utah - 2 years Jade [...]
December 2025, Shining Star of the Month: Emily Anderson
Direct Support Professional II @ Nova (Chisholm, MN) Employed with NHS Northstar: 15.6 years Emily was nominated by Tina Henderson, who shared the following: Emily has her clients in mind at all times and focuses on their outcomes and goals. She finds activities for the clients to do, takes them places, and finds healthy meals and snacks for the clients. She was a huge help at Nova when they were without a supervisor. She makes sure everything is current and up to date and helps train the new staff. She is always on time and picks up shifts when needed. Emily is an amazing staff! We are proud to have Emily here at NHS Northstar! [...]
