Best Of

The list is long, I have been busy! I am proud of the multiple high end projects I have completed at work which have come to save the company hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousand of hours.

I am also proud that I have my Smartsheet Core Badge! And I continue to increase my skillset by taking other courses to make me a more valuable asset to my boss, co-workers, team, and my company.

My husband and I made the bold decision to move our little family to northern Wisconsin (5ish hours from family) this summer because we wanted to raise our children here!

In January of 2023 I accepted a promotion, into a different department, and that took me out of my comfort zone but this has been totally rewarding in ways that I could never have dreamed of when I decided to go for it. My work/life balance has improved, my paycheck improved, my commute improved, and I've learned new things all year. I'm feeling really good about making that choice, I'm proud that I was willing to get out of that "comfort zone" mentality and take the risk.

I want to Nominate @Deanna Vandermeer for the peak Human Badge. Deanna has a huge heart and makes work amazing. She is always understanding, Caring, and giving to those around her. She engages with each person on a level of understanding to help them both at work and outside. She has created a love and enthusiasm for smartsheets in us all, and for that, I am so thankful.

I wish I could nominate every community member here because, without the community, we would not have such a huge impact on each other's learning. I love the comradery with each person who comes here and helps everyone with their questions!

I second @kowal's nomination of @Alison Clancy! In fact, having two hands, I'd like to second and third that nomination! One of the things I love about this Community is what I assume to be the global village that it is. I say 'assume' because in so many ways I love the fact that we don't know (or need to know) where we are in the world. That said, and likely a classic case of transference 🤔 being in the UK and working for a company where 99% of my daily interactions are with colleagues in the US and Canada, I often "feel" the separation. However, Alison has always made me feel like part of this global community without evening caring about my location - whether it comes to events, swag, etc. A true star!

I would also like to nominate @Andrée Starå, one of the first community members I engaged with in my Smartsheet journey. Andree is a class act - patient, knowledgeable, and super helpful and has a wonderful "teach how to fish instead of giving you a fish" approach which has made me a better Smartsheet user.

Finally, I'd like to give shout outs to @Mirelle Almeida and @Jessica Kamatam, two of my colleagues at Ceridian who I can't speak highly enough of. Mirelle and I worked together for just over 12 months in PMO and she embraces new challenges in a way that is inspiring - taking on new problems, learning new technologies (Smartsheet 0-to-60 in crazy speed!), and has always been a voice of reason (imagine the proverbial angels and devils on your shoulder 🙂. Jessica is a rockstar - open-minded with steely, quiet determination - the level of "crazy" she deals with everyday is on another level and she always delivers and does so with grace, humanity, and compassion.

I would like to nominate the following @Genevieve P. , @Paul Newcome and @Andrée Starå they’re great helping out the community. They make sure to connect with each person and help them in a way that is meaningful.

@Genevieve P. for her constant outreach.

@Andrée Starå is one of the most active here and is the first face most see with Smartsheet.

@Alison Clancy, @Rebeca S. & @Arsineh for sure. Before these ones joined the community team, we got deafening silence from Smartsheet. It's a huge turnaround for the community with these ones.