2023 Committees' Annual Report

members of the local office. This led to increased participation (compared to previous years) and allowed the greatest number of employees the ability to participate and interact with fellow employee owners. ■ March Madness(March) ○ A series of mini games and puzzles themed around the March Madness college basketball tournament. This event occurred over a four-week period during March and into April. The event was full of puzzles, basketball-themed games, camaraderie, and PRIZES! ○ The event was administered by the Major Engagement Subcommittee that utilized a website created by Jennifer Papazian that tracked each team’s progress. ○ This team event was created to provide fun puzzles and basketball-themed games while not demanding too much time from any one individual. Our employee owners have demanding schedules and this provided a fun and easy way to engage across all disciplines and offices. ○ The top three winning teams were rewarded with over $2,000 in prizes! The winners were revealed during a lunch and/or coffee break that was sponsored by the ESOP Communications Committee. ■ Coffee Break (May) ○ An in office, social coffee break, where individual offices gathered to share coffee and pastries as well as to have an overall recharge with this 15-30 minute break. ○ Employees at home or in the field were encouraged to have a quick Teams meeting/video chat with a fellow employee. ■ Mystery Game (June/July/August) ○ Mystery Game event that occurred over a six-week period during June through the beginning of August. The event was full of puzzles, sleuthing, camaraderie, and PRIZES! ○ The event was administered by the Major Engagement Subcommittee that utilized a website created by Jennifer Papazian that tracked each team’s progress and provided clues for the event. ○ This year’s game was the second installment which featured HUGO as our mascot throughout the event. This year’s game was also much more difficult that the previous years, which was based on feedback received from players in 2022. Many teams were stumped with only a few submitting the correct answers at the end of the 6-week game! ○ This team event was created to provide fun puzzles and basketball-themed games while not demanding too much time from any one individual. Our employee owners have demanding

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Breton Boudreaux (C) Holly Linder (C) Lauren Affrunti Mina Almengor Taylor Black Megan Burke Sarah Costagliola Julia DeFrances Steve Hamilton Jennifer Huffmire Taylor Joubert Patrick Joyce Joe Kempf Jennifer Papazian Niomi Phillips Jordan Rodgers Robert Sabbagh Samantha Schuetz Priyang Shah

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