Melissa Bird Receives the 2014 Excellence in Action awards

Melissa Bird has been the Keokuk County Recorder since January of 2007. She is being recognized for her “Super Star” efforts in the roll out the Iowa Department of Public Health “IVES” program. IVES allows death certificates to be issued in any county, regardless of the county in which the death occurred.

            Because this program is a valuable service to county residents, Melissa was passionate about insuring that the program be a success. On her own, she produced several webinars to ensure all that county recorders and their employees had an opportunity to receive training for startup and the ongoing operation. She attended most county recorder training sessions to clarify any questions the recorder or their staff may have had.

Read the full article in the Nov. 26 edition of the News-Review.

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