Superstar Supervisor
Congratulations Yolanda Stitt, Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services Supervisor!
Mrs. Stitt has been employed with CCDCFS for the last 18 years; spending her initial three years in Ongoing Direct Services and the balance of her time providing Supervision in Ongoing. For the last several years she has been placed at the Quincy Place satellite office. She has greatly enjoyed her time with the Agency thus far, feeling she has obtained balance in her work and personal life in effort to cope with the stress this type of work brings.
Mrs. Stitt participates in committees from time to time, including participating in the first Leadership Cohort made available through CCDCFS administration, designed to develop future leaders of the organization through classroom training, discussion of concepts and activities outside of the learning environment.
Mrs. Stitt is a firm believer of a unit built on teamwork. One strategy to build her team is to provide them her time by investing in them what she knows. Another is to have them think critically so they can work independently; creating a work environment that encourages them to work out problems and offer potential solutions, as opposed to knocking on her door for the immediate answer. Her teaming strategy is also designed to recognize the individual talents while treating them equitably as a whole. This has resulted in the stability of those employed, creating for a knowledgeable group and strong decision makers.
Mrs. Stitt compliments their achievements as a team and praises their efforts to work independently; the mutual trust and respect shown is a key ingredient to making it all work.
Family Life
Mrs. Stitt has the support of her husband and their three children. They have a 13 year old daughter and twin boys ages 9. She takes time for herself through regularly working out throughout the week via a variety of different exercises, including kick boxing, weights, cardio and free style. She also enjoys a new passion, books! Right now she is working on two books, her favorite is, "The Shack." Mrs. Stitt enjoys a variety of music as well -R&B, 80's-90's rock, "old" rap, as well as modern rock.
Mrs. Stitt has also attached herself to community service through her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. The work she participates in teaches others about domestic violence prevention at a local shelter, assisting the Urban League, as well as presentation assistance at John Hay regarding a forum on sex trafficking.
We thank Mrs. Stitt for her service to families in the Greater Cleveland area and her focus on keeping children safe.
Congratulations Yolanda Stitt! Keep up the great work!
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