Mission San Juan Capistrano is pleased to announce it has been selected as one of The Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces.
“Most of the Mission team has worked together for many years and nearly a decade,” said Mechelle Lawrence Adams, Executive Director of Mission San Juan Capistrano. “The call for saving the Mission is one we all believe in. Having a shared purpose and clear vision — despite our diverse backgrounds — has pulled us close as a work family over the years.
“Achieving monumental projects together has created a strong unit and belief in each other that we can do whatever we set our minds to as a team.”
The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with 40 major publishing partners across the United States.
Over the past year, more than 5,000 organizations and one in every 88 employees in the U.S. has turned to Workplace Dynamics to better understand what’s on the minds of their employees. Through its workplace improvement offerings, WorkplaceDynamics provides solutions, training and tools to help clients improve their workplace.
“Being passionate, caring and forgiving are also at the center of our organization’s values,” Lawrence Adams said. “We genuinely feel fortunate to steward the mission of the Mission and this translates across the landmark team.
“We also value life, family and being in the business of providing a place of inspiration to all. This means constantly revisiting our impact and those processes keep things from getting stagnating. Finding joy at work is encouraged.”
The Orange County Register published the complete list of Top Workplaces on December 5. For more information about the Top Workplaces list and WorkplaceDynmanics, please visittopworkplaces.com and workplacedynamics.com.
About Mission San Juan Capistrano:
Known as the “Jewel of the Missions,” Mission San Juan Capistrano is a historic landmark and museum that boasts of quality permanent exhibits featuring original artifacts as well as traveling and temporary exhibits on a wide variety of topics.
The site itself serves as a living outdoor museum with original buildings constructed by Native Americans in the 18th century including the Serra Chapel, Great Stone Church, and the original padres’ quarters of the South Wing.
The Mission was founded on November 1, 1776 by Padre Junipero Serra as the seventh in the chain of the twenty-one California missions established by Spain, and is Orange County’s only mission. Every year, over 50,000 students visit the Mission and engage in an inspirational learning experience via the Mission Matters programming, as part of their State required California history studies.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is owned by the Diocese of Orange and is supported by the Mission Preservation Foundation, which is comprised of business and community leaders committed to ensuring the long term preservation and viability of Orange County’s only Mission. The Mission receives no funding from either the Church or the State of California and charges admission funds as a means of providing public access.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is located at 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. Open Daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Good Friday afternoon. Admission is $9 adults; $8 seniors (60 years or over); $6 children (ages 4 to 11); and children ages 3 and under are admitted free. Free audio guide with senior and adult admission. For more information, call (949) 234-1300 or visitwww.missionsjc.com.
