Two Saint Francis Community Services employees were recently honored for their “excellent” leadership while working for the protection of children. The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Children’s Alliance of Kansas presented Lesley Percival and Sarah Haldeman-Smith awards for “Excellence in Supervision” during the 2013 Excellence in Supervision Conference September 18 and 19 in Manhattan.The annual conference provides continuing education and skill development for DCF, contract and sub-contract agencies that participate in the Children’s Alliance. Saint Francis Community Services is both a member of the organization and a contract agency with DCF.The awards are typically given to DCF, contract and sub-contract supervisors within each of the department’s four regions.Haldeman-Smith received the award for her work as a foster care reintegration supervisor in the Wichita Region.