We had a wonderful all-staff meeting last Wednesday. I had been looking forward to it for a long time because I got to honor two very special employees.
Derryll Dexter I’ve blogged about before. She has worked at The Next Door for almost 24 years in a variety of positions. Most recently she was Treatment Services Operations Manager. As a manager, she wasn’t eligible for the Employee of the Month. Then, in September, she retired from that position to help supervise our IT Department, which made her eligible for Employee of the Month. A unanimous vote of managers selected her as Employee of the Month for December. She couldn’t have been more surprised.
Larry James, Treatment Services Director, celebrated his 10 year anniversary at The Next Door on July 23rd of this year. The date came and went and I’m sure he thought we’d all forgotten about his milestone. It was fun to watch his surprise at the staff meeting when he saw that we could never forget how much his spending ten years at the agency has meant to us.
A great photo shows it all.
Larry James and Derryll Dexter, more than employees, they represent the heart and soul of The Next Door
