During a recent end of the year faculty and staff luncheon, Albany Technical College named its Employee of the Year for 2016. Dietra Windom, Administrative Assistant in the Healthcare Technology division at Albany Tech, is this year’s recipient.

Dietra Windom has been employed at Albany Tech for 12 years as the Administrative Assistant in the Healthcare Technology division. However, she started her journey with Albany Tech long before then when she attended the college in pursuit of her associate’s degree in Administrative Office Technology with a specialization as a Marketing Administration Specialist, which she obtained in October of 2006.

One of Windom’s children received their GED® from Albany Tech and all of her other children went on to earn diplomas and associate degrees at Albany Tech. Her grandchildren have also attended the Childcare Development Demonstration Center, which is part of Albany Tech’s Early Childhood Care and Education program.

“I think Albany Tech is a great place to work and to begin a career,” said Windom.  Continuing her own education, Windom has gone on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Workforce Development from Valdosta State University and is just one class away from earning her master’s degree in Business Administration from Albany State University.

“I love helping the students, if it is only just listening or sending them to the right person,” said Windom. “I feel blessed to have been chosen as the 2016 Employee of the Year.”

Windom was nominated for Employee of the Year by her supervisor, Mattie Buchannon, Dean of the Healthcare Technology division at Albany Tech, who cited her as dependable and hardworking and one of the leaders of the “admin pack.”

“Ms. Windom is a loyal Titan,” said Buchannon. “She volunteers to help with most of the off-hour programs on campus and is a calming force for the sometimes irate students that present to my office.”