February 2025
Dakota Brown
Your community technology center values excellence, competence, diversity, integrity, accountability, innovation, listening & collaboration, service and leadership. Thank you to Dakota for demonstrating the characteristics that we value. We are glad to have you as a teammate!
Customer Service/Administrative Assistant
"Dakota always has a friendly welcoming attitude with students, staff and visitors, she can shift on a dime when needed to fill in anywhere on campus. Dakota is always seeking to learn more about SouthernTech and our processes to better serve our customers. Her ability to shift and pivot from one area to another with a positive attitude creates a cheerful work/learning environment for students, staff and visitors. "
Nominated By: Brooke Baxter, Financial Aid Specialist
"I nominate Dakota Brown for her positive impact on our school, students and customers. Her flexibility has been instrumental in our ability to meet customer and student service needs and filling in where needed when she is asked. Dakota's collaborative spirit fosters a positive work environment; always greeting people with a smile boosting morale. Her unwavering focus on customer service impressive and makes our school a better place. She are a true asset to SouthernTech."
Nominated By: Lesley Tutor, IT Application Specialist
Professionalism Traits:
- Excellence – celebrating the accomplishments and achievements of our staff and students while continually striving to improve our organization. In order to achieve success and demonstrate a growth mindset, we will stay committed to continuous improvement in all facets of the school.
- Accountability - holding ourselves responsible for delivering relevant and impactful educational experiences and for the effective stewardship of public funds that are graciously provided by our district’s communities.
- Competence - having the knowledge, skills, and abilities to uphold our mission with efficiency, effectiveness, and correctness to meet stakeholder and customer expectations.
- Listening & Collaboration - more about seeking to understand and less about preparing to respond. We do this by creating a supportive, thoughtful, and respectful environment when working in school-based teams and with all our community partners.
- Service - defined by our ability, and drive, to inspire, educate, and provide opportunities for our stakeholders and community members to be successful in their ventures and support them as they pursue a lifetime of career advancement.