Financial administrator Dionidas Anthony was named Employee of the Year by her peers at the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center.
In paying tribute to Anthony at a luncheon ceremony Thursday, administrator Erica McDonald said the clinic workers were invited to submit nominations for the honor to a selection committee, which then forwarded its recommendation to her.
The luncheon itself was in honor of longtime housekeeper Margaret Charles, who retired in December after 15 years of service. Retiring Health Department employee Sally Brown was also honored with a plaque and gifts.
Thirty-seven other Keating staff members were recognized with service awards for milestones in their years of employment.
McDonald said she felt it was important to recognize the contributions of her staff because "the clinic can run if I'm not here, but it can't if they're not."
Anthony's peers said she had distinguished herself by taking a leadership role during the months when the clinic was between administrators. But Anthony said that role had fallen to others and she simply had offered her support. "I do things in the background," she said. "You know I don't like to be up front."
