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DDI's 2024 Employee of the Year

 
Elizabeth Santana - DDI's 2024 Employee of the Year
 
 
 
You know you've got something special when in addition to your many coworkers' nominations for Employee of the Month, you have one written by a person you support.

Her colleagues believe it is no surprise that she would be the winner of Employee of the Year.

Elizabeth is a fierce advocate for the people she serves and goes to great lengths to ensure that they receive the best possible care. She developed new systems for medical records and has built strong relationships with outside providers, so much so that they ask for her by name.

Elizabeth has organized vacations for the residents and is working with one of them to learn how to self-medicate so he can go on a cruise with a staff member. She takes great care in researching challenges faced by residents to help come up with alternative methods of care. Elizabeth is laser-focused on creating a person-centered culture for the people she supports and demonstrates this focus with every step she takes.


It is all of these things that make Elizabeth Santana a person inspired by purpose and someone so deserving of the Employee of the Year designation. We wish you congratulations and continued success throughout your years of dedicated service at DDI.