April Employees of the Month
After maintaining a streak of 60 days and counting without a drop in the NST program, these four instructors deserve to be praised! Their sustained teamwork and passion is reflected in the program’s success and unprecedented retention rate. These four instructors represent the quality of IOT’s instructors.
During Mike Sears’ 12 year tenure with the company, he has been a dedicated instructor of both business and technical programs. Currently, Mike teaches the first mod of NST where he helps each student develop good study and attendance habits by promoting a welcoming attitude of professionalism in his class.
John Barnett has been on the Technical Division team since August, 2006. John’s a quiet guy, and is really at his best when he’s able to work one-on-one with our students. In that capacity, his students really understand and learn a great deal from him. John has the certifications and background to anchor our students and send them off as prepared and polished members of the workforce.
Dwayne Thornhill joined the faculty in June of 2007. Dwayne, also the Clovis employee of the month for April, 2008, was a graduate of the NSE program in 2005. After graduating, he went immediately to work in his field. Dwayne is strongly proactive in ensuring our students’ success. Accordingly, he has the highest numbers on the team when it comes to setting appointments for students to restart. He is proud of that and highly competitive.
Douglas Den Hartog has been with the IOT Education team for two years now. As the new Business Division Director, Douglas wears many hats. Most recently he has stepped in with NST to assist in the updating of the curriculum. He’s currently working with Mike, Dwayne and John, as well as with the Modesto team to polish our NST program into one of IOT’s crown jewels.
Please congratulate and thank these gentlemen when you see them, as it is instructors like them that keep our students motivated and excited to succeed!