MCC-Maple Woods July Employee of the Month: Denise Westrem

Denise Westrem, MCC-Maple Woods graduation advisor, has been named Employee of the Month for July 2010. Denise goes above and beyond her job duties of making sure students are ready for graduation and have everything they need to walk in the ceremony. One look around her office and surroundings, covered with boxes of caps and gowns and diploma covers on every available surface, and her dedication to getting students prepared to graduate and for the world they’ll enter afterwards becomes obvious.

Denise assists students in making sure they have everything required to complete their courses in time to graduate: she loans out books, helps them choose the right courses, serves as an encouraging ear. She also takes care of her coworkers, offering to take over the front desk so the front line can attend training sessions, workshops or take a much-needed break.