Gary Job Corps Honors Employee Of The Month, Takes Students Caroling

Gary Job Corps Center supports the Job Corps program’s mission to teach eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and place them in meaningful jobs or further education…

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (supersedes WIA 1998). For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit our Official Public Web Site.

Caroling at San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation

The Gary Job Corps Center’s  Student Government Association, staff, and the San Marcos Embassy Suites staff shared Christmas cheer with residents from the San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation by caroling and sharing cookies.

For over 5 years, the Gary Center and Embassy Suites have partnered together to volunteer their time at local nursing homes with the residents doing Christmas, Father’s Day, Mother’s Days, and Valentine’s Day events.

Pictured from the Gary Job Corps,  Nathan Been, Flor Plancarte, Jose Quioz, Ashley Casanova, Kristal Giron, Reyna Vela, Michelle Barboza, Francisco Palos, Nisa Montoya, MyLhel Scott, Caleb Scott, Austin Sayre, staff members, Rachel Garnes, Irma Pardo, Patricia Beauregard, from Embassy Suites, Pablo Zuniga, Alexandria Carter, Taylor Bernal, Jennifer Dobbs, Elva Zdeb, and from San Marcos Nursing and Rehab, Activities Director Sheryl Gleason. “Merry Christmas San Marcos.”

Gary Job Corps’ December Employee of the Month

Matthew Santy was selected as the December Employee of the Month for the Safety and Security Department for his outstanding dedication to the Gary Job Corps Center and surrounding community.

Matthew has been employed by the Gary Center for 2 years as the Safety & Security Supervisor.

He is a criminal justice graduate from Texas State University.  Booker Presley, Safety & Security Director said that he received the Employee of the Month award because “Security Supervisor, Santy was very brave in his intervention with a distraught student. He took extreme measures to keep the student from harm. Without his urgent and selfless efforts this could have resulted in a serious incident. We want to thank him for keeping this a near miss.”

Pictured are Reggie Gilliam, Safety & Security Manager, Matthew Santy, Safety & Security Supervisor, Patty Lankford, Center Director, and Booker Presley, Safety & Security Director.