Tri Com Employee of the Year

Tri-Com Employee of the Year 2010

Scott Mechowski

Tri-Com Central Dispatch in Geneva honored its employees in conjunction with National Telecommunicator Week. Tri Com is the 9-1-1 Dispatch center for the cities of St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, and Elburn Illinois. Tri-Com employees answer 9-1-1 emergency telephone lines and dispatch local police, fire and ambulance personnel.

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week is being observed throughout the country to honor emergency dispatch personnel who are the vital link between the public and police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other life-saving units. In recognition of the event, President George W. Bush wrote a letter to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), praising the nation's public safety communications workers for their invaluable work in defending the country. He tied their role to homeland defense. The president wrote, "During this time of great consequence, the skilled men and women who operate our emergency telecommunications networks play a vital role in protecting citizens and communities."

Tri-Com recognized this year's "Employee of the Year" during National Telecommunicator Week. This year Scott Mechowski was given the award as Tri-Com's Employee of the Year. The award is given based on outstanding performance as measured by established work standards. Any Tri-Com employee is eligible to submit a written nomination of a fellow employee for the award. Staff Supervisors, the Deputy Director and the Director at Tri-Com review the nominations and vote on the employee to receive the award.

Past winners of the Tri-Com Employee of the year award:

2009 - Jerry Bleck

2008 - Entire Tri-Com Staff

2007 - Leigh Swanson

2006 - Chuck Gill

2005 - Nicole Lamela

2004 - James Smyth

2003 - Jennifer Durancik

2002 - Jim Jones

2001 - Tina Kott

2000 - Chrissy Swanson

1999 - Nicole Lamela

1998 - Linda Kreutzer

1997 - Kelly Davis

1996 - Dave Korf

1995 - Tammy Kleveno