Employee Spotlight ByShannonFinley
Chancesare,ifyouareaJohnKnoxVillage resident,youknowVickiStein.Butdoyouknow VickiStein'shistoryatJohnKnoxVillage? Vickiiscurrentlyourlongestservingemployee with36yearsofcontinuousserviceunderher belt.ButdidyouknowthatVicki’shistorywithJKV goesbackevenfurther?
Vicki’srelationshipwithJKVbeganin1984when sheworkedasthesecretarytothebuilding managerforMWBuilders.MWBuilderswasthe constructioncompanyhiredtobuildJKV's120bednursinghome.Whenconstructiononthe nursinghomedrewtoaclosein1986,Vickiknew hertimewiththecommunitywasalsocomingto aclose.Shewassodisturbedatthethoughtof leavingthecommunity,thatwhenanopportunity waspresentedtoherbythenadministrator BarbaraRobinsontocontinueworkingforAs JKVtheexecutiveassistanttotheChief intheMaintenanceDepartmentinventorying the Administrative O-cer,Vickiisresponsiblefo maintenancetoolcrib,sheaccepted. recordkeeping,thecommunicationbetween residents,administration,andotherempl AftertwomonthsintheMaintenanceDepartment, aswellaskeepinguptodateonanyfederalan VickisoonfoundherselfworkingasMrs. stateguidelinesregulatingcommunitiesl Robinson’sexecutivesecretarywhentheJohn position Knox Village. opened.Shehasbeenwithadministrationever since,althoughthelocationofhero-cehas Whensheisnotworking,Vickienjoyscooking, changedovertheyears.Manychangeshave baking,reading,spendingtimewithher takenplaceoverthelast36yearsofVicki’sgrandchildren,music,walkingherChihuahua tenure,besideshero-celocation. Elvis,visitinglife-longfriends,andkeepingi touchwithhermotherwhoresidesinanassi Vicki’sdaughterAshleywasalmostbornat JKV. facility in Ohio. living That’sright,Vickiwentintolaborwhileatworkand didnotevenrealizeit.Forafewscarymoments Whatisthemostcommonquestionshegetsfro shethoughtAshleywouldbedeliveredinresidents? ourMed Surprise!Itis:“IsMr.Trainorin?” Center!Luckily,securitywasonhandtodrive hertothehospitalwhereshewasunited herthankfulforVicki’scontinuousse Wewith areall husbandand,45minuteslater,Ashleywasborn. toJohnKnoxVillageanditsresidents. 10
Village Life Magazine - March/April 2022
