Evelyne Villines Award

Tyrone Jones

When: 2020
Where: San Diego, California
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Tyrone Jones

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Tyrone, once in need of a job coach at Job Options, Inc., now serves as a housekeeping lead at Naval Medical Center San Diego, inspiring others with his positive attitude, determination, and leadership by example.

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When Tyrone started his career at Job Options, Inc., he needed a job coach to help him perform his duties. Now, he's coaching others after being promoted to a management position as a housekeeping lead at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Tyrone's supervisors never doubted his ability to excel, pointing to his patience, understanding, and tenacity as well as his desire to share his knowledge and experience with co-workers. It took a little longer for Tyrone to learn to believe in himself. Now that he does, he leads by example and energizes his team with his positive attitude and unwavering determination.