\u201cKeep moving\u201d is the daily work motto of Antoinette Santiago of Hartford who works in the Office of Logistics Management at UConn Health as a storekeeper for its West Dock.<\/p>\n
She came to Connecticut from Puerto Rico over 20 years ago, is a mother of four and a grandmother of four, and has been happily married for 29 years.<\/p>\n
She started working for UConn Health in 2020 as a courier delivering packages on campus and was quickly promoted to storekeeper successfully receiving them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI keep things moving,\u201d Santiago says, to keep the loading dock clear for more and more truck and package deliveries throughout the day destined for the academic medical center\u2019s workforce members and the patients they care for and serve.<\/p>\n
Impressively, the team handles up to 500 deliveries each day and up to 125,000 per year.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody knows my name,\u201d Santiago says with a smile, which is how she greets everyone arriving to UConn Health with a special delivery. \u201cI like my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
She adds: \u201cIf we don\u2019t do our job fast, we won\u2019t run well. I want no one at UConn Health waiting for their important deliveries. It\u2019s really important to keep deliveries on time for the health care organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Santiago recalls one day critically helping guide a medical cooler rapidly to find its fastest way to the named physician and in turn the patient awaiting the tissue treatment inside.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a good team working here and we do a good job every day. We move everything along together and help each other,\u201d says Santiago. \u201cWe\u2019re West Dock!\u201d<\/p>\n
Her manager Michael Dailey couldn\u2019t be prouder of Santiago and his entire team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a great team. They really perform a true team effort for UConn Health every day,\u201d says Dailey.<\/p>\n
\u201cAntoinette is a team player, always with an enthusiastic and good attitude. She is unstoppable. First as a courier she ruled the world delivering packages and was always so productive. She is always willing to help and has learned everything to be a storekeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAntoinette is the face of UConn Health,\u201d says Dailey. \u201cWhen it comes to teamwork, she is the epitome of what the Office of Logistics Management is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEach day she works hard and always gets everything done. She doesn\u2019t complain. And when someone needs help on the team, she\u2019s there to help them,\u201d says Dailey.<\/p>\n
Santiago also goes the extra step to make her fellow employees happier.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe does small things to simply bring joy to others,\u201d he says. \u201cShe helps make our work area a home away from home and even around the holidays she decorates. She is the light.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAntoinette is a team player, always giving a 125 percent, and is really good for our team morale.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always want the best for her too,\u201d stresses her supervisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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