The Colton Police Department recently honored Police Dispatcher Amanda Guimmond as Dispatcher of the Year during the National Public Safety Dispatcher Week, April 11-17, 2010. This accolade was publicly recognized at the recent awards ceremony for the San Bernardino Chapter of the International Footprinters Association.
Amanda has been a dispatcher with the Colton Police Department for seven years and represents everything a professional Dispatcher stands for. She is extremely dedicated to her job as well as the Department and can be counted on to remain calm and professional during emergencies. Amanda continually provides excellent customer service and has a genuine, caring attitude towards both co-workers and the public. In addition to her service as a Public Safety Dispatcher, Amanda is also a trainer within the Dispatch center, a Senior Dispatcher, and is currently one dispatcher's Association Representative.
Amanda is the single mother of a 3 year old son and is engaged to be married in May. She is able to balance her family life while maintaining her busy and sometimes hectic career. Amanda's dedication to the police officers' safety as well as her care and concern for citizens exemplifies the role of a dispatcher. Amanda has proven herself to be a very valuable asset to our Department as well as to the residents of Colton. She has maintained her professionalism during both emergency and non-emergency incidents and continues to perform her duties as a Public Safety Dispatcher to the highest standards. It is for these reasons the Colton Police Department selected her to be the recipient of this year's Dispatcher of the Year award.