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Since starting the job, Dupske said one of her personal, proudest moments was being able to help and comfort a coworker who was about to quit their job that day. Dupske said she was able to speak to her and listen to the issues the coworker had with another employee, and give the advice to “never quit on your worst day.” With making it known she would respect any decision, she advised the coworker to think over the weekend and let her know how she felt on Monday.

The coworker ended up coming back and keeping the job, because Dupske says, “sometimes people just need to feel heard and know that someone has their back.” She was proud to have helped someone open their perspective and see beyond one interaction.

Dupske’s goals for STLCC involve building the HR team, cross-training, helping everyone see the benefit of working together, meeting peoples’ needs and providing the best possible service while creating a good culture in the workplace so that people don’t want to come in just for the paycheck but to have a purpose and psychological safety. She said she wants students to know that they can “leverage HR,” because it is not supposed to be a scary place.

“Our job is to be here for our teams and organization. If you want to be heard, reach out! We can help in a lot of ways,” she said.