Alumni Employee Award

Tanya L. (Brooks) Jones '02

2024 Ann Marie Rossi '76 Alumni-Employee Awardee

Tanya (Brooks) Jones graduated from Corning Community College in January 2002 with
a dual Associates degree with distinction in Office Technology and Business Administration. She
started working at the College in January 2002 as a part-time greeter in the Welcome Center,
and just one month later was hired in a full-time role as a Secretary in the Physical Plant where
she worked for many years. In May of 2017, she accepted a position as Executive Assistant in
the office of Administrative Services which encompasses Physical Plant, Public Safety,
Information Technology, the Health Office, Accounting, Payroll, Financial Aid, and Student
Accounts.

During her over 22 years at the College, she has participated in many campus activities
including chairing the Professional and Support Staff (PASS) Assembly, providing Banner
training to employees, serving as a member of the Emergency Response team, chairing many
employee search committees, and serving on the Facilities Master Planning Committee in 2007,
2015, and 2022. Tanya was recognized by the Regional Board of Trustees as a COVID Hero
during the pandemic for her critical role in tracking and reporting and in 2023, she received the
Recognizing A Valuable Employee (RAVE) Award. Her coworkers describe her as the “go to”
person on campus for her broad institutional knowledge. Tanya is reliable, hard-working, kind,
and well respected among the campus community, and her commitment to SUNY CCC is
admirable.

Tanya enjoys spending time at home with her husband, Cody, and their two children
Newt and Maggie. She keeps busy with her children’s sports and school activities, while also
enjoying archery and riding four wheelers on their 240-acre property.