The December employee of the month for Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is Emily Koogler.

Emily Koogler of Bluffton, is the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio employee of the month for December.

Koogler is a licensed social worker at the Mennonite Memorial Home for almost five years. She is co-facilitator of the Alzheimer's support group and has recently started a grief support group for the residents at MHCO.

She lives here in Bluffton with her husband, Aaron, and their son, Titus. In her spare time, Emily coaches junior high cheerleading.

Emily's passion for the people at the Mennonite Memorial Home is evident every day in the time that she spends with the residents.