From OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
Ohio State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Amy L. DeLaPena has been selected as the 2026 Dispatcher of the Year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center.
The award was given in recognition of outstanding service over the past year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. Sworn officers and dispatchers chose DeLaPena based on technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and courteous responses to the public’s requests for information and assistance. She is now in contention for the District and State Dispatcher of the Year Award to be announced at a later date.
DeLaPena joined the highway patrol in 2015 and has served at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. Originally from Genoa and a graduate of Genoa Area High School, she attended Owens Community College. DeLaPena was awarded Post and District Dispatcher of the Year in 2021. She was also awarded Post, District, and State Dispatcher of the Year in 2023.
DeLaPena and her husband, Steve, reside in Genoa with their dog, Nini.
