Perry Jefferson, Harbor Point Tower

When doorperson of the month Perry Jefferson began working at Harbor Point Condominium Association a decade ago, he soon discovered that the position was unlike any that he had held in the past.

“When I started, I just thought I’d do my job and then go home,” he says. “But you get to know people and they become like family. I never thought that would happen on the job.”

His enthusiasm soon distinguished him as one of the best who had ever held the position, according to Elizabeth Onesto, Harbor Point’s Assistant Property Manager.

“He is the greatest example of a perfect lead doorman, a person who you want at every building,” she says. “He’s got such a good, positive attitude. He is attentive. He is friendly. You can never catch him being upset about anything.”

Prior to accepting the position, Mr. Jefferson worked for Sears and David Bancorp Armored Transportation.

“I don’t like firearms,” he says. “But I’m trained with them.”

When not on the job, Mr. Jefferson spends time with his wife, a nurse at Loyola Medical Center, and his daughter, a senior premed student at Atlanta Clark University who plans to study gynecology in New York next year.

“We come downtown on off days and get the DIVY bikes or do the Wendella boat tour. That’s very interesting. I recommend it to everyone.”

To nominate your doorperson, please email info@neweastsidecommunity.com.

—Daniel Patton, Staff Writer