With team members stationed from Florida to Alaska, our impact can be felt every day for those we serve. In our 2023 fiscal year:
Our team members share our mission of “helping people” every day. Some of their stories are below.
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Ediberto “Eddy” Cruz Cruz of Monterey, California, humbly accepted GCE’s 2021 Veteran of the Year award. He has a strong sense of duty to colleagues and teammates. “I feel bad about having my whole body when other veterans lost limbs and are in worse shape. That’s hard for them. I try to be grateful and […]
Alan Garrone from Pensacola, Florida, is GCE’s 2021 Team Member of the Year. Alan started working at GCE 11 years ago. His mom used to work at Navy Federal, Credit Union and when he was at her office, he noticed a bus that dropped off young people his age to work. He asked who they […]
While she was a talented artist, Crystal Shank didn’t know what career path to pursue or what job she could do given her disability. One thing she did know was that she wanted independence. Little did she know she was embarking on a journey to become a benefits call center representative. In high school, Crystal […]
When Tan “Tommy” Huynh was 6 years old, he witnessed a horrific crime that resulted in the death of his mother, brother and sister. Years later, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a physical disability. Following a long recovery, he started working at Naval Air Station Pensacola in 2015, and […]
Bonnie Blaydes of Fairbanks, Alaska, went from being in an abusive relationship to being GCE’s 2019 Team Member of the Year. Her life has been quite a journey. Bonnie struggled with an abusive spouse, but experienced love for the first time when she gave birth to a baby boy. Unfortunately, the addiction she faced was […]
Matt Amendt works at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington, as a GCE team member. He is the 2018 Team Member of the Year, and his journey to get here came with challenges. In his 30s, Matt realized that his disability was keeping him from holding down a steady job. Matt has ADHD, a condition that […]
The Ashmores are elated that their daughter Allison was chosen to be GCE’s 2017 Team Member of the Year. She works at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. “Our daughter was born developmentally delayed and on the autism spectrum,” said Nancy Ashmore. “Those are her disabilities. Her abilities are that she can take direction very well, […]
Dorothy Clark and the GCE Credentialing and Quality Assurance team prevailed playing an integral role in design and software changes. In March 2020, amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Space Force Academy announced that the inaugural class would graduate early. Therefore, the graduates needed their new CACs sooner than anticipated. Dorothy’s team processed the first batch […]
Wanda Tye, who is deaf, has grown in her role as a mail clerk at Fort Rucker to now be the “face” of the U.S. Army Post Mail and Distribution Center. She is the 2020 Team Member of the Year because she is a shining example of GCE’s values who loves helping others. Wanda and […]
