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News and stories

With team members stationed from Florida to Alaska, our impact can be felt every day for those we serve. Each year:

Our team members share our mission of “helping people” every day. Some of their stories are below.

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Bonnie Blades 2019 team member of the year

2019 Team Member of the Year

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 […]

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2017 Team Member of the Year

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, […]

Matt Amendt 2018 team member of the year

2018 Team Member of the Year

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 […]

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Credentialing and quality assurance team prevailed

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 2020 team member of the year

2020 Team Member of the Year

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 […]