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.
All interview requests must be made through LifeView Group’s Marketing and Communications department. For assistance, please call 850-503-8164.
Liberty Hoekstra, supervisor, has been named Global Connections to Employment (GCE) Team Member of the Year. Liberty joined GCE driven by a deeply personal connection to the mission. Having an older child with autism, she understands the challenges neurodiverse individuals face in finding supportive workplaces. Since joining GCE in 2022, Liberty has embraced her role […]
Pensacola, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2025) – Global Connections to Employment (GCE) – one of the country’s largest employers of people with disabilities – has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification by NQA, an internationally recognized standard for quality management systems. This milestone underscores GCE’s unwavering dedication to operational excellence, as well as the ability of people with […]
Pensacola, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2025) – LifeView Group – parent company of Global Connections to Employment – has been named a 2025 Military Friendly® Employer. This marks LifeView Group’s third consecutive year earning this designation, signifying the organization’s commitment to the military and veteran community from hiring to career advancement.As a nonprofit family of companies, […]
Liberty Hoekstra, food service supervisor at Eielson Air Force Base, has been named Global Connections to Employment’s Team Member of the Quarter for her compassionate leadership and dedication to her team. Supervising 6–12 team members who serve 600 customers daily, Liberty developed unique ways to show her appreciation through small tokens like keychains, lanyards, and […]
Jennie Butler, benefits coordinator, has been named Team Member of the Quarter for LifeView Group – parent company of GCE – for her exceptional contributions to the annual Health & Welfare (H&W) audit at GCE, our affiliate providing career services for team members with disabilities. Over the past three years, Jennie has progressively taken on […]
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and Pensacola is home to one of the country’s largest private employers of people with disabilities – Global Connections to Employment (GCE). More than 300 team members with disabilities work at GCE contracts from Escambia to Walton County, including at Naval Air Station Pensacola and Eglin Air […]
Pensacola, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2024) – Young adults with disabilities now have access to a new job training site, thanks to the opening of Project SEARCH on the campus of Santa Rosa Medical Center. Officials, community partners and interns celebrated with a ribbon-cutting today at Santa Rosa Medical Center. “We are so excited our Project […]
Gulfport, Miss. (September 17, 2024) – Global Connections to Employment (GCE) has earned the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, known as the Navy Seabees base. This prestigious award is the highest recognition for Navy food service operations. The Colmer Dining Facility was recognized for the East […]
Global Connections to Employment (GCE) and SourceAmerica honored House Representative Mike Ezell of Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District and Senator Rick Scott of Florida as AbilityOne® Congressional Champions in recognition of their dedication to constituents with disabilities. GCE nominated Rep. Ezell and Sen. Scott for their significant contributions as federal policymakers, including congressional actions and support […]
