Spotlighting team members

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2024 Team Member of the Year - Liberty: "The people I work with are the best part of my job."

Betty Geren, Senior Director of Operations for Food Services

Bill Dietz, Senior Director of Operations for Food Service

Mark Kessler, VP of Innovation and Business Development: GCE as a trusted partner

Russ Schreiner, VP of Operations: How jobs empower people with disabilities

Brodrick: “I'm proud of myself for doing a good job."

Carl: "As long as you’re willing to put in the work, they will not turn you away.”

Manuel: "I believe in myself, I believe in my capabilities, in my skills."

Pearl: "In order to be a good leader, you've got to know how to follow. I'm able to have patience and learn to adapt."

Carlos: "I believe I'm successful here because I want to work, I want to stay moving."

Delaney: "GCE gives me the chance to be with my family, to be able to still have vacation, to be able to not only help other people here, but to also help other people out there."

Nicholas: "GCE - they will help you find the right job, and they will work with you. They understand what you're going through."

Leader Testimonial - Chris: "Why my work is important"

Leader Testimonial - Nick: "We give people the chance to thrive."

Leader Testimonial - Steve: "They're all really, really hard workers - loyal, dedicated."

Team Member of the Year 2023 - Hayli: “I won’t let anything stop me from reaching my career goals.”

James: "Working for GCE has done a lot for me. They've given me the strength, confidence, everything."

Susan: Being legally blind did not stop her from being a trusted and exceptional team member

Team Member of the Year 2023 - Antanika: "I'm so strong with myself!"

Veteran Team Member of the Year 2022 - Stan: "My injuries don't define me."

Veteran Team Member of the Year 2021 - Eddy: Flexibility to seek healthcare and support family members

Team Member of the Year 2021 - Alan: "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and help people."

Team Member of the Year 2020 - Wanda: Support for deaf team members

Team Member of the Year 2022 - Bonnie: "What a beautiful life it is to be clean and sober!"

MacDill Air Force Base Team: "A personal approach to partnership"

Carl: Overcoming homelessness, addiction and unemployment

Nathan: "A sense of purpose and independence"

Pamela: "I worked my way up. GCE gave me my life back."

GCE Summer Youth Program gives local teens real-world job experience

For many teens, summer is a time of relaxation. For students in Global Connections to Employment’s (GCE) summer community-based programs, it’s a season of self-discovery and career development. GCE’s summer youth program consists of pre-employment transition services designed to help students between the ages of 14 and 21 prepare for modern-day careers. Students participate in […]

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The power of hiring people with disabilities in IT roles

At Global Connections to Employment (GCE), the mission to close the employment gap for people with disabilities is gaining momentum through information technology roles. By connecting job seekers with disabilities to IT positions, GCE is maximizing results for customers and changing lives for people who previously struggled to find work. “Where others see limitations, we […]

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Growing professionally: Pam Smith

Fifty-five years ago, Pam Smith walked into Lakeview Center, – behavioral health division of GCE’s parent company, LifeView Group – not knowing she would help shape the organization into what it is today. What started as a role answering the mental health crisis line turned into a decades-long journey of leadership, service and professional growth. […]

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