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."

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."

Scott Gordon named Lakeview Center Team Member of the Quarter

Scott Gordon was named Global Connections to Employment Team Member of the Quarter for his inspiring resilience and unwavering positivity. Working on GCE’s custodial services contract at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, Scott arrived daily with a smile, always ready to work and support his co-workers, whom he considered his second family. […]

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Growing professionally: Felix Vasquez

Felix Vasquez, food service worker at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. for Global Connections to Employment (GCE), has been a shining example of determination and growth over his 15-year tenure. Felix has held roles across the kitchen, starting in the dish room, advancing to the pot room and now thriving in food […]

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Growing professionally: Gregory Enyeart

Gregory Enyeart learned from his grandfather, “Never say you can’t do something.” Now, Gregory lives that mantra every day in his role at Global Connections to Employment (GCE). Growing up, Gregory underwent five major surgeries, leading to many missed school days and the feeling he was falling behind. Despite the physical toll and emotional weight […]

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