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2025 Team Member of the Year - Theresa: "I love the people. They're like family!"
Don Stewart, Project Manager
Miguel Negron, Food Service General Manager
Lisa Bloodworth, Senior Director of Transition and Support Services
Ben Rhodes, Director of Operations for Food Services
Natasha Hall, Director of Operations for Food Services
Cortez: "There's nothing in this building that I can't do."
Jessica: “I love coming here every morning. It makes me happy. I love being part of the team.”
Paloma: "GCE is a great place to work. They have great benefits. If you have challenges, they accommodate you, around your work."
Mildred: "I surprised myself once I got here because I didn't think I could do it!"
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
2024 Team Member of the Year - Liberty: "The people I work with are the best part of my job."
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."

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Professional growth journey: Natasha Hall

Natasha Hall serves as a director of operations for food services at Global Connections to Employment (GCE). She has built her career around a deep passion for serving others, especially individuals with disabilities. Natasha joined GCE in October 2019 after a 23-year military career working in logistics and food service. Since joining GCE, she has […]

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Marlene Warner named Team Member of the Quarter

Marlene Warner has been named Global Connections to Employment’s Team Member of the Quarter! Marlene serves as a cook for GCE’s food service contract at the U.S. Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Throughout the facility, Marlene has developed a reputation for creating culinary masterpieces that are both beautiful and delicious. Susan Baumunk, who […]

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Dwight Davis joins National Council of SourceAmerica Employers executive committee

Dwight Davis, president of Global Connections to Employment (GCE), has been appointed to a three-year term as South region representative on the executive committee of the National Council of SourceAmerica Employers (NCSE). NCSE is an independent network of executives representing nonprofit agencies that provide services or manufacture products under the federal AbilityOne® Program. In this […]

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