BOSTON – The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) and its Greater Boston Employer Advisory Board today honored six local companies with Distinguished Employer Awards. At an event this morning at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, the state honored employers who have demonstrated exceptional commitments to hiring individuals with disabilities.
«Employers are key partners in the state’s collaborative efforts to create opportunities for people with disabilities to participate fully as residents of the Commonwealth,» said MRC Commissioner Charles Carr. «People with disabilities have much to contribute to Massachusetts’ workforce, and today we honor individuals and companies that have dedicated themselves to opening doors for others.»
The 2008 Distinguished Employer Award honorees (including their hometowns) were:
· The Cheesecake Factory in Natick and Chestnut Hill
o Michael Botelho (North Grafton), Natick General Manager
o Jeremy Fogel (Framingham), Chestnut Hill General Manager
o Stoyan Mihnev (Watertown), Chestnut Hill Manager
· CW Resources at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford
o Kurt Lux (Burlington, CT), Operations Manager
o Joan Lombardi (Maynard), Project Manager
· Massachusetts Lodging Association Education Foundation in Boston
o Deborah Andrews (Newburyport), Executive Director
· Adecco in Boston, Quincy and Tewksbury
o Sandra Andrade (Tewksbury), Quincy Office Client Services Manager
o Shauna Burke (Quincy), Boston Office Client Services Manager
o Lisa Martin (Brookline), Boston Office Client Services Manager
o Felicia Nurmsen (Leominster), Leominster Office Branch Manager
o Jonathan Sawyer (Charlestown), Area Vice President
· General Services Administration in Boston
o Denice Walker (Sandown, NH), Human Resources Specialist
· Defense Contract Management Agency, U.S. Department of Defense in Boston
o Kim Appleton (Hampton, NH), Equal Opportunity Manager
