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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Each year, the NDEAM hosts a celebration to recognize the hard work and dedication of employees with disabilities and employers that have provided job opportunities for people of all abilities.
Congratulations to Megan Waltner who was this recipient of the NDEAM Employee of the Year.
Megan has worked A ‘viands at the Mount Marty Campus for 7 years. Megan loves talking with the students every day and works hard. She is always willing to help cover shifts when coworkers need time off and goes to work with a great attitude each day. The Yankton County EMS was awarded the Employer of the Year Award. YEMS has employed people with disabilities for many years.
They provide a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all of their employees.
Left to right are: Margaret Stewart, ABS Employment Specialist and her son Jacob Stewart who was a nominee for Employee of the Year; ABS
Employment Specialists Emily Barta and Jane Wuestewald; Marcus Teel nominee for Employ of the Year; Jessine Dutcher, ABS Employment
Specialist; Megan Waltner winner of Employee of the Year award; ABS Employment Specialists Angela Shuff and Heather Budihas; (back) Steve Hawkins for Yankton County EMS who received the Employer of the Year award, Jim Palmer from Yankton Bowl who was nominated for Employer of the Year, James Johnson, Yankton Bowl Employee and Jill Wermers, ABS Employment Specialist.
Megan Waltner accepting the Employee of the Year award.
