2007 DDSD Statewide Awards
The Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD) honored the following people and agencies for demonstrating excellence in Meaningful Day services.  Awards were given in the areas of Best Employer and Employee, Individual Accomplishment, Professional Achievement, Provider Excellence, and Best Community Membership practices.

2007 ddsd statewide directors meeting award winners

Awards:
Community Best Practices, Individual Success of the Year was awarded to Domingo Romero who participates at Tobosa Developmental Services in Roswell. Domingo was selected as the individual who has shown the best example of progress in the community...click here

Tobosa Developmental Services of Roswell received the Community-Based Adult Habilitation Best Practices, Provider Success award for best demonstrating the support of an individual's progress in the community...click here

Community Employer/Employee Partnership – Employee of the Year was awarded to David Parsons for his work at Pizza Uno/Chicago Bar and Grill...click here

Community Employer/Employee Partnership – Employer of the Year was awarded to Pizzeria Uno/Chicago Bar and Grill for showing initiative for employing individuals with developmental disabilities...click here

Successful Community Member of the Year award was given to Michelle Hernandez for her work in Community Inclusion...click here

Community Membership Best Practices, Support to Success was awarded to Carol Matthews and ARCA of Albuquerque for encouraging individuals with developmental disabilities to be successful community members...click here

Community Employment, Employee Success of the Year was awarded to Sharon Crouch for achieving her employment goals...click here

Successful Transition To Community Employment From Adult Habilitation Services: Team Support to Success was awarded to the Adelante Support Team and Fred and Jane Weis of Albuquerque for showing outstanding support for Sharon Crouch’s success in the community...click here

Business Owner of the Year was awarded to Daniel Madrid and Daniel’s Mobile Newsstand for being an outstanding employer...click here

Outstanding Employee: Business Owner of the Year was awarded to Carmen Lasiter for being an outstanding employee in Daniel’s Mobile Newsstand. She is Daniel’s sole employee of his business...click here

Successful Community Citizen of the Year was awarded to Dorothy Gaydos for expanding her possibilities as a community member and following the goals she set for herself...click here

Best Team for Successful Community Inclusion for being the team that encouraged and helped Dorothy be successful was awarded to Carolane McNess – Case Manager, Mike Gonzales – Residential, Leslie Cordova of R-Way, Mike and Anna Rael her community-based provider, John Acker – Guardian, Patricia Hampton & Sonny Gaydos & May Hampton, Dorothy Vaughn – Las Cumbres, Elizabeth Mullen – Behavior Therapist and Robin Thompson – Physical Therapist...click here

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