DIDD Employment Awards Ceremony

October 18, 2019

Executive Director, Aisha Mansaray, accepting a plaque honoring New Horizons at the awards ceremony

Executive Director, Aisha Mansaray, accepting a plaque honoring New Horizons at the awards ceremony

On October 18, 2019 employment, development, and outreach staff along with our Executive Director attended the first annual Employment Retention Awards Day Program put on by the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD). This awards ceremony highlighted the accomplishments of adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities that have been employed for 5 and 10 years in the Middle Tennessee community.

Manager of Development and Promotion, Lee Sherwood, Workforce Development Coordinator, Jordan Wallace, Manager of Outreach, Andrew Austin, and Executive Director, Aisha Mansaray pictured above at the ceremony

Manager of Development and Promotion, Lee Sherwood, Workforce Development Coordinator, Jordan Wallace, Manager of Outreach, Andrew Austin, and Executive Director, Aisha Mansaray pictured above at the ceremony

At the end of the ceremony we were honored to be presented a plaque by the Commissioner of DIDD, Brad Turner, for our continued partnership with DIDD and our ongoing commitment to ensuring adults with disabilities are given the freedom and dignity to live a full live.