July Shooting Star Award Winner

Aspire is proud to recognize Deb Silvernagel as our July Shooting Star Award Winner!

Each month Aspire collects outstanding employee recognition called Shooting Star nominations.  These are voted upon and awarded at our monthly staff meeting.  All of the monthly award winners are voted upon each year to select our yearly Shooting Star Award winner.

Deb works hard every day as our supervisor in Employment and Career as well as the supervisor for the Federal Building and Schwan’s Financial contracts, and until recently, also the custodians. In addition to that, she is also on the Safety and Sanitation committee, has been the sole job coach for the dishwashers at the center, and who knows what else. She is busy!

The past couple months, most of us in the Employment/Career departments have taken vacations. This means Bed has not only had to do her own duties with all of the above, but she has also been in the Career area pretty much all day as well to cover for those who have been on vacation. Not only that, we have an open position for an Employment Specialist so she has also been interviewing people for that s well and trying to keep me sane in the process!

I just want to tell you thank you Deb, for ALWAYS having our backs in one way or another, covering when we need it, job coaching when we can’t, letting me vent when my day is a little frustrating, and for always making us feel appreciated as your employees! You are the first supervisor I have EVER had that shows your gratitude for your staff and lets us know that we are appreciated and an important part of the agency. Even though we may not always agree on things and sometimes have differences of opinions (I may or may not be a bit strong willed and stubborn), we get through it and move on with our day. That’s the way it should be!

Thank you again Deb for showing me what a boss should be and for being a dedicated supervisor at Aspire. You are a Super Star!

~Nominated by Julie Schorg, Employment Specialist

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