![]() In her free time, Faith is a yoga instructor. She also is an active IFB volunteer with the SEE program, writer for the “IFB Insider” employee publication and winner of Toastmaster awards. Faith has taken advantage of numerous training and educational opportunities in customer service and business to further build her skills. She joined IFB in 2015 as a sewing machine operator and progressed through the organization to her current role on the Base Supply Center team. Faith initially lost sight in her left eye as a young child and then lost vision in her right eye at 25 years of age. ![]() He is especially appreciative to work for an organization that produces vital products for the military and serves the members of Arkansas’ blind community through employment, training and programs.įaith Harding received the IFB Solutions Overall Career Achiever Award. He joined IFB three years ago to work on the T-shirt production line and now serves as the team’s material handler. Andre has lived with very limited vision his entire life having been diagnosed with optic nerve atrophy at just one-month-old. Through IFB, Denice has gained meaningful employment and a renewed purpose for her life in addition to meeting and marrying the love of her life.Īndre Johnson was named the IFB Solutions Employee of the Year for the Little Rock facility. She came to IFB having lost her sight in an automobile accident – a life-changing event that also has led her to speak out about the importance of wearing seatbelts. Denise has worked for IFB Solutions for nearly three years in almost area of the facility including sewing operator, Community Low Vision Center staff member and her current job with the Impulse Merchandising (IMP) team. ĭenice McKinnon Drake was named the IFB Solutions Employee of the Year for the Asheville facility. Scott, who is visually impaired, also is a U.S. ![]() and has spoken extensively with local organizations and the media in support of legislative efforts aimed at sustaining and growing job opportunities for people who are blind. He has joined IFB executives in meeting with Congressional representatives in Washington, D.C. Scott, formerly a technician in IFB’s optical lab and working now on our helmet pad production line, plays a major role advocating for jobs for the blind. Scott Smith of Winston-Salem was named the overall IFB Solutions Employee of the Year. IFB operates manufacturing facilities in Winston-Salem, Asheville and Little Rock, Ark., and provides a range of services through its Community Low Vision Centers, Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse, and SEE (Student Enrichment Experience) after-school and summer camp programs for children who are blind. WINSTON-SALEM, NC (July 22, 2020) – IFB Solutions, the largest employer of people who are blind or visually impaired in the country, recently recognized its Employees of the Year, volunteers and partners who continue to play such vital roles in the non-profit’s mission of employment, training and services. ![]()
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