Employee Spotlight
Winter 2009 Employees of the Month
January- Alba Rosario. Began July 14, 2008 and works at Inspirations in San Antonio.
- Suzanna Neary. Began Sept. 22, 2008 and works at Willow house in Seguin.
- Joseph Broussard. Began Jan. 28, 2003 and works at the Puma Pass house in San Antonio.
- Gloria Ordonez. Began Jan. 14, 2009 and works at the Cedar house in Seguin.
- Grace Villalpardo. Began July 20, 2008 and works at the Puma Pass house in San Antonio.
- Silvia McKinney. Began Feb. 18, 2009 and works at the Champion house in Seguin.
Spring 2009 Employee of the Month
April- Stacey Dickson. Began Nov. 11, 2008 and works at the Walnut house in San Antonio.
- Lisa Jackson. Began Aug. 25, 2008 and works at the Champion house in Seguin.
- Danisha McCollough. Began Feb. 28, 2008 and works at a practicing registered nurse in San Antonio.
- Donna Saenez. Began Jan. 23, 2008 and works at Inclusions in Seguin.
- Montrel Parker. Began March 4, 2009 and works at the Puma Pass house in San Antonio.
- Tracey Teneyuque. Began Feb. 3, 2009 and works at the Kunkle house in Seguin.
Summer 2009 Employee of the Month
July- Shawanda Collins. Began Sept. 8, 2008 and works at Inspirations in San Antonio.
- Cicely Wilson. Began July 7, 2004 and works at the Willow house in Seguin.
- Ronald Williams. Began May 14, 2007 and works at the Holly Hock house in San Antonio.
- Rachel Walker. Began June 4, 2009 and works at the Kunkle house in Seguin.
- Paula Green-Lewis. Began May 8, 2009 and works at Edgefield house in San Antonio.
- Jennifer Scott. Began Aug. 23, 2005 and works at Willow house in Seguin.
Fall 2009 Employees of the Month
October- Sandra Lopez. Began June 19, 2009 and works at the Vocational Skills Program in San Antonio.
- Roy Valesquez. Began Feb. 18, 2009 and works at Inclusion in Seguin.
Employee of the Month Spotlights
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Until she began her career as a Direct Support Associate, Alba Rosario never knew how much she would love making a difference by working alongside people with disabilities. She asks God to give her strength to go on working. "I feel needed," Alba said. "I don't feel like another worker. I feel like I make a difference."
Alba has been working in this field since 1996. Recently she began teaching at Inspirations, the San Antonio Day Hab. Her experience in teaching Sunday school at her church has helped her transition into teaching at the Day Hab. She is always looking for educational and interesting material that can help reach the individuals on their level. You can help her help people by sending her educational materials. For more information on what to send, contact the San Antonio office.
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"I think about how I would like to be treated, what I would do for myself, I do for you." Gloria Ordonez started with Mosaic in January, 2009 in Seguin. She is a Direct Support Associate at Cedar House. In the short time since she has been here, she has learned to pray in sign language. It only took her two weeks! You can watch a video of this demonstration on our Web site and our MySpace page.
When she came to Mosaic, Gloria said that she had been looking for a job that she feels makes a difference in someone's life. "At the end of my shift, I go home knowing that I helped make someone smile," she said.
See Gloria demonstrating her sign language skills.
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"I am a Christian man. I feel like this is God's will for me to work here." Joesph Broussard was out of work and needed a job during a time when jobs were hard to come by. In January, 2003, Broussard prayed before he opened up a newspaper to begin that day's job hunt. He saw a help-wanted ad for Mosaic and the rest is, as they say, history. Interestingly, his brother has Down syndrome and was the second person to call Mosaic home when services were first offered in Seguin. "At this point in my life, I have the ability to make their [the individuals] life as good as I can," Broussard said.
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Suzanna Neary had been a case manager in group homes run by other providers before joining the Mosaic team. In comparison, she says, here "they [the individuals] are always busy ... always doing something in the community. They actually go out and do things like see a movie, eat out in restaurants, go to church twice a week, have exercise activities." She likes to come to work because "it is really fun working with the individuals ... it doesn't feel like 'work' to me." As a Direct Support Associate at Willow Lane, Neary said "the staff is very nice and willing to help you out ... you can tell that they really care about the people they work for." Neary holds a bachelor's in psychology and plans to go back to school for a masters in counseling. She hopes to enroll at University Texas of San Antonio for the fall 2009 session. Back to Mosaic in South Central Texas
