Event Details
August Member Meeting
| Date: | August 8, 2019, 11:30am – 1:00pm |
| Organizer: | Lee Granger |
| Location: | SEED Center 4310 Ryan St. Lake Charles, LA 70605 |
| Price: | $17.00 |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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How Disability-Friendly Is Your Workplace?
Teri Beard, Rehabilitation Employment Development Specialist
ADA and recognize employers that have hired persons with disabilities.
Jason Guillory, Operations Manager for Louisiana State Parks and a disabled Iraq Vet. We honored him with the Mayor’s Commission for “Disability Employer of the Year 2019”
How he was hired by the state and promoted. Successes in hiring.
Brenda Bohrer, LRC, CRC Program Coordinator Employment Development, Employer Liason at Louisiana Rehab Services
Hiring to fulfill government contractor requirements.
Brenda Bohrer has a Master of Arts in Counseling--and is a Licensed and Nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She started off her career with a national rehabilitation agency where she served as the liaison between employers, attorneys, workers compensation attorneys, doctors, physical therapist and the injured worker. She provided vocational rehabilitation to the injured workers in an attempt to have them return to a job that they could physically perform.
After working in the private rehabilitation industry for over 10 years, Brenda began working for the public sector at agencies such as Louisiana Economic Development, Department of Health and Hospitals and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. Her aspiration is to serve businesses by assisting them with building a diverse and qualified work force and helping businesses understand the financial benefit of hiring individuals with disabilities.
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Juan's Fajita Buffet: Beef & Chicken, Rice, Beans, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Pico, Lettuce & Cheese
Chips: hot sauce or queso
Dessert: Cinnamon Crispitos
Drink: Tea
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