BH Services supervisor wins national award

Dawn Wozna, BH Services Project Manager for Custodial Operations, has been named the 2008 AbilityOne Supervisor of the Year. AbilityOne creates employment and training opportunities for people who have severe disabilities, primarily by requiring Government agencies to purchase selected products and services from nonprofit organizations employing such individuals.

Dawn has been with Black Hills Workshop/BH Services in Rapid City, South Dakota since 1991. In her position as Project Manager for Custodial Operations, she oversees 48 employees with disabilities and 19 staff which together service 54 custodial contracts and the Federal Building in the Rapid City Community and 55 buildings at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Dawn was presented with her award on May 1 by Rick Van Hoose, Executive Director of the NISH Northwest Region. "It was a complete surprise," says Dawn. "They told me it was a budget meeting."

NISH is a national nonprofit agency whose mission is to create employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities by securing Federal contracts through the AbilityOne Program for its network of community-based, nonprofit agencies.

In photo below, Dawn receives the Supervisor of the Year Award from Rick Van Hoose, Executive Director of NISH Northwest. On the right is BH Services Vice President of Operations Marty Krause.