Employer of the Year 2007

October 17, 2007

The Fairfax-Area Disability Services Board presented its 2007 Employer of the Year Award to New Editions Consulting, Inc. today during a morning ceremony at the Pennino Building, Fairfax, Virginia.

Robert Rudney, chairman of the Employment Committee of the Fairfax-Area Disability Services Board, presented the award to Sheila Newman, president of New Editions Consulting, Inc., a contracts management company based in McLean, Virginia.

"New Editions Consulting, Inc. is being recognized for its outstanding commitment towards the employment of people with disabilities," said Rudney. "Its dedication to the success of people with disabilities through its recruitment, hiring, retention and career advancement practices should serve as a model to employers in Fairfax County and throughout the country,” he added.

The award is part of Fairfax County’s observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

New Editions Consulting, Inc. is a woman-owned business that manages contracts related to health, disability and social policy for private sector clients conducting business with the federal government. It also provides technical assistance and training to agencies on disability legislation. One third of the company’s employees have a disability.

The event was hosted by the Fairfax County Department of Family Services’ Disability Services Planning and Development. EXCEL!, a local employment networking group organized by people with disabilities for job seekers with disabilities, provided a continental breakfast.

For more information, contact the Fairfax County Department of Family Services’ Disability Services Planning and Development at 703-324-5868, TTY 703-449-1186 or disabilityservices@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Below is a photo from the event.

Left to right, front row: Betsy Tewey (VP New Editions), Annette Carr (New Editions), Vicki Leon (New Editions).
 
Left to right, back row: Rajiv Shah (New Editions), Tracy Turner (New Editions), Shelia Newman (President, New Editions), Nick Truesdell (New Editions), Robert Rudney (Employee Committee Chair and At-Large Business Representative of the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board), Michele “Cookie” Hymer Blitz (Acting Secretary and Hunter Mill District Representative of the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board).