A panel from the Disability Matters Conference 2014. Beyond celebrating this year's honorees and learning about their journeys to success, program attendees hear from subject matter experts across the spectrum of disability.

A panel from the Disability Matters Conference 2014. Beyond celebrating this year’s honorees and learning about their journeys to success, program attendees hear from subject matter experts across the spectrum of disability.

Springboard Consulting, LLC®is pleased to announce the Disability Matters North America honorees for 2015. This year’s honorees “represent the best of the best when it comes to the commitment required and actions necessary to successfully mainstream disability in the workforce, workplace and marketplace” says Springboard CEO Nadine Vogel. “They serve as the role models we all strive to become.”

The 2015 Honorees include:

  • Employer of Choice Award winners Prudential Financial and UPMC
  • Workforce Award winners Fifth Third Bank and KPMG
  • Workplace Award honorees Dell, Inc., Dow, EMC, L’Oreal, and PwC
  • Marketplace Award winners AT&T and Proctor & Gamble
  • Steps to Success Awardees Corning Incorporated, Mohegan Sun, and Unum

These companies will be honored at Springboard Consulting’s 9th annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards to be held April 14 – 16, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts. Also being honored are individuals who tirelessly champion disability in the workforce.

These Disability Champions include:

  • Gregory Akers, Senior Vice President, Advanced Security Initiative, Cisco
  • Bob Feiner, Vice President, Global Deployment and Field Services, Dell Inc.
  • Donald Potter, Vice President, HR Operations, EMC Corporation
  • Margaret Downey, General Manager, Learning & Development Strategies, CSX Corporation
  • Mark Lunz, Director, Surgical Services, UPMC
  • David Tate, General Attorney and Executive Council, AT&T
  • David Ford, Senior Education Solutions Consultant, EMC Corporation
  • Rita Shauger, Administrative Assistant to the Global Diversity Officer, Corning Incorporated