- Actor Profile:
Denise Sweeney
Denise Sweeney is a supervisor at Conn and Conn Mortgage in West
Hartford, CT. She knows first hand the benefits of hiring people with
disabilities. Stephen Mendelsohn has a very detail oriented job. Being autistic actually
helps him focus on detail and organization when doing direct mail at Conn
and Conn. Denise has learned the benefits of his intense focus and has
also learned how to work with Stephen to break that focus if she needs
him to do a different task.
Name: Lee Nosal
Profile:
Lee currently serves as City Treasurer in Milford, and over $200
million dollars are in her capable hands. Lee was born in Italy and
there she pursued higher education. She saw America as a place where
she could excell in her career and so she immigrated here. She has
never let her disability get in the way of her goals and she says it
shouldn't. To Lee and her employers the most important thing a person
can bring to the job is skill, which Lee has in abundance.
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