Edwardsville Woman Has Drive to Help Others
Published in the 1/7/11 issue of the Suburban Journals
Edwardsville Woman Has Drive to Help Others
Shawn McCue, of Edwardsville, is always on the move.
As a supported employment specialist for MERS/Goodwill, she’s in charge of finding jobs for people in need. That means McCue is on the road a lot — driving from employer to employer looking for job leads, taking clients to training or finding them business attire for interviews.
For all the hard work, McCue recently received the Local Hero Award, the nonprofit’s honor for employees who go beyond the norm. Continue reading
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