NuHealth's Theresa Giangarra Recipient of ACLD Advocate of the Year Award

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Nassau University Medical Center

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NuHealth’s Theresa Giangarra has been recognized for her outstanding support of Adults And Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc (ACLD). 

Giangarra is the Director of Food and Nutrition at Nassau University Medical Center. She is being honored by ACLD for her tremendous efforts to secure meaningful jobs in the community for members of ACLD. 

 

On Wednesday, October 5^th, Giangarra will be honored and recognized at the Huntington Hilton during the twenty-sixth annual Employment Recognition Breakfast.

  

President and CEO of the NuHealth System, Arthur Gianelli, expressed his appreciation for Giangarra when he said, “we are delighted that the ACLD has selected Theresa Giangarra as its honoree for her outstanding support of ACLD’s efforts to secure meaningful jobs in the community… Ms. Giangarra’s continued commitment to hiring people with disabilities makes her an excelled choice as the ACLD 2011 Advocate of the Year recipient.”

Giangarra stated, “I am honored and humbled to have been named as a recipient of this year’s ACLD Advocate of the Year. My staff and I are committed to continue making a positive difference in the lives of the young people in the ACLD program. I accept this award on behalf of the entire NUMC Food and Nutrition Department. It takes all of us working together to make a difference.”

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