Holiday Inn Express in Sequim recently was presented the Clallam County Health & Human Services Business Leadership Advisory Committee Employer of the Month Award for February by Carrie Heaton, Sequim KeyBank manager and member of the Business Leadership Advisory Committee, on Feb. 25.

The award recognizes employers who demonstrate diversity and inclusion in their hiring practices by having one or more employees with developmental disabilities in their employ.

Receiving the award were Holiday Inn Express general manager Toni Skinner and assistant manager Nancy Merrigan. Merrigan said that their employee with a developmental disability takes pride in her work and especially enjoys keeping the employee break room clean for her co-workers. Skinner said they are working with a corporate program to possibly expand their hiring of individuals with disabilities in the near future.

The Business Leadership Advisory Committee is a business to business network promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in the community and workforce. For more information about the Business Leadership Advisory Committee, visit www.clallam.net/HHS/HumanServices/blac.html.

Mary Cliffton, Developmental Disability case manager for Clallam County Health and Human Services will connect employers to the various community employment providers and agencies should they be interested in hiring workers with disabilities. She may be reached at 417-2407.