Rising Star Mid-Career Impact Award Recipients

Honorees for an award designed to recognize mid-career professionals who are making change at the organizational and/or federal level.

Winners of the Rising Star Mid-Career Impact Award represent the present and future of ANCOR. The Foundation gives this award in recognition of mid-career professionals who, despite the inherent challenges within our field, dare to make the inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in society their professional mission. We further define a mid-career professional as an individual who has earned experience and expertise, and still has significant time to gain more experience, advance their qualifications, and pursue leadership roles.

2025 Honorees

  • Brandi Foreman, INARF (Indiana)
  • Jennifer Hodges, Trinity Services (Illinois)
  • Rachit Pandey, Bayberry (California)
  • Erica Thomas, RCM of Washington (District of Columbia)

2024 Honorees

  • Maghan Bowman, Exceptional Persons, Inc. (Iowa)
  • Jordan Eddings, LifeSkills, Inc. (Kentucky)
  • Rachel Neumann, COF Training Services (Kansas)