Great job to everyone who participated in our 2026 Team ASD Talent Contest! From music and art to storytelling and handmade creations, our team’s creativity goes far beyond the phones. Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place: Gary Foster (Senior Systems Engineer) – Trumpet
2nd Place: Brittany Neal (Advanced Trainee) – Coffee Stain Art 
3rd Place – TIED:• Daniel Eckenrode (Customer Service Account Manager) – Singing 
• Breanna Kresge (Quality Assurance Reviewer) – Writing & Illustrating Short Stories 
• Marianna Cordero (Advanced Training Call Specialist) – Crocheting Plushies 
Talent Contest Submissions
BRC – Britany Cheri
Talent: Saying the Alphabet Backwards
JPO – Jackie Pauciello
Talent: Creating memorial keepsakes
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SEC – Sergio Carrero
Talent: Delivering a killer volleyball serve
BRE – Breanna Kresge
Talent: Writing and illustrating short stories
NVS – Nina Van Stedum
Talent: Folding a fitted sheet
LAG – LaTiesha Green
Talent: Writing poetry
DAL – Dan Eckenrode
Talent: Singing
KIC – Kim Charles
Talent: Rapping
MCO – Marianna Cordero
Talent: Crocheting plushies!
BRN – Brittany Neal
Talent: Creating Coffee Stain Art
KAJ – Kalefa Jabateh
Talent: Playing the Tongue Drum
GMP – Gabriel Medina
Talent: Singing karaoke
GAR – Gary Foster
Talent: Playing the Trumpet
ZAC – Zach Avalos
Talent: Fire breathing
ABA – Abigail Alvarez
Talent: Micro-crocheting (uses sewing thread instead of yarn w/ smallest hook available).
ILE – Ilena Gerena
Talent: Photography
MED – Meredith Domzalski
Talent: Fusion Dancing
LET – Leslie Temes
Talent: Teaching her son how to perform the Thriller dance
WHB – Whitney Bolt
Talent: Drawing hilarious pictures
