Nancie Payne Excellence in Workforce Award

Nancie Payne, Ph.D., was the President of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) and served at various levels of the organization whose sole purpose was to improve the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. Nancie was a sought-after speaker and professional development trainer across the United States and Canada in the field of adult special needs learning.

Nancie’s professional experience involved workforce, welfare, education, and rehabilitation. She was founder and President of Payne & Associates and the Northwest Center for the Advancement of Learning, is internationally recognized for more than thirty years of work in organizational development, human resources, adult and postsecondary education and workforce-based services. She also served on the Board of Directors for Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council and was an administrative and fiscal agent in workforce development. Nancie has written numerous articles and book chapters on facilitating learning, assessment of special needs, transition to employment and workplace accommodations. She was involved in other organizations outside LDA including Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE), Washington State Business Leadership Network, Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (PacMtn), and the Thurston County Economic Development Council. Nancie brought her deep insight and knowledge to all her work.

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council has developed the Nancie Payne Workplace Excellence Award in honor of Nancie. The award will recognize workplace excellence and customer service, meaningful employee engagement, a constructive, diverse, and progressive workforce culture and organizations that commit themselves to better business management practices to ensure successful mission achievement.

Each Board member within the region will have an opportunity to nominate one recipient. The nominee’s referral is sent to the PacMtn Executive Finance Committee for selection of the grand prize winner. Upon nomination, all nominees are awarded honorable mention, with one of the nominees being selected for the grand prize of $1,000 to be used for employee development, enjoyment, and acknowledgment.