Job Fair Connects Hundreds of Job Seekers With Disabilities to Local Employers

by David Volz March 29, 2026

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Annalise Randall and Stacy DeMartino-Triangolo at the jHIREE job fair. {David Volz}

Finding a job is always a challenge, but for those who have a disability, the path to full employment can be especially difficult.

Stacy DeMartino-Triangolo, Transition Supervisor for Broward County Public Schools, saw the need to help disabled individuals find jobs. She helped create the first Helping Industries Recruit Exceptional Employees (HIREE) job fair at the Junior Achievement South Florida building in Coconut Creek.

She was able to get about 20 local businesses and organizations, including Broward Public Schools, Rising Tide Car Wash, Hilton, and others, to participate. About 300 people interested in finding jobs signed up to participate.

“There are many great people with disabilities who would make great and loyal employees, and they just need an opportunity. It was hard to get businesses to participate, but we were able to get some organizations to come,” said DeMartino-Triangolo.

Annalise Randall of Rising Tide Car Wash in Margate, Parkland, and Coral Springs participated. Having faced the challenges of dyslexia, she understands the difficulties people can face and wants to help individuals find careers. “We had some very good candidates today, and I believe they will help our company,” she said.

Nadine Carnagie, Human Resources Director for Bahia Mar, a Doubletree by Hilton company, said she was impressed by the candidates she saw. “We hire people with disabilities, and many have been successful with our hotels,” she said.

DeMartino-Triangolo hopes to offer another HIREE job fair in the near future, aiming to increase participation from both employers and job seekers and to expand the network of businesses open to hiring people with disabilities.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.