Darelyn Pazdel

Darelyn Pazdel is Vice President of Workforce Inclusion at PRIDE Industries, a 4,000 employee-strong social enterprise that offers exceptional business services with a mission to create employment for people with disabilities. Darelyn and her team recruit, hire, train, and support the 1,896 employees with disabilities at PRIDE industries and hundreds hundreds more with the company's employment partner network. She writes and speaks frequently to advocate for disability employment and to help businesses understand and experience the benefits of engaging this workforce. Her advocacy for people with disabilities was recognized by Congressperson John Garamendi, who named her Woman of the Year in 2022.