Employee Spotlight

WIRC’s Award-Winning Weatherization Team Gets More State Accolades

The Weatherization department at WIRC-Community Action Agency (WIRC) in Macomb received two awards of excellence at a recent state-wide conference. The first award recognized that the department placed 3rd out of 30 other weatherization departments across Illinois for excellence in completing projects and spending their budget. Tim Manock, Weatherization Coordinator at WIRC, personally received the

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Driskell Takes on Leadership Role at Victim Services

Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) is pleased to announce that Brittany Driskell has been promoted to the position of Associate Director of Victim Services. Driskell is filling the shoes of Alisha Eidson, who stepped down from the role to pursue her dream job of working more directly in the children’s counseling field. Driskell’s

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WEATHERIZATION TEAM AT WIRC GETS STATE-WIDE ACCOLADES

The Weatherization department at Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) was recently recognized with an Exceptional Performance Award.  The award, given by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), recognizes WIRC’s outstanding accomplishments in serving communities in Hancock, Henderson, Fulton, Knox, McDonough, and Warren counties. Despite only having a five-person team, WIRC’s Weatherization department

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Allen Promoted to Recycling Center Director

Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) is a nonprofit that provides programs to help people, communities, and, surprising to some, the environment. WIRC offers a public service that recycles thousands of pounds of paint and electronics each year called Tri-County Regional Collection Facility. Agency officials have announced that one of their current team members, Aaron Allen,

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Gaumer Promoted to Assistant Coordinator of Weatherization

Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) is proud to announce their award-winning Weatherization Department has promoted a current team member to a new position. Chase Gaumer was promoted recently to the supervisory position of Weatherization Assistant Coordinator at WIRC. Home Weatherization is a social service program administered by nonprofit community action agencies, like WIRC, throughout Illinois

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Victim Services Welcomes Eidson as Associate Director

Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) Victim Services, a nonprofit crisis counseling agency, has promoted one of their own to serve in a leadership role.  Alisha Eidson has been selected as the Associate Director of Victim Services, a new role for the growing agency. Eidson has an extensive educational background in psychology and experience

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