2023 Employee of the Year

NOMINEES

Emily Hepworth and Sarah Waterbury of The Ashforth Company and Ryan Sullivan of A.P. Construction were recognized as nominees for the 2023 Albert B. Ashforth Employee of the Year Award for outstanding performance, service and commitment.

As a special circumstance, we would like to present both Emily Hepworth and Sarah Waterbury as the TAC 2023 employee nominations, in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their current roles and in addition to taking on the extra responsibilities of the HR department for over 12 weeks.

This employee has been with the Company since 2016. In that relatively short span of time, we already can’t imagine the office without her. She handles a nonstop onslaught of requests from so many different Company departments with such deftness that few are aware of how many hats she actually wears. In addition to handling some of the Company’s most high-maintenance executives and backstopping the legal department, this employee always seems to be asking, “What else can I do to help?” Turns out that, for over 12 weeks this year, the answer to that question was: “run the entire Human Resources Department with Sarah while Joanna is on maternity leave” – a task she handled with almost masochistic relish. Despite all of this, somehow, she rarely seems harried or stressed. In fact, her spirit is unsinkable – the only employee who consistently answers the question “how’s it going?” with an emphatic “great!” and actually seems to mean it, even on a rainy November Tuesday at 2:30PM. We are lucky to have her and her wonderful presence and are pleased to nominate Emily Hepworth as one half of the Emily/Sarah Tag Team for the 2023 Albert B. Ashforth Employee of the Year.

This employee has been with the Company since 2022. In addition to handling her responsibilities with the Finance dept and the transition with our new CFO Melissa, she took on running the HR department with Emily for over 12 weeks. Even though she has been with us for a short time, she is a consummate team player, always ready to contribute, regardless of the task at hand. She also has a strong commitment to volunteerism which shines through her passion for giving back to the community. Her dedication to helping others is evident in her work and her active involvement in volunteer opportunities presented by the Company, including her leadership role as one of Ashforth’s Hope in Motion team captains, as a balloon handler for our Stamford Thanksgiving Parade team, and participating in our community giving collection drives. Going above and beyond, she also initiated and executed the entire process of donating over 100 of our office binders by reaching out to various nonprofits, schools, and local families in need. Her positivity and willingness to go the extra mile make her an invaluable asset to our team. We are pleased to nominate Sarah Waterbury as one half of the Emily/Sarah Tag Team for the 2023 Albert B. Ashforth Employee of the Year.