16 Sep DSPs: Exceptional, Essential Employees
This month's guest blog is written by Janice Mackel. She shares her appreciation for the Direct Support Professionals at Penn-Mar who support her daughter....
This month's guest blog is written by Janice Mackel. She shares her appreciation for the Direct Support Professionals at Penn-Mar who support her daughter....
By Jen Skelly, Director of PA Programs, Penn-Mar Human Services For years, I have been mulling over what a groundbreaking Professional Development Program could look like at Penn-Mar. Now I know! This is an organization that craves learning, promotes from within and was the first to latch onto and...
Long time Graul’s Employee Robert Zerance shares why he loves his job and how he has grown in the role....
Megan, 23, from Eldersburg, Maryland, is on track to one day securing a job and experiencing the rewards of earning a paycheck. Meanwhile, though, she’s putting her skills to work, and learning new ones, volunteering two days a week at The Opus Community Music School...
The Penn-Mar HEART Award program recognizes team members whose passion and performance leave the mark of their own legacy through exceptional demonstrations of Honesty, Excellence, Advocacy, Respect, and Teamwork....
Each month, we’re highlighting a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. This month, we interviewed Tina Chan Sweenie, Manager of Volunteer and Donor Engagement....
Penn-Mar would not be around today if it were not for the incredible generosity of our donors and supporters. Recently, Penn-Mar was thrilled to receive a $1 million endowment from Carroll County residents Mike and Dawn Zgorksi. The result is the Zgorski Family Endowment for...
For the men and women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who Penn-Mar supports through its Customized Employment (CE) program, belonging is one of the main drivers of their career goals, according to Penn-Mar Career Counselors Anthony Bubczyk, Tonya Stonesifer and Tricia Zeltwanger....
By Stephanie Aspey, Penn-Mar Gala Auction Chair [caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignleft" width="336"] Steph Aspey & her brother, Shawn Brammer.[/caption] The 29th Annual Penn-Mar Gala & 40th Anniversary Celebration held June 5th was truly one for the record books. Because of pandemic safety issues, we were restricted to having only...
By Michael F. Shriver, Director Penn-Mar Consulting & Kevin Walker, Penn-Mar Consulting, Business Development Director Those of us working at the Consulting arm of Penn-Mar Human Services are delighted to report that we, and our partner TransCen, were recently awarded a $150,000 contract from The Maryland Developmental Disabilities...