By Sue Maras, Penn-Mar Parent As parents, all you really want for your children is for them to be happy. By the time our son Stephen was nine months old, we discovered he had developmental delays. Over time he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism and an intellectual disability. There was no...
Normandie Ridge, the Continuous Care Retirement Community in York, Pa., didn’t have a dedicated dishwasher until two years ago, when York native Michael Blashock took on the job.As Normandie Ridge Food Service Director Chris Rhoades put it, dining services staff would routinely step in to...
By Michael F. Shriver, Consultant, Penn-Mar Human Services I first met Greg Miller, Penn-Mar’s CEO, at a leadership development program in the mid-80s sponsored by the Ryan Family Foundation. Obviously he was a great note taker and I must have been a great judge of character,...
June 26, 2019 One of the first questions Susan Vita was asked 25 years ago, when she took her then infant son Michael to Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Down syndrome clinic was, “what are your hopes for him?” “Essentially my answer was that I want him to be happy....
By Vanessa Whitman, Director of Maryland Services, Penn-Mar Human Services Walking through the doors of Penn-Mar’s Far Hills Day Learning Center in New Freedom, PA is such an uplifting experience. This amazing space was officially opened last June to much fanfare and was so unlike the...
It’s been a year now since Vince Brady, 53, got his job at Infinito’s and he is loving it, especially because he’s making tips on top of earning a paycheck.“Vince does love his job, and he’s very money driven,” said Penn-Mar Career Counselor Tricia Zeltwanger....
What started as a job opportunity that she thought would help advance her career has grown into a labor of love for Penn-Mar Direct Support Professional and Residential Supervisor Katie Shaw. Looking for a life change, Katie moved to Pennsylvania nine years ago from her native...
By Jackie Stevens, Chief Operating Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services Cultivating leadership in yourself and others is such a journey.I have been at Penn-Mar for 26 years – supervising people for 24 of those years – but I can say with all honesty that I still don’t...
Penn-Mar Human Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Jackie Stevens to the position of Chief Operating Officer overseeing programs and services in both Pennsylvania and Maryland. Penn-Mar is a recognized leader in providing innovative, quality supports and services to hundreds of adults with...
This past November, Charlie Nickel took a huge step towards full independence when he moved into his own apartment. He was quick to note, and proudly too, that this is not the first time he’s lived on his own.Charlie, 52, has always striven for independence....