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Posted on May 22, 2025
When Jen Skelly was debating whether to enhance her credentials with a general studies master’s degree or focus on a curriculum that would benefit her work at Penn-Mar as Director of PA Operations, she chose the latter. That decision led to a two-year journey with…
Posted on July 21, 2021
By Stephanie Aspey, Penn-Mar Gala Auction Chair 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 330 guests in attendance – as opposed to…
Posted on June 23, 2021
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…
Posted on June 20, 2021
Each month, we’ll be 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. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. Tune…
Posted on June 20, 2021
We’re excited to be sharing a new series: Meet the PMs! Our Program Managers are the unsung, behind-the-scenes heroes who have one of the toughest – and most important – jobs within our organization. We’re looking forward to you all getting to know them and…
Posted on June 19, 2021
Each month, we’ll be 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. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. Tune…
Posted on June 19, 2021
Sabrina Pawlus is a part-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) based out of Penn-Mar’s Westminster location, but nothing is part-time about her commitment to making the world a better place. In fact, much of Sabrina’s life is defined by her desire to support others. Prior to…
Posted on May 28, 2021
BALTIMORE — May 25, 2021 — The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) today announced that it has selected Penn-Mar Human Services and TransCen Inc. to conduct a 17-month demonstration project to provide technical assistance and affect organizational change to five community service providers licensed, certified, or approved by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)….
Posted on May 27, 2021
Adam Dodd is ready to jump back into the workforce, and chances are, with COVID restrictions easing, the economy slowly rebounding, and daily life returning to some normality, he will land his dream job soon. A Penn-Mar resident since 2002, Adam, 40, has begun actively…
Posted on April 23, 2021
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. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune…
Posted on April 16, 2021
Shawn Fuller got his start in the human services field over thirty years ago. As he says, “For most of the time I’ve worked in this field I’ve chosen to be in direct support. Only about 20% of my time has ever been spent supervising…