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DSP Megan McLaren Enjoys the Busy, Diverse Pace of Penn-Mar’s Day Program

Posted on June 5, 2025

She wishes everyone could “know what we know” about people with disabilities. With her helpful nature and love of animals, people were always telling Megan McLaren that she should pursue a career in education or veterinary medicine. Three years ago, while working in retail management,…

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DSP Donna Kiberenge: Life of the Party with a Heart of Gold

Posted on March 8, 2021

Donna Kiberenge (she recently married; Penn-Mar friends may recognize her more readily as Donna Redmond), is guaranteed to be the life of the party. A Residential Supervisor who has been with Penn-Mar for 5 years, she brightens any room she walks into, and can genuinely…

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Meet Our PMAC Steering Committee: Claudia Summerson

Posted on March 5, 2021

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and it’s a great time to highlight some of our advocates, who’ve helped spread awareness and advocated for inclusion and equity for their loved ones with developmental disabilities. Each week this month we’ll be highlighting a different Penn-Mar Advocacy…

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Rachel Dowling: Sharing Life and Living More

Posted on March 3, 2021

Rachel Dowling doesn’t mince her words when asked what it is she likes about having a job. Her immediate response: “The money!” Until Rachel, 45, who was born with intellectual disabilities, joined Penn-Mar’s Day Program, and took up residence with Mim and Bill Barnes through…

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So Many Jobs. So Many Opportunities to Grow.

Posted on February 12, 2021

By Rhonda L. Morano, Maryland Quality & Day Program Manager Greg Miller, our CEO, loves to tease me by telling me I have had the most titles (nine) and offices of anyone at Penn-Mar. That’s what happens when you’ve been with an organization for 32…

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What Gifts Can You Share to Support People with Disabilities?

Posted on February 2, 2021

By David Stang, Penn-Mar Supporter & Friend For nearly 13 years I would drive some 1,250 miles round-trip from my home in Louisville, KY to visit my brother Murray at his Penn-Mar community home in Maryland. I tried to make the trip at least once…

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Virtual Employment Supports: The Sky’s the Limit

Posted on January 29, 2021

How do you make the best of a bad situation? One answer is you adapt creatively. In the last ten months, Penn-Mar Westminster’s Customized Employment (CE) team made lemonade out of a sackful of lemons. The sweet success of the team’s Virtual Employment Supports program,…

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Posted on January 8, 2021

As Manager of Volunteer Engagement, Tina Chan Sweenie is tasked with finding corporations looking for meaningful employee service projects or specific program donation opportunities. Hired in January 2020 to formalize the organization’s volunteer effort, she was only two months into the job when the pandemic…

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Landing a Sweet Job

Posted on November 24, 2020

Not unlike Charlie Bucket in Roald Dahl’s classic children’s fantasy novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Penn-Mar resident Mervin Kearse found his “golden ticket” to a job opportunity with Wolfgang Confectioners in York County, Pa. It’s been a sweet job in more ways than one….

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Team Member Spotlight: Lisa Heim

Posted on November 17, 2020

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…

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Introducing our HEART Award Winners – November 2020

Posted on November 3, 2020

The Penn-Mar HEART Committee is proud to announce our most recent round of HEART Award winners! 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 Team…

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