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Posted on August 1, 2025
âI was born to oversee a fleet but didnât even realize itâ  Kelly Lorenzen earned her college degree in art history and expressed her creative talent on personal projects while she stayed home for 20 years raising her family. In 2017 she was ready…
Posted on December 17, 2019
Seven years ago, as a DSP in a Penn-Mar community home, I spent Thanksgiving Day with a new gentleman I was supporting. It was just the two us. And much as I tried to make the day as festive as possible, it didnât quite have…
Posted on November 19, 2019
Matthew Wolkâs job at Brick Bodies is âworking outâ very well, and has been since he landed the job of custodian there three-and-half years ago, through Penn-Marâs Customized Employment (CE) program. Every Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., Matthew, 26, walks into Brick…
Posted on November 15, 2019
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Far too often, mergers among nonprofits are viewed as a last resort; a desperate option thatâs only on the table when the organizationâs very existence is in doubt. Merging…
Posted on November 11, 2019
Of the many investments Penn-Mar has made over the past two years, perhaps one the most significant has been the organizationâs commitment to the training and development of its team members. While programs have always been in place to properly initiate new team members and…
Posted on November 11, 2019
Doug Rein Takes Over Board of Directors Lead Role as Penn-Mar Looks to Next Decade Penn-Mar Human Services (PMHS), the regionâs leading provider of services for individuals with developmental disabilities (IDD), announced today that Doug Rein will assume the role of chair of the PMHSâ…
Posted on October 25, 2019
Derek Hamburg is a self-professed âpeople personâ and unrivalled lover of sports. He has been progressively sharpening his public speaking skills ever since high school with a dream of becoming a sportscaster. This fall he was recruited by Carroll Countyâs Francis Scott Key (FSK) High…
Posted on October 17, 2019
By Gordon Warehime Jr., Brothers Services Company Our company CEO approached me one day with what was then an unusual request. One of his business associates â a board member at Penn-Mar Human Services â had inquired if there might be some job opportunities in…
Posted on September 25, 2019
By Kelly Baker, Career Ladders Program Coordinator Since August I have been immersed in my new role as Career Ladders Program Coordinator. As many of you know, this is a career development and credentialing program designed to help improve the skills and earning potential of our…
Posted on August 19, 2019
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…
Posted on August 6, 2019
Joe Ginter hadnât finished his first day on the job at the new HomeGoods store in Hunt Valley, Md., when the compliments started coming in.  That was this past April Foolâs Day as Joe, 23, noted, and five months in heâs loving his job and the people he works with, who he said, âlove me…