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Posted on August 1, 2025
“I was born to oversee a fleet but didn’t even realize it”  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 May 4, 2018
FREELAND, Md. – May 4, 2018 – Paul Schiavone was recently promoted to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer of Penn-Mar Human Services , a recognized leader in providing innovative, quality supports and services to hundreds of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Paul Schiavone…
Posted on April 23, 2018
There are numerous, universal factors that demonstrate a good work ethic, and Tim O’Neill may possibly possess all of them. Integrity – check; responsibility – check; reliability and dependability – check; adaptability – check; and positive attitude – check. We could go on. Tim, 41,…
Posted on April 23, 2018
Hayley Krzywulak admits she did not understand the developmental disability community until she started working with them. But she was extremely attuned to the feeling of joy and the sense of accomplishment she felt any time she made someone’s life better. “Growing up I wanted…
Posted on March 28, 2018
Pending Governor Larry Hogan’s signature to Maryland’s budget for fiscal year 2019, it is safe to say that the Old Line State’s advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have scored a big victory. On March 14th and 16th, the Maryland Senate and House…
Posted on March 20, 2018
How well do we really know the people in our lives we love, or have known for decades? This was a question Lisa Hartley asked herself one day a little more than a year ago. Lisa, a Penn-Mar Senior Residential Assistant, has been working with…
Posted on March 15, 2018
When the residents at Penn-Mar’s community home #12 in White Hall, Maryland, are gathered in the kitchen preparing dinner, the routine often hits “pause” when Direct Support Professional (DSP) Kas Jasinski feels the need to dance. “I get sidetracked whenever I hear music,” she admits….
Posted on February 20, 2018
Every Thursday, with an exuberant “Hey, Girls!” and a big smile on her face, Sunya Faridi strides into the West Liberty Child Development Center in White Hall, Md., to do a job she loves, among people who love working with her. Sunya began working at…
Posted on February 8, 2018
Maricel Border’s commitment to helping others has been a constant in her life. A native of the Phillipines, she was the third of seven children in her family, and as the eldest girl, was given additional responsibilities, including pumping water, cooking meals over firewood, washing…
Posted on February 7, 2018
When Penn-Mar closed the door to its sheltered workshop in Glen Rock in 2012, it blew open a new door to a world of opportunities for the more than 100 men and women who had been employed there in contract work. By closing one door…
Posted on February 2, 2018
First five of 18 DSPs to receive certification following rigorous Penn-Mar Career Ladders credentialing program launched in 2016 FREELAND, Md. – Feb. 1, 2018 – Nonprofit Penn-Mar Human Services, in partnership with the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), is proud to announce the certification of the…