Jared is a very talented artist who works at Creative Foundations. He is able to paint so beautifully and it is wonderful to see the creations he can come up with! Recently he was able to create a painting of Jack Hanna’s Base Camp for Jack who recently retired. He was able to meet Jack in person and give it to him! We are so proud of Jared for everything he has accomplished!
If you’ve ever been to the cafeteria at MVNU, you’ve probably ran into Brad. Brad has been working there for many many years and loves the opportunities he is given! He works hard in the dish room ensuring all the dishes, pots, pans and utensils are clean for the kitchen staff to cook with and the guests to eat off of. He enjoys the fast pace of the lunch rush and loves making jokes with his coworkers.
Cierra is a dedicated employee at Pioneer College Catering located in Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s dining hall. She enjoys her position in the dish room and appreciates knowing what her job duties are and the support she gets from her coworkers and supervisors.
Pioneer College Catering has been a wonderful employer for people with developmental disabilities in our community— thank you for all you do!
Erik has been working for Park National Bank for almost a year— and he has been enjoying this wonderful opportunity! He does a wonderful job sorting through the mail, delivering the mail to the different departments, organizing bank deposit sheets, putting postage on outgoing mail and more. He enjoys that he is able to work at his own pace and he is able to meet new people. Erik has become a valuable asset to Park National Bank.
Thank you, Park National Bank for this partnership!
Steven is a wonderful employee at Pioneer College Catering located in MVNU’s dining hall. He is responsible for refilling all of the clean plates, silverware and putting anything else away to keep the dining hall clean and ready for all of the faculty and students as they come through getting their meals. Steven loves the consistency of his job and appreciates knowing what his responsibilities are so he can complete his job in a timely manner and do it correctly.
“Always work with a smile!”
Dairy Queen has been a great partner in our community for employing people with disabilities. Mark has started working there this past summer and loves every minute of this opportunity! His entire shift, he is smiling, happy and working hard to keep the dining room spotless. He is very diligent about making sure all the condiments on the tables are fully stocked, the soda machine is clean and ready to use and he keeps the floors clean of trash and dropped food. He said that his motto is “Always work with a smile!”
If you’ve been to Goodwill Knox on Upper Gilchrist since they moved up there, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Blake. Blake started his job there during the summer when they were still located on Coshocton Rd. and has transitioned to their new location. He said that he really likes their new location and he enjoys going through all of the donations that come in and help organize them for sale. Blake works hard each and every shift he comes to work to help make sure Goodwill Knox is stocked and ready for customers!
Josh worked with our Employment Manager who helped him through some of the different employment programs that we can offer to help people with disabilities be employed in the community. This past summer he landed a job at Premier Theatre 7. He loves getting to go to work for each of his shifts and work hard. He loves being able to help clean the theater to keep it looking nice for all of the customers. Each shift he cleans the benches in the hallway, cleans all of the posters, door knobs, hand rails and all of the booster seats. This opportunity has meant the world to him!
Jocelyn and Debbie have been working together for many years. Jocelyn has been learning more about her disability over the years and Debbie has been a wonderful support for her to help her get to conferences to learn how to advocate for herself and others who have disabilities.
Jocelyn is a wonderful advocate and role model. She has gone to college to get her Associates Degree and she works two jobs in the community! She is truly an inspiration! Make sure you check out the billboard that she will be featured on in October for Disability Employment Awareness Month!
Katie works at Baker’s IGA in Mount Vernon. She started her employment career through the Summer Youth Work Experience where she toured many different places of employment— Baker’s was by far her favorite! After she graduated from high school she started working with them two days a week. She loves working hard so she can save her money to go to concerts! Each day she starts with restocking the ice cream section, then makes her way through the store until all the departments are fully stocked and clean!
