Chimes Cheers! – April 2025

I just want to acknowledge all the hard work by the staff at Newlin House. they just went through a stomach virus in the house, quiet unpleasant, in addition to all the hard work that they all do every day. – Lisa Wood

I love to give a personal Cheer to Ms. Nelson; she ensures that the Arlen residents get out into the community. She also incorporates life goals while in the community so that they can one day support themselves. She has taken the time to alternate between days with the residents to gain knowledge of their likes and dislikes so she can better support them. Ms. Nelson is always a team player, and I thank you. – Erica Fowlkes

I just wanted to say to Katie Bryan…. You’re the BEST TEACHER EVER!! 205 appreciate everything you do! – Trona Davis

My cheer goes to Jean Barbour, a staff who is caring, loving, respectful and treats our clients like her own! – Erykah Pogue

Cheers to my house manager Erica Fowlkes. She brings positive energy to the home and always listens to our concerns. She always encourage us to do better and reach higher. So CHEERS to my house manager Erica Fowlkes. – Michelle Sullivan

I would like to offer my cheer to Rebecca Mitchell. Rebecca has had a few bumps in the road lately. Her 1.1 with whom she has worked with for many years, passed away suddenly in December. And just this week Rebecca lost her son to a terrible illness. She worked everyday through it all as much as possible. Rebecca we love you and please keep in mind that you are not alone. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU – Diana Donaghy and the staff at Milford Mill

Dear Team (Pardalia Sullivan, Brenda Lee, Rony Yanes, Wade Hopkins, Chanda Brown, Annette Whitley, Katrina Whitaker, Jacqueline Phillips, Michelle Felder, Joseph Johnson, Anthony Powel, and Ralph Doram), Thank you for your incredible dedication during the snowstorm. Your resilience and teamwork ensured our operations continued smoothly. Special thanks to Fallon and Us Customs employees who helped this get completed. Your unwavering support and efforts have strengthened our bond. I am deeply grateful for your loyalty and perseverance. – Francisco Zamora

Ms. Patricia Redmond helps out from anywhere any time. She comes to work with smile in her face. she keeps good energy all day long, she always bring somethings for staff and Clients. She keeps LCW in good spirit everyday, she takes pictures on the Hallway wall use her owner money and keep us happy. She gives us inspirations to do more her Clients. She just a good person full of love. – Adebusola Ogunsola

Rachel McCullough handles a heavy load with reporting and proposals but always maintains a positive attitude and is just delightful to work with. She never misses a deadline and is constantly looking for ways to help our team improve, stay organized and efficient. She’s my go to for IT tips and tricks and if I’m ever having a tough day a quick phone call with her always turns it around. – Susie Thomaidis

Jessica Smith has been a great additional to the Chimes DE team. She is not afraid to jump in and help when needed and the individuals absolutely love her! – Justine Duffy

My cheer is for Sarah Booen, she is always so helpful and considerate. In my experience When staff has questions or concerns Sarah has always tried to provide the best advice and answers possible while always making you feel valued and heard. Sarah in my opinion has helped create an effective environment of support and understandings, and she is a true blessing at chimes. – Mechele Tulsian

A huge Thank you to Carol Wright who provides supports to everyone who walks through the doors here in Newark. She assists in all areas, supports the front desk, helps with recruiting, gathers all nursing supplies for residential and day hab services and positively engages with all of our individuals. Her positive spirit, cooperative efforts, and contributions to our program are remarkable and we couldn’t do it without her! – Amy Gruszka

I am so grateful for the kindness and loyalty you have shown me throughout our friendship, Shanika Simpson- Williams. You have been a true source of comfort and support in my life and I am so grateful to have you as a friend. Thank you for always being there for me I couldn’t have asked for a better friend. – Trona Davis

Leandra Yost is always the most helpful person in the room and prioritizes everybody’s comfort in their performance and work. She has taken on more responsibilities than she expected she would a year ago, and has done so with great skill. – Justin Waskall

Thank you to the FUN Committee for supporting many of the Chimes Core Values. The team has gone above and beyond putting together events for the employees to enjoy. Great job! – Pam Meadows

Shoutout to Lindy Bowman and everyone from the Development, Communications, and Government Relations team for truly caring about our team, work, and organization, and mission. – O’Ryan Case

I would like to recognize Pat Davis for her willingness to help those of us that are a little technology challenged with humor and patience. If you need help with Ulti, Pat is there to help. If you need reports generated from Ulti, Pat will listen and make it happen. – Thomas “Jay” Stewart

I want to acknowledge the superior care and support this staff did in assisting one of our individuals to their appointment. This individual is a one on one support and can be a challenge at times. She was very agitated and uncomfortable for this appointment and the staff made her feel safe and comfortable by holding her hand and rubbing her forehead. This is the compassion that all our individuals deserve. Cheers to Tierra Perdue! – Barbara Robins

I want to submit cheers for Ashante “NicCole” Stintchomb. Nicole has played a major part in our Shared Living Department. She is well aware of her role, always goes above and beyond, and is very passionate about the work she does for our persons served. NicCole has been with Chimes for several years and has had several roles. In every role that she has had with Chimes, she has given 100% to the company. NicCole we are happy to have you as a part of our organization – Shakeerah Bryant

I want to take a moment to appreciate Steve Adams for being such a supportive and awesome boss. Working under him has been a great experience and I truly value the guidance, and positive environment he created. Grateful to be part of his team. – Zee

Much appreciation and many well earned accolades to our Chester County Warm Line Supervisor, Steve Legath, who has brought so much stability, support, reliability, kind dedication, and compassion to our department. Thanks for all you do in going out of your way for us! – Lynda McCourt

Shout out to Mary Dockrill from Development & Communications for securing a $193,000 grant for a full renovation of another Maryland residential home! – Lindy Bowman

Steve Sibit and his team are instrumental in the events that happen at Chimes. From setting up to breaking down, they are always helpful and go the extra mile to make sure the event is a success. – Theresa Peddicord

Our Millsboro team lost two of our own participants within a two-week timeframe. Nicole Betts ensured that all team members were informed in a proper setting. When delivering the message to the participants we serve, Nicole was compassionate ,caring and assured them of her support. When asked if they could attend the services, she made every effort to ensure that all participants who wanted to attend could do so without hesitation. – Glenda Bowden

Thank you very much to Olakunle Olatunde for always believing in me and pushing to achieve more. I truly appreciate how you lead by example. Your guidance and support have made all the difference in my growth. I’m grateful for all your mentorship. – Mohamed Jalloh

I would like to thank my house manager and DM for their dedication, efforts, and encouragement. They are always ready to listen to us and help us with our work. – Aimee Kisa Djata

Patrick Vollay done a great job providing service to the individual he supports. Patrick has been instrumental in the growth and progress by being consistant and showing up daily to lead, guide and assist with life skills, activities and goals. The decrease in behaviors and progress in social skills are phenomenal. – Artisha Hall

William Steinhice is part of the maintenance team, he has always been a great spirit to encounter with visiting our residential home, his professionalism and mannerism speaks for itself. He is very communicative and observant of the details of servicing our home. And is always open to be a helping hand out of the ordinary, it is such a pleasure to have wonderful people like Mr. Will to have around and represent strongly the definition of CHEER. Thank you Mr. Will!! For everything. – Stefanie Brown

A huge should out to John Bookout from Finance! John always seeks to understand more about the operational side of our team in Delaware to give us the very best guidance and forecasting around our budgets and financial needs. Thanks so much John for all you do! – Chuck Budd

I thank all my colleagues (Peter, Mobolaji, and Tamara) for their collaboration team spirit and understanding for the smooth running and success of our work at Rock Glen. – Aimee Djata

Eriona Presnar is an employee who always is ready to assist in any shape or form that is allowed. She is very respectful and shows a great interest in helping chimes grow in VA. As an Admissions Specialist for our Residential and Day Programs she is constantly displaying the best Chimes can offer our new prospective clients. – Sigfredo Lugo-Ortiz

Ms. Katie is a wonderful soul and is always ready to be a helping hand to everyone she love each and every kid like they are her very own! – Akia Arrington

Michael Stoffregen is so helpful with event setup and breakdown. The Fun Committee is so thankful to Mike and Steve Sidbit for their hard work to make the events successful. They are so helpful and we appreciate all that they do. – Theresa Peddicord

Brandon Young, I appreciate everything you do for 205 !! Me and Lamar appreciate you broo….. – Trona Davis

Cheers to Michelle Jones for being a great supervisor, teacher and an expert trainer. Michelle is always ready to trainer and support any staff who need assistance to do their job effectively. Thank you – Oscar Meh

Congratulations to Mary Dockrill for securing another grant to help fund the renovation of another home. Your QUALITY work continues to build partnerships, such as this one with the Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development, for Chimes! – O’Ryan Case

Leandra Yost, I appreciate your warm and caring nature… – Trona Davis

“special friend” – Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh nonstop.. couldn’t ask for a better friend … appreciate your hard work at chimes, Kendra Freeman ( I guess ) lol – Trona Davis

Ms. Trona thank you for being a team player at any given moment always ready to jump in and be a helping hand to anyone and being a great friend! – Akia Arrington

I would like to give a Cheers to Shanika Simpson- Williams for always going above and beyond. She always communicates with staff and makes sure that we always have everything we need so that we are able to do our jobs at a high performance. She’s very kind, patient and always have our back. – Latiya Covington

I am submitting my cheer for Emma Korn of the Fairfax, VA Day Program. Emma has spent numerous hours actively working one on one with our client RG. During this time Emma has shown patience under stress and provided proper care during her client’s most challenging days. Her hard work and dedication is noticed and appreciated. – James Whittaker

Since taking over the Learning and Development team the culture has been helpful, friendly, and willing to go above and beyond. These traits are recognized because L & D is a great leader, Teresa Modugno. Teresa takes time out of her day to help you with anything promptly. I love that Teresa has a teamwork mentality and a friendly demeanor and you can always count on her to get the job done. Thank you Teresa for all that you do! you are truly appreciated! – Shakeerah Bryant

I would like to cheer Ronniece Snowden. She’s such a great help to the individuals and her coworkers. She looks out for all the ladies and staff. She has helped me so much here at chimes. She is dedicated and hard working. She always goes above and beyond for the ladies, and it makes such a difference. Thank you for your kindness and commitment. You’re amazing and we’re so lucky to have you as part of our team. – Lahaisona Waritay

Glenda Bowden, her staff and participants invited me to share a day with them to start processing the grief connected to two sudden losses. I was struck by the warmth, compassionate and care that everyone felt for one another. The wonderful staff were doing their best to not only process their own personal feelings but also be there for the participants who were struggling to understand and communicate what they were going through. Thank you or sharing your day with me! – Kim Nace

I would like to commend LaShawnda Dix for her tireless compassion , attentiveness to her individuals, her creativity with the art and decorations she displays in her classroom providing a bright and welcoming environment for her individuals. She is indeed an asset and a treasure. – Trinette Dailey

A big thank you to all the staff and participants that helped to support Developmental Disabilities Day in Annapolis on February 13! We were joined by over 800 individuals from the I/DD community to advocate for funding for the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration. Chimes met with 6 legislative offices and heard from many others as part of the event. Thank you to our school and residential staff for getting participants to Annapolis as well as Steve DaRe for attending. – Chelsey Ewers

I want to thank Mike Atkins for his collaboration and the helpful information he provided for the SouthAmerica’s Training, Certification, and Compliance Grant. His commitment and attention to detail have been instrumental in our efforts to submit this grant successfully. – Mary Dockrill

I would like to send a great big cheer out for Carlos Olivera!!! In working with the employees of Chimes DC I have met with a lot of challenges but one that isn’t a problem is how Carlos makes himself available to translate in order to communicate the cares and concerns of the employees. Carlos shows empathy and understanding when interacting with each circumstance whether it’s for a potential new hire or an employee inquiring about benefits. He is a gem to work with and he’s appreciated greatly – Caryn Crosby Smith

Jaiya Mitchell, I would like to commend your calm but impactful presence and your unyielding level of compassion and attentiveness to your 1:1 it is certainly comforting and appreciated. I’m certain the individuals we serve appreciate your artistic and creative decorations you provide to the classrooms and around the building. You are indeed walking in your purpose – Trinette Dailey

I wanted to acknowledge Jeffrey Carroll works as a casemanager, particularly the work he is doing with one of my clients. I have been encouraging a client we share to try the active adult senior center, Jeff took him to see it and now he wants to go. Plus all the other work that he has been doing to help the client. – Lisa Wood

Lauren Gonzales is the ultimate team player who takes on any task and keeps the energy high! – O’Ryan Case

Karla Castro Sepulveda skillfully handled a client in crisis by calming them, prioritizing their needs, and providing immediate resources. Her professionalism, urgency, and clinical expertise ensured well managed support, resulting in immediate relief and fostering trust, reasurrance, and highlighting her commitment to our client’s well-being. – Keisha Rucker

Romika McKenny, her kind heart and bright spirit is welcomed and appreciated by all the individuals she serves and staff alike. She demonstrates compassion, commitment and support to all individuals. I recall one of the individuals crying and was very sad because they were transitioning out of her class; that spoke volumes of her character and the impact of her presence. Well Done!! – Trinette Dailey

I’d like to give a shout out to Timera Ford from Chimes AP! Timera is always pleasant, professional and is a great asset to the team in Delaware – keeping everything moving smoothly for us! Thank you, Timera! – Chuck Budd

I like to give a shout out to Greengage Team members, Regina T. Howard, Anitra Gibson, Oluwatosin Idowu for working as team to get the individuals clothes washed , our Washing Machine Motor went out so we have to get a new Washing Machine instead of leaving the clothes to pile up they decided to go over to another House Western Run and get the job done, Great Job Team! – Lisa Braggs

Cheers! to Dale Goff and Scott Saunders for taking the time to help support a participant and family in our Chimes Maryland community-living program. – O’Ryan Case

David Lambert is an exceptional, supportive leader to the CSS team. I’m lucky to have been trained by such a patient teacher who encourages questions, helps with mistakes, and still finds time to check-in and uplift us daily – even bringing small gifts every holiday. His dedication and energy are truly impressive. Thank you! – Katherine Beauvais

Big cheers to Terri Labik for taking on new responsibilities & powering through the med trainer certification!! Her warmth & care shine through everything she does, always offering support to patients & coworkers. I’m very honored to be her officemate (& co-owner of Coffee Time)! – Katherine Beauvais