Celebrating Team Latham
Staff Spotlight: Danny Anderson’s heartwarming career change
Special Education Aide Danny Anderson’s career has evolved from food services to human services, and those who know him at Latham Centers can’t imagine a better fit. Danny often expresses how much he loves working in Children’s Services, and the students and staff at Latham are grateful he found his way here. “In 2015, I…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Children’s Services promotes Dominic Monick to Residential Supervisor
Dominic (Dom) Monick, beloved by students and staff alike, is growing his career at Latham. Dom was recently promoted to the position of Children’s Residential Supervisor. In welcoming Dom to the Children’s Services Supervisory Team, Program Director Gerry Pouliot said, “Dominic is proof that hard work and a desire to work to help improve the…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: “The Best 7 Years” for Supervisor of the Quarter Patti Hynes-Morris
In a special announcement made during the Children’s Program Community Meeting yesterday, Residential Supervisor Patricia Hynes-Morris (Patti) was presented with the Latham Supervisor of the Quarter award. A short video was taken the moment after Latham President Anne McManus presented Patti with the award (below). After a rousing applause, Patti thanked students for making Latham…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: For Clinician Beth Conway, “There’s no place I’d rather be”
When we asked members of our Social Services team to share their thoughts about working at Latham, Clinician Beth Conway, ATR-BC (licensed art therapist), provided a moving response. Beth’s reflections follow: “Latham isn’t just a job. Latham isn’t just an agency. When you have the common goal of caring for a bunch of lovable children…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Clinicians Melissa and Maria share reflections on tight-knit team
Two more of our clinicians provide us with a glimpse of their roles here at Latham Centers, following up last week’s blog post introducing our incredible Social Services team. Our final spotlight on social services will be tomorrow, featuring the reflections of Clinician Beth Conway. Melissa Hyer-Mitchell, MA, LMHC, Lead Clinician: “The best part of…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Social Services Team shares passion for helping
We’d like to introduce our valued and appreciated Social Services team, one of our Children’s Services departments that works closely with our students and their families, and with colleagues from every other department in the program. The impact their clinical work has on the children served by Latham Centers is at the heart of our…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Christian Ryan fulfills dream of moving to Cape Cod and making a difference
Christian Ryan has been summering on Cape Cod his entire life, but the opportunity to work at Latham Centers brought him here year-round. “I came to Latham because I wanted to do something in my career that I felt really made a difference for people,” Christian said. “I have always wanted to live here full-time,…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Gina Sheehan shares insights of Latham’s life-changing work
Gina Sheehan has taken on a new role at Latham as Director of Adult Services, after 9 years of service in our Children’s Program. Gina was recently promoted, and VP of Operations Lee Chamberlain said she couldn’t be happier to have this enthusiastic, energetic leader guiding the program. Gina’s talents, education, and qualifications are impressive;…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Lindsey Howard shares rewards of a nursing career at Latham
Lindsey Howard, Nursing Services Manager in our Adult Services program, loves her job. “I have been with Latham for 4 years, and I wake up every day excited to go to work,” she said. Lindsey enjoys working with individuals with developmental disabilities, and she’s an active member of the Developmental Disabilities Association of Nursing. “I…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: CapeCodToday.com features Latham intern Colleen Macdonald
Latham School intern Colleen Macdonald was featured in CapeCodToday.com’s “Summer Intern Chronicles” this morning. Latham Centers places college students in a variety of internships year-round. Colleen is interning this summer in our Children’s Services Program, and her reflections quoted from CapeCodToday.com follow: Hi, I am Colleen Macdonald and I live in Sandwich. I am entering…
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