In the spirit of continuous learning, personal and professional development, Hand In Hand is proud to have so many gifted and talented employees and people who receive services.   Hand In Hand relies on these talents to create advisory boards, leadership teams and creative action teams.   Also, employees and people who receive services at Hand In Hand make up the majority of the Key Stakeholders, and it is essential that everyone’s voice is heard and people are empowered to provide input and ideas.  No one person can do it all, and in these  boards, teams and workgroups, everyone learns from each other.

Leadership Team | The PIT Crew | AWARDS Configuration Team | Safety Committee | Challenge Center Advisory Board | Renewed Life Haven Planning Team & Advisory Board

Leadership Team

A leader’s job is not to do the work for others, it’s to help others figure out how to do it for themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought is possible.

-Simon Sinek

Description:

The Leadership Team is comprised of all Directors and Supervisors from every department at  Hand In Hand.  Topics include policies, budgets, training/cross training, hiring needs, ethics discussion, safety and updates, struggles and victories across the various departments.

Leadership Team Members:

  • Darla Dodds- CEO
  • Becky Lee- Fiscal and Human Resource Manager
  • Pudgy Tate- Manager of First Impressions
  • Celeste Berlin- Executive Assistant
  • Aaron Burkhardt- Director of Psych Rehab/Challenge Center
  • Allison Downs- Supervisor of Psych Rehab/Challenge Center
  • Misty Dawson- Residential Program Supervisor/Venango County
  • Kyle Kellerman- Residential Program Supervisor/ Crawford County
  • Scott Beers- Transportation Coordinator
  • Briana Hughes- Community Living Specialist

PIT Crew (Public Image Team)

Description:

This is a creative group of employees who meet to accomplish 4 goals:

  • Goal #1:  To Improve the Public IMAGE of Hand In Hand
  • Goal #2:  To get consistent MESSAGING (values, mission, motto) across all programs and services–with the employees, people we serve, and the public
  • Goal #3:  To ensure that we are using the same BRANDING across all marketing
  • Goal #4:  To Improve the Public KNOWLEDGE of Hand In Hand and its services

Pit Crew Team Members:

  • Becky Lee
  • Celeste Berlin
  • Darla Dodds
  • Pudgy Tate
  • Robert Spade
  • Aaron Burkhardt

Special thanks to the PIT Crew for their hard work in developing this website as well as the agency marketing materials,  logos and branding.

AWARDS Configuration Team

Description:

This is a team who are working with the software technicians of our Electronic Health Records system (AWARDS), to improve the work flow within each program and across the agency.  In a sense, the team is working together to “build” the software so that our jobs are made easier, and we can maintain better records and more efficient reports.

Team Members:

  • Darla Dodds
  • Aaron Burkhardt

Safety Committee

Description:

This is a team who comes together to discuss the safety of the agency, its employees and the people who use the services.  Topics of discussion and review include:

  1. Hazard detection and inspection
  2. Accident and illness prevention and investigation (including substance abuse awareness and prevention training)
  3. Safety Committee Structure and Operation
  4. Other health and safety concerns specific to Hand In Hand

Safety Committee Team Members:

  • Aaron Burkhardt- Chairperson
  • Becky Lee- Secretary
  • Pudgy Tate- Backup chairperson
  • Celeste Berlin- Back up secretary
  • Rodrick Anderson
  • Kyle Kellerman
  • Joseph Leone
  • Scott Beers
  • Kevin Chatley
  • Briana Hughes
  • Misty Dawson
  • Darla Dodds
  • Denise Hart
  • Brandon Cady
  • Randy Phillips
  • Bobby Roxberry
  • Todd Shouey
  • Pam Sutton
  • Derek Watson

Challenge Center Advisory Board

Meeting Dates & Times:

2nd Wednesday of every month from 12:15pm to 1:00pm

Description:

The Advisory Board is designed to allow for maximum empowerment of its members and making sure everyone’s voice is heard.  The advisory board also represents the voice of the Challenge Center participants and advisory board members bring ideas, suggestions, compliments and complaints from the body of their peers.

Functions of the Advisory Board include advising programmatic change, development of orientation procedures for new participants of the Challenge Center, development of the welcome packet for new participants, advising in the second interview process for new Challenge Center staff, choosing actions from the suggestion box, reviewing quality assurance notes from the Mystery Observer, planning special events, advising to keep the program on track to the recovery principles as well as the psychiatric rehabilitation philosophies, and receiving regular feedback and ideas from the participants of the Challenge Center to ensure that everyone’s voice will be heard.

How to Join:

You must be a Challenge Center participant or Challenge Center staff member to join this board, and board membership is by nomination and vote by Challenge Center peers and staff members when positions on the board come open.  Talk to any Challenge Center staff  member or Advisory Board Member if you have a desire to serve on the Advisory Board.

Current Team Members:

  • Roderick Anderson
  • Kevin Chatley
  • Dave Shoup
  • Joan Jones
  • Pam Sutton
  • Kim Hetzler
  • Ellen Lambert
  • Bob Knickerbocker
  • Tammie Kight
  • Kasee Poindexter
  • Randy Phillips
  • Aaron Burkardt
  • John Echenoz