MIlestones
10, 15, 20, 25, and even 30 years; it’s an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of celebration to our community!
Our Milestone Employees – 2022
To see more about Springbrook’s Milestone Employees and read about each one, click the “read more” button at the bottom of the post slider to the right!
Provide Support Where It Is Needed Most
by Tamara Sines | December 7, 2023 | News, The Springbrook Foundation | 0 Comments
The HELP Committee is a group of employee volunteers who work with The Springbrook Foundation to provide financial assistance to applicants who receive services from Springbrook or Southern Tier Connect, with funding primarily awarded to individuals with emerging...
Nate Thriving at Gilbertsville Farmhouse
by Tamara Sines | December 1, 2023 | Community Services, Employment Services, Events, News, Situation Saturday, Social Seven | 0 Comments
Today, we are highlighting another Employment Services success story. Nate has been working at Gilbertsville Farmhouse & NY Goat Yoga for two years and has achieved goals, learned new skills, and met great friends in his time there. Nate’s primary responsibilities...
Sharing Gratitude at Springbrook
by Tamara Sines | December 1, 2023 | Employee News and Events, Events, News | 0 Comments
We have had an abundance of wonderful submissions toward our gratitude campaign, where employees across departments at Springbrook shared so many kind words. We invite you to read the collected messages of gratitude and anecdotes from Springbrook employees below!I'm...
Ninth Annual Angel Tree Program
by Tamara Sines | November 29, 2023 | Education, Employee News and Events, Events, Kids Unlimited, News | 0 Comments
This holiday season marks the 9th year of the Kids Unlimited Preschool's Angel Tree Program. Each year, a tree is decorated with angel tags in place of traditional ornaments. Every tag represents a preschooler, coded to maintain confidentiality, and detailed with the...
KUP Friendsgiving and Giving Tuesday
by Tamara Sines | November 28, 2023 | Employee News and Events, Events, Social Seven, Take a Look Tuesday | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, November 21st, Kids Unlimited Preschool celebrated Thanksgiving with a shared meal. The kids gathered in the cafeteria and enjoyed a variety of Thanksgiving favorites. Each table had a paper tablecloth decorated with festive art created by a different...
Springbrook Announces New Board of Directors Members
by Michael Basso | November 20, 2023 | News | 0 Comments
Contact: Michael Basso Director of Marketing & Public Relations Springbrook 105 Campus Drive Oneonta, New York 13820 Phone: (607) 386 4852 Email: bassom@springbrookny.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20 , 2023 Springbrook Announces New Board of Directors...
Celebrating Veterans Day
by Tamara Sines | November 11, 2023 | Employee News and Events, News, Situation Saturday, Social Seven | 0 Comments
This Veterans Day, we celebrate and remember those who have served. Ryan Ashforth is a veteran who began his career at Springbrook as Assistant Director of Community Homes in the Sidney Plains region in June 2023. He was drawn to the position because he enjoys working...
Costumes, Skating, Pizza, and More!
by Tamara Sines | November 10, 2023 | Events, News | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, October 24th, Capstone Day Habilitation held a Halloween party at Interskate 88 in Oneonta, NY. The party included roller skating, a costume contest, games, and pizza! There were so many creative and fun costumes that it was hard to choose just five...
An Evening of Music Enjoyed
by Tamara Sines | November 9, 2023 | Events, News, The Springbrook Foundation | 0 Comments
On Wednesday, November 1st, Springbrook hosted "An Evening of Music," a fundraising event at the Morgan Library & Museum. The event featured a performance by world-renowned musicians and Springbrook parents Carmit Zori, Robert Rinehart, and their colleague Eric...
KUP Halloween – Hayride and Trick or Treating
by Tamara Sines | November 8, 2023 | Education, Events, Kids Unlimited, News, Social Seven, Wellness Wednesday | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, October 31st, Kids Unlimited Preschool celebrated Halloween with hayrides and trick-or-treating! The preschoolers split into three groups and enjoyed a hayride led by the Springbrook Facilities department around the Oneonta Campus. After the hayride, the...
Our Milestone Employees – 2021
To see more about our 2021 Milestone Employees and read about each one, click the “read more” button at the bottom of the post slider to the right!
2021 Milestone Celebration
10 years or more is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their...
Mary Schrom-Loehr – 40 Year Milestone
40 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Laurie Spicer – 35 Year Milestone
35 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Anna Stathoudakis – 25 Year Milestone
25 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Lori Moss – 20 Year Milestone
20 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Tracy Cobb – 25 Year Milestone
25 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
James Dutcher – 25 Year Milestone
25 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Lauren Cicerone – 20 Year Milestone
20 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Jeff Thorne – 20 Year Milestone
20 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Rhiannon Ham – 20 Year Milestone
20 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Nestra Love – 20 Year Milestone
20 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
2021 15 Year Milestones
15 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
2021 10 Year Milestones
10 years is an incredible milestone for a career, especially in this day and age when people change jobs often and the average time in a position is just over four years. We are immensely proud of these milestone employees and are pleased to bring their stories of...
Our Milestone Employees – 2020
To see more about our 36 Milestone Employees and read about each one, click the “read more” button at the bottom of the post slider to the right!
Elaine Ranc- 10 Year Milestone
Today, we are recognizing Elaine Ranc for her 10-year milestone accomplishment! Elaine is a day hab assistant at Capstone Day Habilitation and is constantly inspired by all the amazing people she works with. Elaine has learned to open her heart and mind to others...
2023 Milestone Luncheon
On Friday, October 6th, board members, Milestone employees, and the Belden and Triumphant Life Award winners gathered at the Otesaga in Cooperstown for a luncheon to celebrate the award winners and Milestone achievements. "This year, the Belden Award was presented to...
Taylor DeCook- 5 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Taylor DeCook for her 5-year milestone accomplishment. Taylor is a behavior specialist for Springbrook Community Homes. She is a Springbrook Scholar and earned her master’s degree through the program. Taylor expresses gratitude for the...
Alyssa Horton- 10 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Alyssa Horton, a special education teacher at The Tom Golisano Center for Autism and lead teacher at The School at Springbrook, for her 10-year milestone! Alyssa started at Springbrook as a non-certified TA and has worked her way up to being a...
Morgan Manchester 5-year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Morgan Manchester, a nurse on campus at Springbrook, for her 5-year milestone accomplishment. Morgan shares, “Nursing at Springbrook has given me purpose,” and working here has led her to discover “a love and desire to teach and advocate for...
Joel Curtis – 25 Year Milestone
Joel Curtis is widely recognized for being an exceptional direct support professional, with qualities that may have been inherited from his mother, a nurse. A former recipient of the Belden Award, Joel has worked each day of his 25 years of service at Springbrook with...
Springbrook Celebrates Milestone Employees
On Thursday, July 13th, Springbrook held a celebration for 10-plus-year milestone employees and program directors at Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown, NY. Gathered under a beautiful outdoor porch area, everyone had the opportunity to socialize with their coworkers, eat...
Travis Gray – 20 Year Milestone
Travis Gray, awarded the Charles A. Belden Special Merit Citation in 2018, is now marking his two-decade milestone at Springbrook. Given his dedication and expertise, it's not surprising that he has remained with the organization for such a long time. Travis' family...
Paul Lawrence- 1 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Paul Lawrence for his 1-year milestone accomplishment! Paul is the assistant director of community homes at Springbrook. Being new to the nonprofit sector, Paul has learned a lot this past year! He is grateful for an improved work-life balance...
Krista Doring – 10 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Krista Doring for her 10-year milestone accomplishment! Krista is an assistant manager at Snell House for the GEMS and Golisano programs. In Krista’s 10 years at Springbrook, she has made many wonderful memories and celebrated progress in all...
Lacey Bice- 15 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Lacey Bice for her 15-year milestone accomplishment! Lacey is a direct support professional at a Springbrook community home and has built relationships with many people over the years. Lacey fondly remembers working with a woman and...
Ruth Vance- 10 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Ruth Vance for her 10-year milestone accomplishment! Ruth is a direct support professional for Springbrook community homes, where she has learned to never underestimate anyone. One of the moments from her Springbrook career that has stuck with...
Buddy Holling 40-Year Milestone
“If anyone embodies ‘Springbrook,’ it would be Buddy,” says Stephanie Davy, director of community homes. Buddy Holling has worked with the organization for 40 years, and according to Stephanie, he has “done it all.” Buddy started his career right out of high school...
Jessica Symonds- 15 Year Milestone
Today we recognize Jessica Symonds, a registered nurse (RN) at Springbrook, for her 15-year milestone accomplishment. One of Jessica’s favorite memories as an RN at Springbrook is the day a resident left the hospital after weeks of being there. As Jessica drove out of...
Erin Branigan-10 Year Milestone
Today we are recognizing Erin Branigan for her 10-year milestone accomplishment. Erin is an employment specialist for employment services at Springbrook. She started her career at the Tom Golisano Center for Autism at The School at Springbrook, where she began working...