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Pamela Beal - Chief Executive Officer |
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 Pamela Beal started working in the field in the early 1970s through a practicum experience associated with Purdue University’s innovative Mental Health Technology program. She continued working at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, initially as a ward attendant, later in various programs roles, and finally ended up a social worker in the institution’s social service department. In 1982, Pamela went to work for ARC of Adams and Wells Counties in a social work role wherein she was chiefly responsible for developing programs for adults with developmental disabilities. Pamela helped Ethel Beal, the company’s co-founder, establish Your Friends & Neighbors in 1985. While serving as the initial program manager, she completed work on a managerial degree. After completion, she turned her attention to the development of Your Friends & Neighbors’ Florida program (1989-2003) wherein the company provided extensive residential and day supports to children and adults with significant behavioral challenges, often as a result of some combination of mental retardation and mental illness. The Florida operation achieved regional recognition for both creativity and programmatic expertise displayed therein. From 1997 through 2005, Pamela served on Indiana’s Community Residential Facilities Council, helping develop regulations for Indiana’s Medicaid “waiver” services. |
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Ernie Beal - Chief Operating Officer |
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 Ernie Beal, Chief Operating Officer, http://www.embeal.blogspot.com/ became connected to the field through student experience at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center. With his initial degree complete, Ernie moved on to law school. Along the way, he worked as a psychiatric attendant at a state mental health facility, a legal intern in Susquehanna Valley Legal Service’s Developmental Disabilities Law Project, and at the National Center for Law and the Handicapped at Notre Dame University. During this time, he authored the first parent’s guide to the All Handicapped Children’s Act. Ernie returned to Fort Wayne in 1977 as a staff attorney at the city’s Human Rights Commission. While in that role, he established Mainstream: an educational rights project to assist parents of children with disabilities to advocate for better services. Following his Human Rights Commission tenure, Ernie developed a regional reputation in his role as a victim’s civil rights attorney. In 1987, he was recruited into the family business. Since then, he has focused on operational matters, including the development of the company’s Indiana and Georgia residential programs. In recent years, Ernie has furthered his academic pursuits, completing a divinity degree and doctoral studies in community-based social services. |
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Sue Campbell - Manager of Community Life |
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Sue Campbell, Manager of Community Life, has been working with people with disabilities for almost 40 years! After coming to Your Friends & Neighbors in 2001, Sue utilized her extensive experience at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center to manage our Clinical Services. Since then, Sue has come to manage our Community Life program in Indiana, which provides day supports to adults in four different locations across the state. Thrilled by the many new adventures that face her each day, Sue enjoys mentoring new, younger staff that come into administration. Sue has a B.A. in Psychology from Wittenberg University and a M.A. in Public Administration from Indiana University. |
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Janet Bisson - Manager of Clinical Services |
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Janet Bisson, Manager of Clinical Services, has worked in the health, social and human services fields since the late 1970’s. Janet had been the Director of a Foster Care Agency, a therapist for the Bowen Center in Indiana, Assistant Superintendent at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, and a therapist assessing suicidal adolescents for hospitalization. Janet began her career with Your Friends & Neighbors in 2006 as the Manager of Community Life. Now, Janet is putting her multiple years of experience to work in a different capacity. As Manager of Clinical Services, Janet oversees the clinical practices of our company. Janet has a B.S. in Public Health Education from Indiana University School of Medicine and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of St. Francis. |
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