To provide opportunities for clients with disabilities to work, socialize, and learn to be teammates with society by being active and productive participants.
Teammates Center will employ trained and compassionate associates who will help build and maintain relationships with the community business and officials to facilitate learning experiences for our clients.
Teammates Center LLC. has been open since October 22, 2018. Since then, Teammates Center LLC. has grown and opened a new centers in Akron, Hudson, Ravenna, Fairlawn, Bath, Munroe Falls, Cuyahoga Falls, and Stow
Although many of our individuals are young adults, Teammates Center has a wide variety of ages who attend and work at Teammates. Teammates Center currently has around 200 individuals who attend Teammates in small groups with an abundance of staff in each group.
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Peggy Peters opened Teammates on October 22, 2018. This has been a dream of Peggy's for many years. Peggy is a retired teacher of Stow Munroe Falls City Schools and was a special education teacher or aide for 30 years.
Ryan Graduated from Stow Munroe Falls High School in 2017 and is currently working towards his marketing major. Ryan took Teammates in high school his senior year and instantly fell in love with it. Ryan took the first opportunity he had to work at Teammates in June of 2019 and is now a key part of our administration team as he took on the role of client supervisor in April of 2021. Since joining the administration team Ryan has seen the number of individuals grow more than 100%. Ryan has been able to continue to do his job extraordinarily well and continues to show Teammates the value he has is rare and a key asset to the team in any position he has held.
Olivia has been with us since February of 2019. Olivia Graduated from Stow Munroe Falls High School in 2015 and Baldwin Wallace University in 2018. Olivia works with our individuals from the Hudson area and is the supervisor at Hudson. Olivia has been a hard worker and continues to show her loyalty to Teammates as her time continues at Teammates Center. Olivia has also been a driver at Teammates for a few years and continues to impress Teammates Center and the families in Hudson. Olivia has been a strong asset in any of the previous or current positions she has or is currently holding. Olivia is now the supervisor at our Hudson Location!
JoAnn started working with Teammates full time in September of 2019. JoAnn recently retired from her previous job and has been a very nice addition to the Teammates staff. JoAnn is a hard working dedicated supervisor for our Waterloo location. She also is trained to drive at Teammates.
Dimitri graduated from Stow High School in 2017. Dimitri has been a joy to have and has a fantastic relationship with all of the individuals who attend Teammates Center. Although Dimitri never took the Teammates class in high school and no previous experience in this field, he has jumped in and helped since he started with Teammates in November of 2019. Although Dimitri didn't have any previous experience he was able to demonstrate how great of an employee he was and quickly became a supervisor. Since then Dimitri has been able to help start our complex needs program, he has continued to show excellent growth. Dimitri has also been driving for Teammates since he started.
Derek Lightel joined Teammates staff in February 2020. He is a great addition to our team and is one of them team leads at out Portage location and plans to join Dimitri in the complex needs program. Derek also is a driver for Teammates Center. He attended Tallmadge High School and graduated in 2018.
Isaiah took teammates for two years of high school at Stow and he loved everything about it. Isaiah loves seeing all the faces everyday at work and believes it is the best job he has ever had. Isaiah has been with us since January of 2022 and works with the individuals at our Waterloo center and is also the supervisor there.
Jamysen graduated from Tallmadge High School in 2022. He played soccer all 4 years he attended. He loves working at our different sites and has been with us since August 2021. Jamysen is now a team lead at our Waterloo Downstairs location and loves it.
Brian has been with us since August 2021. He graduated from Tallmadge in May of 2022. He played football and wresting while attending Tallmadge. He loves working with clients at our Munroe Falls and Waterloo site.
Peyton is new to Teammates she joined in March 2023 and she is still in high school and plans to graduate in 2024 from Stow Munroe Falls. Peyton plans to go to college for speech pathology after high school. Her favorite thing about Teammates is being able to grow relationships with each of our teammates.
Mahkya is a great addition to out team. She has a big heart for what she does and comes into work everyday with a smile on her face, ready to get involved with all the clients.
Kaden is a Stow Munroe Falls graduate from 2022 and now attends Edinboro University in Pennsylvania and hopes to graduate in 2026. Kaden is also on the football team at Edinboro and in his free time at home he loves to come into our Waterloo center and help out!
Aubrey graduated for Stow Munroe high school in 2022 and now attends Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Aubrey works at Teammates whenever she is not busy with softball as she plays on the team at her university! Aubrey loves working with all staff and clients at our Stow center.
Joey started working with Teammates in June of 2021. He loves the work at Teammates and has been a great addition to the team. He grew up getting to know different skill sets as he grew up with his mom being the special education teacher at Stow Munroe Falls High School, and more recently as the Owner of Teammates Center LLC. Joey played baseball and football for Stow and graduated in May of 2022. Joey attends Ohio University and plans to graduate in 2026 with a degree in special education.
Elise is still in high school but has been working with clients with special needs since the fifth grade. Elise also plays lacrosse and graduates from Stow Munroe Falls in 2024. Elise looks forward to coming to work everyday. She adores each and every member of Teammates and enjoys all of the time she gets to spend with them. Elise says "The atmosphere at Teammates is like no other." We love to have her on the team!
Anthony graduated from Stow Munroe Falls high school in 2022 and now attends Stark State College and hopes to get a degree in sports management in the upcoming years. Anthony works part time at our Stow site and is not shy to jump in and get to work!
Michael graduated with master's degree in social work from University of Akron in 2014. He worked in the field of chemical dependency prior to starting Teammates in March of 2021. He loves working with the individuals served at Teammates because they are so much fun! Mike also works with individuals in the C.R.E.W program.
Tyler started working with Teammates in June of 2021. He loves the work at Teammates. He works mostly with the Fairlawn group and does very well. Tyler played soccer and ran track for Stow and graduated in the Spring of 2022.
Teagan just recently started at Teammates center. She has been participating in teammates all throughout her high school career. She loves working with the clients because it brings lots of joy to her life. She is graduated in May of 2022. She plans on attending Stark state in the fall of 2022 for special education. Teagan is now our supervisor at our Munroe Falls center
Ava was signed up to take teammates at Stow High school and she loved all of the students and watching them grow. Ava will be going to college at Kent State for Special Education in the fall of 2023 but in the meantime she is attending Kent State. She will be graduated from Stow in the spring of 2023 and started working at Teammates in May of 2022.
Nick joined Teammates in March of 2022 and is now a team lead at out Ravenna/ Portage center. Nick enjoys spending time and talking to all of the clients. Nick graduated from Talmadge high school in 2023 and participated in the construction career program at Kent Roosevelt high school.
Andrea joined Teammates in March of 2021. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in psychology from KSU in 2022. She loves building connections with each individual and learning through each moment how to support them better!
Bri joined Teammates in June of 2023. She graduated from North Royalton high school in 2021 and is now on the way of pursuing a degree in early childhood at Kent State University. Bri is a driver for our team and is also the Supervisor at our Stow center.
Karlie graduated from Field High School in 2023, and currently attends College for a degree in Special Education and Minor in Social Work. Karlie started working at teammates in July 2023 at the portage location. Her favorite thing about working at teammates so far is getting to know and working with each of the clients and getting great experiences!
Macy joined Teammates in August of 2021 and loves working with the individuals at Teammates. She mostly works on our evening shift but has gotten to know a lot of people and works alongside her peers at Teammates. She graduated Lake High School in the Spring of 2021. Macy has recently accepted the LPN position at Teammates!
Karen is a great new addition to the team! Karen came from an office job where she was able to use her skills to help children find homes with caring for kids. While Karen is away from work she has 4 boys 2 granddaughters and a loving husband that she cannot live without! Karen loves Teammates and we love having her on the team!
Dakota graduated from Ellet high school in 2019, Dakota is a great help with the clients as he loves working with our clients at the Munroe Falls center. Dakota enjoys helping the clients at his favorite volunteer site Christ Community Chapel.
Rachel Snyder graduated from Field High School in 2019. Rachel plans on attending Aultman college of nursing in the Fall of 2021 to pursue a nursing career. Rachel joined Teammates in November of 2020, and her love for all of the individuals grows more each and everyday, and their bright smiles lights up every room.
Alexey is a new addition to our team! Alexey loves working with the clients and helping them with life skills and encouraging them to be the best versions of themselves. Alexey enjoys taking clients out into the community and and helping support clients.
Jenna graduated from Stow Munroe Falls high School in May of 2023. Jenna started at Teammates in September of 2022. She attends Ohio Northern University and studies Criminal Justice. She enjoys working at Teammates and building relationships with everyone.
Joey graduated Tallmadge High School in 2023. He started working at Teammates in January of 2023. He loves interacting with clients and getting to know them. He is planning on attending college in the fall.
Zander started working with Teammates in January of 2023. Zander loves interacting with all the clients at the Munroe Falls center. He graduated Tallmadge high school in May of 2023 and currently goes to Kent State University. Zander has been a great addition to the team.
Sam started working with Teammates in January of 2023. He graduated from Tallmadge high school in spring of 2023 and plans to attend Kent State majoring in architecture. Sam loves working and talking to clients and recognizing there strengths and weaknesses.
Isabella joined Teammates in March of 2023 and Is located at our Fairlawn Center. Isabella graduated from Stow-Munroe Falls High School in 2021 and completed the Heath Careers Technology Program through Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School, she is currently attending John Carroll University and majoring in Sociology/Criminology and minoring in Psychology and Peace, Justice, and Human Rights. She plans to graduate in 2025 then pursue a Masters Degree in Special Education at Kent State University. Isabella took Teammates in high school and enjoyed the program so much that she wanted to continue working in the field. Isabella truly enjoys interacting with the clients and making meaningful connections with every student and staff member. She strives to be a source of encouragement and support for the clients at their centers and in the community.
Logan started working with Teammates in early 2023. She graduated from St Vincent St Mary's in 2017. Logan loves to help clients with tasks and as well as be a friend to each and every one of them.
Louie joined our staff in March of 2022 and loves to hangout and meet everyone's unique and different personalities. Louie has Graduated Stow high school in 2020 and has enjoyed working at Teammates since he started in March of 2022
Matt started at Teammates in October of 2021. He quickly became a favorite of Nathan! He's always available to his clients and makes them a priority. He is made for this field.
Kelly graduated from Copley Highschool and since then has also graduated from Walsh University. Kelly loves hanging out with the clients and also loves experiencing new activities while at Teammates. She joined Teammates staff in April 2022.
Jack graduated from Stow high school 2021 and is now a business major at Kent State. He loves working with the clients and he started working at the Hudson location in May of 2022.
Jacob graduated Stow Munroe Falls High School in 2020. Jacob attended Kent State for a year before joining teammates in March 2022. Jacob has a blast at teammates especially with the clients. He is continuing to grow in the job and loves the work he does. Jacob also works in our C.R.E.W program.
Camden Graduated in 2023 from Stow Munroe Falls and plans to attend Kent State in Fall of 2023. He started working at Teammates in December of 2022 and loves to encourage clients to be good workers and great people.
Adam graduated from Stow Munroe-Falls High School in 2019. He took teammates in high school and really loved doing it back then so he decided to do it now by joining the teammates team in June of 2022. He also enjoys doing something different everyday and helping others.
Annette joined Teammates in January 2024. She is a graduate of Kent State University and Stark State College. She is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. She enjoys working at Teammates because it is rewarding to assist others in achieving their goals, and learn life skills while having fun.
Holly join Teammates in October 2023 and she loves working with the clients to help them achieve their goals. Holly lives in Tallmadge and she brings her management experience and job coaching skills to the CREW team. Holly’s favorite part of Teammates are the community trips and teaching clients to be independent
Terresa is a very important part of why our Cuyahoga Falls center as she is the team lead there. Terresa is very smart and connected too all of our clients and loves doing it. Terresa loves taking our clients out into the community and watching then thrive.
Jayana is just recently a new staff at our Cuyahoga Falls center! Jayana has all the right qualities of working with individuals with disabilities. Jayana is very patient and positive when working with our individuals.
Tica is a great addition to our staff at Teammates as she is a team lead at our Waterloo center. Tica is a very passionate worker that in the end of the day only cares about the safety and well being of our clients.
Kaleb is a great addition for our Fairlawn center as he is the supervisor for there. Kaleb is very kind and understanding of all of our clients but especially our Fairlawn group. Kaleb has really stepped up and has been a great addition to the team.
Leo graduated from Tallmadge high school in 2023 and now is working at Teammates full time. Leo loves working with our Fairlawn group and does very well there.
Ethan graduated from high school in 2020 and now attends Kent State University with a major in Animal Ecology. Even though Ethan has just started Ethan has already adapted very well and he loves working with all of our clients.
Jorge joined Teammates in April of 2024, Jorge is online at Stow Munroe Fall high school and plans to graduate in the upcoming years. Jorge is from Salvador and English is his second language. Jorge's favorite thing about Teammates is seeing everyone's smiling faces everyday and getting to hangout with them everyday.
Zach is a new staff at our Munroe Falls center. Zach is the third of four to join teammates center as a DSP. Zach is the youngest boy in the Peters Family and is very excited to get to working with clients.
Mia graduated from Stow Munroe Falls high school in May of 2023. Mia now attends Kent State University and plans to pursue a degree in Psychology. Mia started working at Teammates in February of 2023. Her favorite thing about working at Teammates is getting to know all the clients and meeting all the new people!
A.J started working in February of 2024. He plans on graduating Tallmadge high school in 2025. A.J loves working with our evening shift group and enjoys interacting with the clients and watching them grow as there own personalities grow.
Nevaeh graduated in Independence high school in 2023. Nevaeh loves working with individuals at our Fairlawn center. Nevaeh is great at understanding our clients and there needs.
Nic plans to graduate from Stow Munroe Falls highschool in May of 2024. Nic started working at our Stow center and has loved it ever since Nic is not afraid to jump in and get to work. Nic is very understanding and very smart when it comes to our clients.
Jailyn started at Teammates a few months ago and has made a great impact with our clients. She is compassionate and kind with everyone. She is committed to making sure our clients are learning and growing. She is passionate about this field!
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