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, Portage County, and Fairlawn.
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 100 individuals who attend Teammates in small groups with an abundance of staff in each group.
Watch our video to see what makes Teammates so great at a very personal level.
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.
Michaela runs the soft skills portion of Teammates CREW program. Michaela graduated from Stow High School in 2017. She then went on to attend Bowling Green State University and graduated with a Bachelors in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Child Development. Michaela is very excited to join the team and looks forward to help our teammates strive for the best they can be!
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 Fairlawn and Waterloo locations. 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 locations.
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.
Matt is new to Teammates he joined in June of 2023. Matt graduated from Twinsburg high school in 2022 and now attends Ohio University and majors in nursing. Matt plans to graduate in 2026. Matt thinks the clients at teammates have had such a positive impact on his life outside of teammates and he thinks they have made his a better person.
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 Munroe Falls 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!
Tyler graduated from Stow Munroe Falls high school in 2020. He started at Teammates in February 2022 and really enjoys working with clients at Teammates. Tyler works at our Waterloo and Munroe Falls locations.
Tyler started working with Teammates in June of 2021. He loves the work at Teammates. He works mostly with the night shift 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.
Ava is currently signed up to take teammates at Stow High school and she loves 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 will be attending Kent State during her senior year with Stow High schools CCP program. She will be graduating 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. He plans to graduate from Talmadge high school in 2023 and participated in the construction career program at Kent Roosevelt high school.
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 also enjoys working at out Fairlawn location.
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!
Austin graduated from Stow Munroe Falls high School in the year 2019. Austin participated in teammates while at Stow and loved it. Currently, Austin has studied to become an intervention specialist at the University of Mount Union and graduated in May of 2023. He started working at Teammates Center in November of 2020. Austin loves working with the individuals served and values relationships above everything else. Austin is a new supervisor for our Stow and Munroe Falls centers.
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
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.
Jenna plans to graduate from Stow Munroe Falls high School in May of 2023. Jenna started at Teammates in September of 2022. She plans on attending Ohio University to study Criminal Justice. She enjoys working at Teammates and building relationships with everyone.
Joey is a senior at Tallmadge High School. 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.
Jensen graduated from Stow in 2018. He is interested in cars, computers and the great outdoors. He never did the Teammates program in high school but wishes that he did and is happy that he started working here hands on with his friends everyday.
Zander started working with Teammates in January of 2023. Zander loves interacting with all the clients at the Munroe Falls center. He currently attends Tallmadge high school and plans to graduate in May of 2023. 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.
Amy Messmore has been working at Teammates since April of 2023. She graduated from Saint Vincent-St. Mary in 2015. She then went on to study at Kent State University and graduated with a Bachelor's of science in early childhood education. She is currently in Walsh's Clinical Mental Health Masters program. Amy's favorite thing about teammates is interacting with the clients.
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.
Gabe is currently finishing his senior year at CVCA, but planning on attending Kent State University. Gabe has been at Teammates since June of 2023. Gabe thinks working with all of our clients has been a privilege! Gabe says "each person is unique and talking, working, and playing with them are the highlights of my day!" Gabe strives to be an inspiration and a friend to all clients.
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.
Morgan joined Teammates in October 2022. She has filled an important role at Teammates as our LPN. She is in the process of completing her nursing (RN) degree.
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 joined Teammates in December of 2022. Matt is a supervisor at our Fairlawn Site. He attends college and has an extremely hard worker. He has a passion for others and is continuing his education at Kent State University.
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.
Camden Graduated in 2023 from Stow Munroe Falls and plans to attended 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.
Jacob is a new driver on the Teammates team! Jacob started working in May of 2023. He graduated from Stow Munroe Falls Highschool in 2021 and plans to graduate from Kent State University with a degree in special education in spring of 2025. Jacob loves to interact with the clients and spend time with them.
Emily started in May 2023, she graduated from stow in 2020, she goes to Kent State University for special education. Emily plans to graduate in spring of 2024. In high school Emily was able to participate in a program through the six district compact. She loves helping others everyday and making meaningful connections through each and every teammate and staff.
Krista Graduated from River View high-school and Coshocton County Career Center for Cosmetology in 2011 Joined Teammates in September 2023 and has been in the field for 6 years and says Teammates by far her favorite company she has worked for! Krista says the energy has been welcoming by all staff, fun & inclusive! It's so exciting and rewarding when an individual we support hits a goal or steps out of their comfort zone to try something new in the community! We are glad to have Krista on the team.
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