Employee Stories
Joel Honore II
“I enjoy working with kids because they’re the future. If you can help a kid feel like they have control over their life and their decisions, you’re setting up the next generation for success.”
Lucie Martin
“We communicate well and depend on each other. Working at Oaklawn is a chance to be part of a really dynamic team.”
Suzanne Hamilton
“I’ve gotten to do so many different things. You can move up; you can just go and go and go. There’s always opportunities.”
Lupita Zepeda
“I have letters from teenagers that say, ‘Lupita, thank you very much,’ or the parents say, ‘Oh my God, now I can see the difference.’ That’s the best thing.”
Dion Lax
“I have this crazy passion to work with adults with mental illness. [Keeping them] afloat and maintained in the community is a really good feeling.”
Stacia Briggs
“The most challenging part of this job is knowing the youth have so much potential to do so much better, but they don’t recognize it.”
Olivia Miller
“There’s definitely a lot of room for personal growth and professional growth. There’s a wealth of opportunities within the company.”
Linda Block
“It was totally outside my comfort zone, but it has become one of the most enjoyable nursing jobs I’ve had in my career.”
Joel Kern
“I’ve never seen an organization that is so willing to spend the money and time and energy to train people. There’s such a culture of support here.”