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Staff celebrating at the 2024 Employee Recognition Breakfast.

Celebrating the Summit DD Team

In celebration of our dedicated team members, Summit DD hosted our annual Employee Recognition Breakfast. We recognized the amazing efforts of nearly 70 employees with a combined service of more than 1,000 years! Summit DD also presented the second annual Core Value Awards. Over 40 team members were nominated for exemplifying our values of Trust, Respect, Collaboration, Innovation, Inclusion and Excellence. The final six winners were announced at the breakfast, which included Deb Bailey, Rhonda Mallard, Paul Jankura, Melissa Skiljan, Julie Foster, and Todd Weaver. Read More ›

Summit DD Board Member Jason Dodson

Summit DD Board Elects New Board President and Officers, Briggs and Youssef Appointed

(Tallmadge, Ohio) – The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, or Summit DD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Dodson as Board President, Allyson V. James as Vice President and Gregg Cramer as Secretary. Dodson replaces Dave Dohnal as President, having served the maximum of three terms at the end of 2023. Read More ›

Portrait of new January Summit DD staff.

Welcoming New Team Members: January 2024

Join us in welcoming the newest members of the Summit DD team! Be on the lookout for future job openings on our Careers page. Read More ›

Group of Summit DD Staff celebrating Inclusion Day.

Inclusion Day 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024 is Inclusion Day! Grab your orange attire and join Summit DD in painting the county ORANGE to kick off DD Awareness Month and promote community inclusion.

Inclusion is about sharing experiences. So remember to share pics of you and your school, co-workers or friends wearing orange. Add #IncludeME and tag us – @SummitDD on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. We want to see your inclusion pride!

Add some SWAGger to your Inclusion Day Read More ›

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