Liberty ARC Stories
Liberty ARC – Keeping it All in the Family
Jessica Marotta, Kaitlin Kretser and Sheree Kretser all have different reasons for starting their positions here at Liberty ARC, however, this motherdaughter trio has continued to remain a part of the Liberty ARC family for the same reason. “I speak for all three of us when I say it’s the individuals we support,” Jessica said. “We love them. We love their smiles and how the little things can make them happy – it makes us happy. How can it not?” Sheree added.
Expanding the Liberty ARC Family
Do you have a valentine this year? Here at Liberty ARC, we have SIX! …six members of the Valentine family, that is. Jovan Valentine, who’s been working at Liberty ARC since 2013, has encouraged five of his siblings to join the Liberty ARC “family.” “I just loved working here and my family could see that I loved it,” Jovan said. “So I told them to apply to Liberty ARC too, because I knew they’d love it just as much as I do.” Jovan started working as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) and knew right away that he wanted to advance his career. After two years of working as a DSP in the same residential home, he became an assistant manager in a different home.
Mother-Daughter Team at Liberty ARC
Leanne Sheckton and her mother, Janice Sheckton, have worked a cumulative 48 years at Liberty ARC. The bonds they formed early on influenced them both to turn their positions at Liberty ARC from jobs into careers. Janice started working at Liberty ARC in 1982 when she returned back to the area after being away at school in Oklahoma. Her original plan was to take on a job at Liberty ARC while starting up a horseshoeing business. She wanted to devote herself to her business fulltime once everything was settled, however, those plans changed.