Who’s Who Hammer Residences’ Organizational/Membership Structure Hammer Residences, Inc. is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt 501-C3 corporation incorporated in the State of Minnesota. The on-going leadership and oversight of Hammer falls to the Board of Directors to fulfill. Board members offer strategy and direction but are not involved in management or tactics. The Board in turn hires a chief executive officer (CEO) and delegates management authority to this chief executive and his/her staff. The Board elects officers, creates policies and establishes committees as it sees fit to accomplish Hammer’s mission. John Estrem is our CEO. Under John is a team of 9 executive staff members. The organizational chart on the following page shows each department, the staff member’s name in charge and his/her staff within the department. Sue Walker is the Chief Program Officer. Sue manages the 7 Program Directors. Each of the directors supervise 7-9 managers who are responsible for the operation of a house or apartment. These managers have some direct care responsibilities as well. They each have 4-15 staff, called Direct Support Professionals (DSP) that are responsible for direct care. Tom also manages the Director of the Nursing team, Brandon Eddy. Brandon supervises the four nurses who provide care to those we support.
Management Model
Individual we support Direct Support Professional (DSP) Program Manager Program Director Chief Program Officer – Sue CEO – John Hammer Board
May 2019
Board of Directors Strategic Committee
Public Affairs
Deve lopme nt Committee
Finance Committee
Executive Committee
Committee
Hammer Travel Board
John Estre m CE O Kristin Pyka CFO
Pa tty Ha stings Account Specialis t Joe Es posito Account Specialis t Kevin Eshelman Accounts Re ceivable Lead Anita Victor Accounts Re ceivable Erling Zhang Accountant Mark Thompson Accounting Clerk Sus an Legeros Accounts Payable
Rachel Thomas Director of CSS
Ca thy Thoma Director of Volunteers
Kim H anse n Director of H uman Resources
Customiz ed Support Services
Lisa Gree nbe rgPa rri sh Admin Support
Wendy Paulson HR Specialist
Stefanie M iller Recep tionist
Kevin McLa uglin Payroll Specialist
Rose Riz zi Office Asst./History
Consumer Directed Services Ca re Coordination
Ca se Management
Katie Be rg Recruiter
Suz anne Christianson Executive Coordinator
TBD Director of Advocacy
Barbara Brandt Director of Communication
Hannah Ba rnes Communication Specialist Tom Ryan Director Hammer Travel
Cheryl Oie Recep tionist
Ann Martinka Busine ss Development
Isabel Sultana HR As sociate
Tim Eshelman Director of Environme ntal Se rvices
Mark Ha nse n Databas e & Annual Fund Manage r
Greg Spah Mainten ance
Ca ri Sheley Donor Services Coordinator
Kevin Byrnes Mainten ance
Ginger Vena ble Event & Project Manager
Katie Peas e Community Life Coordinator/HT Asst
Gordy Pe ters Mainten ance
Dan Bottiger Director of Information Systems
Michae l Shay Data Sys te ms Manage r Matt Berg IT Tech Specialist Sean Henderson IT Analytics Manager
Ange la Be rnha rdt Director of Major G ifts
Ca te Sa racen-Pe ters Director of Training and Education Karen Trygstad Training Ass istant
Ellen Timme rman-Borer Chief De velopment Officer
Sue Walker Chief P rogram Officer
Lisa Barker Training Ass ociate
Meghan G ies Doc. Imaging Clerk
Brandon Eddy Director of H ealth Services
Brian Kelly Program Coordinator
Kris Harrington Health Service s Jenna Kocs is Health Service s Erin M cChensey Dep t Coordinator
Jay Butler Program Director
Pa m Jancze wski Pro gram Directo r
Katie Be ll Program Director
Arkansas
Ce darwood Apts
Avana Apartments
1 Avenue
13 th Avenue
Black Oaks
Eden Place Apts
Gardne r
14 th Avenue
Ca rl son
Hampshire
Knollway
Lake Place Apts
Lancaster
Ce darwood
Holdridge
Lakeside
Pa rkway Apts
Ne lson Place
Emery
Lawndale
Vicks burg Apts Quee nsla nd
Garla nd
Broadway
Cindy G arin Health Service s Brandi Ste rry Health Service s
Barb Matter Program Director
Ken Harper Program Director
Chante lle Turbin/ Jolee ne M cIntosh Julia Chris tia nson In-Home Service s
Ives
Kentucky McGlinch
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Merrimac Rockford
Mary Ga asch Program Director
Jersey
Plymouth Colony Royal Oaks
Sumac Jordan
She ridan Stone Cree k
Southcrest Tyler
Welcome
Lee Ave.
Unity Wentworth
Ridgevie w Zachary
Zealand
Day Program
Kerri Turenne Director of Support
Departments The following is a breakdown of Hammer’s various departments including the department director’s name and their general responsibilities. These departments enable us to focus our efforts on specific areas and provide the best possible services to individuals and their families.
CEO John Estrem
• Oversees all programs at Hammer and is directly responsible to the board for the collective actions of the organization
john@hammer.org Program Department Sue Walker sue@hammer.org
• Comprised of our group homes, apartment programs, case management, support planning, Medica and in-home services • Includes all program directors, program managers and DSPs for our homes • Responsible for providing the quality service that we continuously strive toward. Receives the support of the following departments:
Finance Department
• Monitors and maintains our operating and household budgets
Kristin Pyka
• Monitors individuals’ funding sources, service agreements, etc
kristinp@hammer.org
• Able to serve as rep payee for individuals if the families choose to have them do so • Has the ability to maintain custodian accounts for individuals to be used in addition to, or in lieu of, a bank account
Health Services Department
• Includes our in-house nursing team, as well as a contracted dietician
Brandon Eddy
• Our nurses oversee individuals in the homes and monitor their health needs
beddy@hammer.org
• Our nurses provide care for everything from minor scrapes to psychotropic medication monitoring in addition to handling communication with physicians • Brandon provides training to new staff members in medication administration and first aid
Environmental Services Department
• Our maintenance team is responsible for maintaining our homes’ safety and aesthetics
Tim Eshelman
• This team of 4 responds to all requests that come from our house managers, ranging from installing flooring to painting, fixing broken appliances and general home repair
time@hammer.org
• Hammer also contracts with a home security company to monitor our homes, as well as various plumbing, heating, and remodeling contractors Development Department
• Responsible for fundraising and maintaining the vital donor relationships that help make Hammer an industry leader
Ellen TimmermanBorer
• The Development department hosts Hammer’s Reach for Ralph fund raising event each year – usually in July
ellen@hammer.org Communications Department
• Oversees and executes all external and internal communication for Hammer.
Barbara Brandt
• Supports internal departments on projects for events, meetings, to raise awareness for Hammer's mission.
barbara@hammer.org IT Department Dan Bottiger dan@hammer.org Volunteer Department Cathy Thoma
• Responsible for maintaining Hammer’s computer network made up of all the houses and our office • This department’s commitment to excellence has resulted in Hammer being on the leading edge of technology, not just in our field, but in business at large • Maintains relationships with our 500+ volunteers – supporting the staff in our programs by taking individuals to games, plays, or assisting at the house as needed
cthoma@hammer.org
• Provides speciality volunteers as they are able to such as massage therapy and pet therapy
Community Living
• Develops and oversees numerous activities including bowling, bingo, movies, etc
Tom Ryan tom@hammer.org Staff Development Cate Saracen Peters
• Responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing Hammer’s employee training program both for new staff members and ongoing training for current staff members
cate@hammer.org Human Resources Kim Hansen kim@hammer.org
• Provides oversight for all personnel decisions, employee benefits and recognition programs. • Ensures compliance with employment laws and requirements,