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Elena is Amazing!
If you are familiar with our Heroes at work videos you have met Elena Dixon. If you have watched the video you already know how incredible Elena is. Recently, I received an email from Ryan Giles, the COO of Nevada, and Marc Christensen, Chrysalis’ President, who each raved about Elena. Ryan Giles said: Elena goes [...]
Kudos from Marc
Marc Christensen, Chrysalis' president, shared this story with me: I started hearing some buzz that Laurie Buys, our Chrysalis Director for Northern Utah, was doing some amazing things with her team and the people she supported. So I talked to some of her staff and the … [Read More...]
A Unique Parent-Employee Perspective
This letter gives a unique perspective from an employee of Chrysalis who is also the parent of a Down syndrome child served by Chrysalis: My name is Tina, I am an employee of Chrysalis but more importantly I am the mother of a Chrysalis client. Our son is an 18 year old … [Read More...]
A Letter from a Friend
The following letter was written by a State employee to one of our Directors recently: I express it to others, but wanted to let you know, too, that it is such a pleasure working with Chrysalis. I have always considered myself to be fortunate enough to work with some … [Read More...]
Grace and Courage. . . Save the shoes!
I recently traveled to Logan to record a New Employee Orientation Training video. I spent a week in a Chrysalis home recording pretty much every second of every day. I interviewed parents, support coordinators, behaviorists, staff and had a remarkable experience. By the time … [Read More...]
2011 Mental Health Symposium: Focus on Autism
Utah Valley University is hosting an Autism symposium on April 11, 2011 and Chrysalis' own Shawnee Collins will be one of the presenters. To register for the symposium, or to learn more about the event, go to www.uvu.edu/chss/autism. There are a number of great speakers … [Read More...]