Project SEARCH has worked with Marimor Industries, Inc., Employment Services, since the first year of the program (2013). They offer skilled employment specialists, job developers and more. We always have coverage with subs and they work excellent with the staff at Mercy Health/St. Rita’s, the Project SEARCH host site, and report the intern’s growth to Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities.
Leigh Taylor, M.Ed., Instructor/Coordinator
Leigh Taylor is the instructor/coordinator of Project SEARCH. Since 2013, when the program was brought to Lima, OH, she has created a program that is unique and successful. She relates the learning to real life and gives the interns the opportunity to learn self-advocacy and independence and treats all the interns as her employees. Leigh has a Master’s in Education, Intervention Specialist from Bluffton University, and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH), She has recently added the Transition To Work (TTW) Endorsement to her license through Bowling Green State University.
Skills Trainers
Nate Gresham
Nate is new to the Project SEARCH program. He served in the Airforce and has worked for Marimor Industries, Inc. for over a year in maintence DSP. He loves working with the interns and he has made a difference in their work skills and attitudes towards work. Interns have given him the name “Nate the Gr8”
Alexis Griffin
Alexis joined us this year as a one on one skills trainer and ended up coming to the program fulltime. She works excellent with individuals who need more attention at times and is great at breaking down ideas and tasks into smaller parts for easier understanding. She celebrates three years at Marimor Industries, Inc.