Organizations Filed Purposes:
PREPARING PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES CHANGES LIVES AND STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND PROVIDE WORK OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
DURING 2019 VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES (VGS), AND ITS AFFILIATES VGS, INC, AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES, INC., SERVED 2,599 INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION, AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. VGS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED 593 INDIVIDUALS INTO COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT, 423 OF WHOM WERE INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. IN 2019, 712 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAMS AND 1,292 INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO EARN A WAGE WHILE LEARNING WORKPLACE SKILLS. MANY RECEIVED HANDS ON TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN AREAS SUCH AS CLERICAL, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FOOD SERVICE, CUSTODIAL, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND FORKLIFT TRAINING PROGRAMS COMBINED WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY VGS IN 2019 INCLUDED WORK EVALUATION, WORK ADJUSTMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICES. VGS AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN 26 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO.THE TOP REFERRAL SOURCES FOR VGS INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OHIOANS WITH DISABILITIES, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION - MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. VGS ALSO PARTNERED WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CORPORATIONS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT TO CHANGE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY.IN 2019, VGS PROVIDED PAID WORK EXPERIENCE TO 724 PARTICIPANTS. IN TOTAL, VGS AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED 651,187 HOURS OF WORK EXPERIENCE WHICH EQUATED TO $6.5 MILLION IN WAGES PAID TO OHIOANS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Adam Ross | VP-DEVELOPMENT | 36 | $200,313 |
| Susan Barragate | PRESIDENT & CEO | 36 | $189,116 |
| Laura Lamb | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 36 | $148,474 |
| Amy Arbogast | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 36 | $139,905 |
| Daniel Nelson | DIVISION DIRECTOR OF SERVI | 36 | $110,473 |
| April Walker | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 36 | $40,685 |
| Diane Roberto | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Ramras | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Porter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dick Anthony Michel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Marx | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kaitlin Corkran Mccaulley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Lutz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Kuri | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Kirk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Kemmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Kapp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Joyce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Jaye | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Gries | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Liz Gillmore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Beazer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Allender | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Flynn Shanahan | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Dunford | VICE CHAIR-GOVERNANCE | 2 | $0 |
| John Krueger | VICE CHAIR-FINANCE | 2 | $0 |
| William Caster | VICE CHAIR-DEVEL. | 2 | $0 |
| John Monroe | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Dubois | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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