To celebrate Direct
Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week, each day we are highlighting a
standout DSP employee from one of Imagine!’s several service departments. Will
Hebert is a teacher and counselor for Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source (CLS) department,
providing day activities and classes to adults with developmental disabilities.
A year before Will graduated from college, he needed a job
to stay busy during summer break and
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| Will with his girlfriend at Red Rocks. |
“I chose Journalism so I could help people and call
attention to social issues,” said Will. “I realized the DSP job path was a more
direct path to helping people.”
Will continued this job path for several years in Wyoming,
and when he moved to Colorado with his girlfriend two years ago, he sought out
similar work and found Imagine!. “I’m thankful to have found a program like
Imagine!, I really like the attitude here,” said Will.
“Will carries himself in a positive and composed manner,
even during extreme and chaotic situations,” said CLS Assistant Program Manager
Jessie Gaylord. “He has a genuine desire to see everyone we work with be
successful.”
While he diverted from the journalism track, Will hopes to cultivate
journalist skills at CLS. “I always thought it would be cool to run a newsletter for
clients to contribute to and circulate,” commented Will.
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| Slappin' da bass |
Outside of Imagine!, Will stays busy by commuting to Wyoming
for practice with his rock band.
Bass player and backup vocalist, Will recently
performed at the Warped Tour in Denver this summer. Their band, Sunnydale High, entered a “punk-off”
contest and was selected as a top finalist, earning them a time slot on the big
stage!
Thank you, Will, for all you do and rock on!
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