Today, the Dankmeyer family says goodbye to Jed! Easton clinician Jed Newhardt, CPO is leaving Dankmeyer for a new adventure. Jed has been a valuable member of the Dankmeyer team for over six years. We appreciate all his hard work and the contributions to the Easton community. We will miss him and wish him all the best!
Goodbye, Sharon!
Sharon Idleman has been with Dankmeyer for twenty three years, and this last work day of February 2020 will be her last day at Dankmeyer. Sharon started with Dankmeyer in Patient Services and has been an Accounting Assistant for the last six years.
When we first started our Dankmeyer Facebook page, we did a monthly post where we featured Dankmeyer staff members. Sharon doesn’t like for the “spotlight” to be shining on her, but she finally agreed to be the first employee that we featured. This is what we posted about Sharon six years ago:
Many of our patients recognize her warm, soothing voice when she speaks to them on the phone. A native of Pasadena, MD, Sharon attended Northeast Senior High. After graduation, she went to work in a chiropractic practice, where she became a licensed Chiropractic Assistant. A family member was one of Dankmeyer's patients, and Sharon eventually decided to switch gears and become a part of the patient administration team at Dankmeyer, eventually working in patient funding and accounting. At home, her two sons keep her very busy with their year round football, wrestling and basketball activities. In quiet moments, Sharon likes a good book and her Kindle is never far from her at lunch. Sharon is a dedicated member of our Dankmeyer team, and works hard to help meet our patients' needs.
Sharon still has that magical phone voice and her two sons are older and busier than ever. She has probably read a hundred books since that post (or more!) and been a valuable member of our Dankmeyer team. We are going to miss her, and wish her well in her new adventures!
Welcome, Lisa and Congratulations Becca!
We have two pieces of news to share! A new Dankmeyer team member in Easton, and a significant career accomplishment to recognize.
Please join us in welcoming Lisa Dobson to Dankmeyer's Eastern Shore office. Lisa is a Patient Services Representative who is a native of the Eastern Shore. After living in Washington, DC for a while, she moved back to be with her three children and six grandchildren. She enjoys being with family and friends, and when those grandchildren are not keeping her busy, she enjoys bowling! She has worked in the medical field all her life and is a great addition to the Dankmeyer team. Welcome, Lisa!
Rebecca (Becca) Frost, CP, Resident Orthotist, recently passed her board exams to become a Certified Prosthetist. Becca now has six months left in her Orthotics Residency and has transitioned from the Eastern Shore office to the Linthicum office full time. Congratulations Becca on this important professional milestone!
Welcome Michelle Forbus to Dankmeyer!
If you see a relatively new face at Dankmeyer’s Eastern Shore office, say hello to our newest clinician, Michelle Forbus, Board Eligible Prosthetist Orthotist. Michelle spent six months with Dankmeyer as a resident in 2019 and recently completed the prosthetics and orthotics program at Baylor in Houston, TX. The Baylor College of Medicine Orthotics and Prosthetics Program is described on their website as “the only academic program in the nation in which the dual clinical residency requirements are included. Program graduates are eligible to sit for both Orthotics and Prosthetics board certification exams upon completion of their M.S. degree.”
Originally from Crofton, Maryland, Michelle did her undergraduate work at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD, majoring in Exercise Science. She is happy to return to Dankmeyer and Maryland to work close to friends and family. We are really happy to have her back, so say hello and welcome back when you see her!
Dankmeyer's Rebecca Snell New OPAF Board Member
Congratulations to Dankmeyer's IT & Marketing Director, Rebecca "Becky" Snell, who is a new member of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Activity Foundation's Board of Directors. OPAF is celebrating its 25th year of providing activity "firsts" to the mobility impaired. First Swim, First Dance, and First Climb are among the many activities that OPAF runs to encourage discovery of new physical activities, or rediscovery for those who are trying favorite activities under new circumstances.
Snell, an avid runner, cyclist and hiker, is very excited to be working with the group. At the Amputee Coalition's summer convention, she attended a First Dance where Adrianne Haslet (the professional ballroom dancer who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing) taught a room full of amputees how to salsa. "I am embarrassed by my own dancing, and I have full mobility. Adrianne made me feel like I could salsa and Texas Two-Step along with everyone else who was having so much fun! There is a first time for everything!" You can visit the OPAF website for more information about the organization and upcoming activities.
