Melissa Miller

What I Love About My Job:

• Meeting new people
• When my customers discover something new about themselves
• When employers realize that people with disabilities aren’t so different after all

• A true passion for helping people find jobs
• Six years experience in the social services field
• A 70% placement rate and a 92% retention rate

• Proficient in American Sign Language
• Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution
• National Certification in Job Development
• Certificate in Supported Employment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

• “Melissa is by far the most supportive, compassionate and creative of the previous job developers we have worked with.” (quote from parent of a Supported Employment graduate)

Jeff Castagnola

What I Love About My Job:

• Providing individualized support to a very diverse population
• Meeting everyday challenges
• Helping people reach their employment goals

• A fun, relaxed, and hard-working personality
• A genuine drive to help people
• A belief in everyone’s abilities to become competitively employed

• Certificate in Supported Employment
• Three years experience working in the social service field
• Extremely knowledgeable about disabilities
• Double major at the University of Oregon

Mike Dobson

What I Love About My Job:

• Advocating for and with our customers
• Educating the community about the significant abilities our customers possess
• Increasing our customers’ awareness of their own abilities

• An enthusiastic and creative approach to job development
• 3 years experience in the social services field
• An acute awareness of muscular disabilities

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Certificate in Supported Employment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management (Sociology Major)

For more information about About Our Specialists, please contact UCP at (503) 777-4166 or send an e-mail.