Wellspring Honors Employees for Years of Dedication

Wellspring recently honored employees for milestones in their years of dedication, one marking as many as 35 years of employment with the organization. (L-R) Theo Sevilla, Jamie Pelletier, Kim Roberts, Nancy Thurston, Don Lee, Joseph Braccio, JoAnn Bellotti, Holly Savage, Karen Asselin, Susan Killian, and Ursula Stritzel pictured with CEO, Daniel Murray.

Wellspring, a nonprofit psychotherapeutic and educational center, recently honored 13 employees for reaching significant milestones in their years of service, one marking as many as 35 years of employment with the organization. Staff members gathered to celebrate the anniversaries and to recognize their years of dedication and commitment to Wellspring.

Employee loyalty is common at Wellspring as the majority of employees have been with the organization for significant milestones – many spanning decades.

“Wellspring has continued to hire smart, caring people from our local communities who want to help provide hope and healing,” said Daniel Murray, Psy.D., Chief Executive Officer. “As a major employer in Bethlehem and the Northwest Hills, Wellspring and the Arch Bridge School is very lucky to have a truly great staff, who stay committed to our mission of building relationships to nurture, educate and heal. Staff turnover remains very, very low here, as the people who come to work for us see the great value in helping people change their lives.”

Since beginning in 1977 with fewer than 15 employees, Wellspring has grown to a staff of approximately 140, of which 50% have been with Wellspring for five years or more. Wellspring has three employees who have been with the organization for over 35 years and four employees of over 25 years, seven employees of over 20 years, 10 employees with over 15 years of service, and 22 employees with over 10 years as of this past December.

Anniversaries Celebrated for 2015 were:

35 Years of Service

Joseph Braccio, MA, LPC – Psychotherapist

20 Years of Service

Don Lee – Environmental Assistant

Nancy Thurston – Director of Admissions and Continued Care

Holly Savage, MA – Psychotherapist

15 Years of Service

Karen Asselin – Milieu Counselor

10 Years of Service

JoAnn Bellotti, MS – Teacher

Monica Kim Roberts, LMFT – Psychotherapist

Ursula Stritzel, MS – Director of Finance

5 Years of Service

Mary M. Kane-Donofrio, RN, BSN, MA – Psychiatric Nurse

Susan Killian, RN, BSN – Psychiatric Nurse

Jamie Pelletier – Milieu Counselor

Theo Sevilla, MS – Behavioral Specialist/Teacher

Mark Suchin – Milieu Counselor

About Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School
Since its beginning in 1977, Wellspring has progressively expanded its services to provide residential treatment services in a private school environment for children and adolescent girls on the main campus, residential treatment for adult woman on their own private campus; extensive outpatient services at two locations and therapeutic special education services for residential and day students on the main campus at their NEASC accredited Arch Bridge School.

Wellspring is a multi-service mental health agency and educational center, licensed by the State of Connecticut and accredited by The Joint Commission. Wellspring’s excellent reputation for quality care, comprehensive mental health treatment and special education services has accompanied its growth. Wellspring is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at www.wellspring.org.