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Dave Hammis

Organizational Consultant
513-424-6198
Middletown, OH
dhammis@griffinhammis.com

Projects / Teams

•  Training / Adult Community Services & Support
• RESEED
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Bio

Photos of Dave Hammis & FamilyDavid maintains an ongoing relationship with the Rural Institute at the University of Montana, where he served as Project Director for four years and Social Security outreach training and technical assistance projects, and now serves as an Organizational Consultant for the Rural Institute’s Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design Project. Dave works with organizations nationally and internationally on benefits analysis, supported employment, supported entrepreneurial employment, and employment engineering.

David served as Project Engineer for Martin-Marietta Aerospace before experiencing a severe disability, and is the Past President of the Colorado Chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Dave has worked in supported employment since 1988 and is personally responsible for the implementation of over 250 Plans for Achieving Self Support (PASS) leading to employment, self-employment, and personal resources for people with disabilities. He has developed over 175 jobs, including a significant number of entrepreneurial successes for individuals with severe and multiple disabilities. In July, 1996, Dave received the International Association for Persons in Supported Employment Professional of the Year Award for his "Outstanding support and commitment to people with disabilities especially in the areas of Career Development and the use of Social Security Work Incentives."





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