Orange Grove Center
Tammy Terry has extensive experience in job development and vocational rehabilitation, currently serving as a Job Developer at Orange Grove Center since June 2019. Prior roles include Job Readiness Specialist at Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency from July 2013 to June 2019 and at Georgia Department of Labor from November 2007 to July 2013, where responsibilities involved preparing clients with disabilities for successful employment. Tammy also contributed as a Food Service Unit Coach at Aim Center from October 2003 to November 2005, training individuals with mental illness for jobs in the food service industry. Additional professional experience includes a role at BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee as a Pre-existing Associate from May 1995 to December 2003 and serving as an Interpreter for the Deaf at Hamilton County Department of Education from August 1989 to June 1997. Educational qualifications include an Associate of Science degree in interpreter for the deaf from Chattanooga State Technical Community College and a certification in job coaching from The University of Georgia.
Orange Grove Center
Orange Grove Center, established in 1953, is a private, non-profit, community-based organization providing support services for nearly 1,200 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Hamilton County, TN, and North Georgia. Orange Grove seeks to be a movement, not a place; seeks to be a community, not a setting; and seeks to be a practice, not a promise. We strive to insure that everyone enjoys a truly inclusive daily experience by having partners and a purpose in the greater community. Programs include: therapy services (physical, occupational, speech/language and nutritional management); residential services (including retirement homes for the aging with intellectual disabilities); adult services (community supports, personal assistance, vocational training, employment experiences and services to Georgia residents); health care services (medical and special needs dental clinics,); children’s services (exceptional education and vocational training); recycling services; art, music and dance programs; and activities to engage, stimulate and employ the meaning of living across the lifespan. Orange Grove is home to a dedicated center for innovation, the Morton J. Kent Habilitation Center, and is also on the brink of significant research relating to autism. The center has research affiliations with universities and holds faculty positions. The State of Tennessee’s Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) names Orange Grove Center a 4-Star Award recipient for outstanding services to people with intellectual disabilities.