Puget Sound Personnel (PSP), a women’s business enterprise, opened our doors in 1983, becoming one of the first supported employment agencies in the Northwest. From that day forward, our mission has been to help people with disabilities lead self-directed lives by giving them the training and support needed to build a rewarding career in the community.

Celebrating a partnership of success at PSP’s 20th anniversary party.

While PSP’s focus concerns employment, the effect of our work is social change. That’s why PSP has forged partnerships with local Puget Sound companies who share our commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace. Our staff works tirelessly to help people with disabilities achieve greater independence by developing skills that can lead to regular, productive and fulfilling lives.

We are encouraged by the benefits of diversity we see at work around us. A diverse workforce builds understanding and acceptance. It melds a team together. People become more tolerant of others once they understand we are more similar in our needs, hopes and desires than we are different. Lessons learned at work have a way of reaching out to other areas of our lives. This process of acceptance and inclusion simply makes the world a better place.

That is why we do what we do and why we care so much about the people and companies with whom we work.

Should you or a family member need our services, we’ll do our best to find the right job that can open the door to long-term employment and personal fulfillment. If you are a company wanting to work with us to develop jobs for people with disabilities, know that we will provide the supports to make the partnership a success.

We’ll listen. We’ll care. We’ll stay involved. Together, we can make a difference.

Sara McIlvaine, M.Ed.  Executive Director	Cathy Ann Mallman Program Manager