Employee Spotlight: Emad Abdelmeish
Meet Emad Abdelmesih! Emad is a Client Care Coordinator on the ACT (Assertive Community Treatment )team at Aspire. He has been with the company for nearly 8 years, starting in 2015. Emad looks forward to his everyday work at Aspire and the people that he interacts with.
“I love what I do. Here’s the thing that has driven me: If I have the chance to save someone’s life, that is my highest achievement,” Abdelmish says. “I feel like I am living in a book, in a story. Every day is interesting with a new client. You see the change and it’s worthwhile.”
He began his educational career as an accounting major stocking shelves in the early 1990s and finished at NJSC (New Jersey Science Convention) studying marketing. Emad is very people-oriented and wants to understand them more, which led to him taking many psychology courses during his time at NJSC, eventually earning his bachelor's degree in Psychology.
Even on rough days, Emad reminds himself of the clients he has had over the years to help motivate him. He often recalls a client who has always stuck with him.
“She was very disorganized and it was very hard to work with her at first. She was transferred into one of our group homes for better care for her needs. On one of the last few days I worked with her, I took her to lunch. You get attached to clients, and you can’t separate yourself from them. What means something to them, may not mean a lot to you. But you cherish it all anyway.”
When asked what he does to get his mind off of work or to recenter himself, Emad says he tries to spend time out in nature “staying away from technology to help get away from the crazy screens. The fresh air helps to improve my focus and my interaction with clients.”
People like Emad are what makes Aspire the wonderful place that it is and shows his clients how special they are individually.
