Alyssa is a flower child. When she’s not tending her garden, she’s usually outside hanging with her husband and son. She has been passionate about working with adults with developmental disabilties since her position as a job coach with Cleveland Crops in 2014. She loves helping put together quirky and unique outing schedules and finding fun in the everyday moments. She founded the agency in 2019.

Check out her Flower garden and job training program Heads Up Flowers.

Since joining the crew, Ryan has found more meaning in his work than ever before.  Ryan is kind, easy-going going and passionate about serving others. Ryan values the importance of meeting others with patience and compassion. Some activities that Ryan enjoys are playing the guitar, skateboarding, kayaking, hiking, gardening, and foraging for edible fungi. When Ryan isn’t leading a group or working the land, he’s likely chilling out at home with his wife and their 2 beautiful cats.

Adam has been teaching and working with people with disabilities for several years now. He's also a business owner, musician, and meditator who loves joking around and playing with his three cats. Adam brings with him a sense of playfulness and calm patience, and you can occasionally catch him singing along and dancing to his favorite tunes when they come on the radio.

Foster has been with the agency since 2023. They enjoy the recreational side of working with Out ‘N About and are committed to finding new and engaging outings. They wrote a guidebook of local activities for group members to use as a reference when looking for new places to go. They have brought groups to see The Nutcracker at Christmas and The Lion King at Playhouse square. They foster connections within their groups and between group members and the community at large including hosting a monthly anime club and being active at community gardens sites. They are passionate about advocating for their group members and connecting them to resources and education to help them lead more fulfilling and independent lives. The groups have participated in self-advocacy training and anti-racist allyship training with Summit DD staff. In their free time, they enjoy learning woodworking, lifting weights and going on walks with their wife.

Claire is the fun loving, quintessentially British member of our Team. She's lived in the US 15+ years, and still maintains her adorable accent & sparkling wit!

She's a Mamma bear and fierce advocate for her disabled son. Claire loves nothing more than taking him on adventures, whilst spreading inclusion, and advocating for accessibility wherever they go. Her insight into working with clients, and attention to detail shines through, due to experiencing the DD field first hand, as a parent.

In her free time, she enjoys baking, cooking, hiking and anything crafty! Crochet is her passion - Claire has a small crochet business and the craft provides much needed stress relief of being a medical parent.