Soyenia Gibson of Buffalo has been promoted to Program Manager at People Inc. Soyenia has been employed at People Inc. since 2000. She will celebrate 13 years in July, and has held positions of Part-time Instructor, Full-time Instructor, Treatment Coordinator, and Primary Instructor. She is a graduate of Buffalo State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Wellness.

Soyenia’s new position as Program Manager will involve supervising the staff, managing program instruction, attending program meetings, volunteering opportunities, and engaging the community. Soyenia enjoys the opportunity to share personal growth herself, but the most rewarding is the shared experience through the engagement with all the individuals the program serves. According to Soyenia, “my job at People Inc. is so rewarding every day!” She recalls being in a class at Buffalo State, and hearing a guest speaker in the class speak about People Inc. “I went and applied as soon as I could…and here I am. Not long after I started I became so engaged with an individual one-to-one and helping them get acclimated to the group…his success finding a place, in turn proved that this was the place for me,” she said.

Quintella Cottrell, Program Administrator at People Inc. said, “Soyenia’s a hard worker that takes the initiative, is creative, service minded, and as a manager is committed to help others achieve their greatest degree of individualized success.”

People Inc. continues to be a leading employer in health and human service with over 2,000 employees. People Inc. is a not-for-profit health and human services agency providing programs and services to more than 10,000 people with special needs, their families, and seniors throughout Western New York. Since 1971, People Inc. has assisted individuals to achieve greater degrees of independence and productivity.