Hired after completing 8-week internship through YMCA Training, Inc.

Peabody Properties, a full-service real estate and property management firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of recent intern, Donna LeBlanc of Norwood, Massachusetts, who will now assume a full-time position at Peabody Properties as Administrative Assistant, supporting the Director of Compliance/New Business and the compliance and marketing team members.

LeBlanc began as an intern with Peabody Properties which was facilitated through YMCA Training, Inc. of Boston, which offers unemployed and underemployed adults access to employment with family-supporting wages.

A long-standing tradition of the YMCA training program is to “Ring the Bell” and tell their story when a trainee or graduate of the program secures a job. They share their journey from low-wage or unemployment to living wage positions and share all they have learned from this exceptional workplace internship program.

LeBlanc’s story is the subject of a YouTube video; in it she shares how she came to the program after being laid off from a long-held position and how she honed her skills at YMCA Training, Inc. According to LeBlanc, her internship at Peabody Properties was “an eight-week interview” with everyone she came in contact with rooting for her success.

LeBlanc attended The State University of New York and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she studied Arts/Theater/Dance. She and her husband Michael live in Norwood where, in her spare time, she enjoys activities with family and friends, attending concerts and the ballet, and horse riding.

“We are delighted to welcome Donna to the Peabody family as a full-time employee,” said Mitchelle Frederick, Recruiter for Peabody Properties, Inc. “The YMCA Training Inc. program has been a great partner of Peabody Properties for several years, and we have gained some very skilled workers and overall have a great record of success with job placement.

“The YMCA Training Inc. program absolutely changes people’s lives; we are proud to partner with this organization,” added Frederick.

About Peabody Properties, Inc.

Peabody Properties is a full-service real-estate firm which manages more than 12,400 units of housing, primarily in New England. The award-winning, privately held corporation and Accredited Management Organization (AMO) was incorporated in 1976 and is under the direction of Karen Fish-Will and Melissa Fish-Crane, who were recently ranked #31 (out of 50) on Glassdoor’s 2018 SMB Top CEOs list. In 1995, Peabody Properties recognized its long-term commitment to Resident Services as a unique area of expertise within the field of property management and established a new, specialty sector. Peabody Resident Services, Inc. is dedicated solely to the development of support services and programs for residents of affordable housing. Peabody Properties is designated as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), is certified by the Massachusetts State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) and was recently ranked in the top 60 on the 2017 National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Affordable 100 List, as well as a 2017 Top Place to Work by the Boston Globe and 2018 Glassdoor Best Place to Work. Peabody Properties maintains headquarters at 536 Granite Street, Braintree, MA 02184. The firm also has offices in New Jersey and Florida. For additional information please visit http://www.peabodyproperties.com.