Staff Profile: Mary Hamric
Mary (Ellis) Hamric, family services coordinator, in her office at New Hope Family Shelter
Name: Mary (Ellis) Hamric
Job title: Shelter Director
New Hope employee since: April 25, 2022 (as Family Services Coordinator)
Favorite sport: I coach lacrosse at Edgewood High School and my husband coaches hockey. Lacrosse is definitely the most fun for me to play and watch, but I do love the drama of a good hockey game!
Favorite pet: I have 2 dogs and love them both equally, though at different times. Puck is crazy hyper during the day and can be annoying, but he sleeps like a log at night, and Cooper is 11 years old, so he is super chill and cuddly, but is so old he can't hold his potty through the night anymore...so I love him less at 3am when he wakes me up to go outside!
Favorite comfort food: I'm a recovering sugar-holic. I love sour and fruity candy -- Sour Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Haribo gummy bears, etc. All of those are my self-care food.
Favorite color: Blue
Why I work at New Hope: I work at New Hope because I believe all children, parents, and persons deserve to have a roof over their head. I want to work for a change in affordable housing initiatives and low income housing to be accessible and attainable for everyone, no matter their race, gender, or credit score.
Related: People of Housing Security: Mary Ellis (Heading Home of South Central Indiana)