Hi everyone! My name is Hannah Olexy. I am 25 years Old and I live in Westminster MD and went to Westminster High School. I was born in Rockford IL. I have a learning disability called Turners Syndrome. I was diagnosed at age 10 years old but I have never let that stop me for pursuing my dreams to work with adults with disabilities. Adults with disabilities are like anyone else: they want to be treated as anyone would want to be in their community. I am deeply passionate about working with adults with disabilities! I am a BIG Flyers, Eagles, 76ers, Phillies, and Penn State fan! I like arts and Crafts and I am very good with knowing what to do in the Westminster MD community for fun! I also am very good with finding fun things to do in Pennsylvania. Ask me as I am your girl to do fun things with! I absolutely love spending time with my family and my best friends at Bello Machre and Moonlit Acres Retreat Farm. I also really enjoy my time at my Church, St. Benjamins Lutheran Church. I absolutely love horseback riding and swimming MY NEW FAVORITE is cycling at Downtown Yoga! I can’t recommend it enough as it gets you motivated and feeling good! I love to swim and I was on two swim teams for 7 years competitively: The Westminster Stingrays and Carroll County Piranhas.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family. Include your pets too!
I Have a Younger sister named Maddie Olexy, my Mom Lynn Olexy, my Dad Jay Olexy and our two Bassett Hounds named Freya and Mason.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
I’ve worked at several different places: HOP, Atlee Hill, Carroll Lutheran Village, and Christian Hands preschool. For my future career, I hope one day to work with adults with disabilities. What I love most about what I am doing is seeing my best friends faces when they get a new job or accomplishing something at Moonlit Acres Retreat Farm and the chance to make new friends.
Q: What is one of your favorite quotes or lines in a song and why does it resonate with you?
My favorite song is “Here I am” from Spirit: The Stallion Of Cimmeron. The reason why it resonates with me because it’s basically saying look what I have accomplished, look what I have done for the community of Westminster, this is who I am and what I can show the world.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
My Advice is do your best, be positive even in the most unpleasant situations, think of others before yourself, be kind, be humble, be gentle, make people smile.
Q: What are a couple of your favorite places or events in our community?
My favorite events would have to be the peep show and the 4H fair. My Favorite place is probably the Farm Museum.
Q: What advice would you give to people living in Westminster or looking to move to Westminster?
Advice that I would give to people living in Westminster is to continue to be a compassionate, caring, and accepting group of people. Have fun! If you are looking to move to Westminster make as many friends as possible and find new places to visit in Westminster – it’s pretty easy with so many great people and places here.
Q: What 3 words come to mind when you think of Westminster?
Accepting, Fun, Compassionate
Q: What are some of your favorite hobbies or pastimes?
Swimming, cycling, exercising, listening to fun music, arts and crafts, horseback riding, hanging out with friends
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Sergios Pizza!
Q: What is one of your proudest accomplishments?
Getting Unsung Hero on my swim team.
Q: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Going to Banff Canada and Wrigley Field is on my bucket list!
Q: What would you buy/do if you won the lottery?
If I won the lottery I would give it to Charity.
Q: What has been a challenge you have had to overcome? (life, school, work, family, health, etc)
Having Turners Syndrome. Turners Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder and my main struggle was math and spacial awareness. I switched elementary schools three times: Westminster Elementary School, Carroll Lutheran School and finally I completed my 4th & 5th grades at Robert Moton Elementary School.
Q: Who has been a hero in your life?
My Mom and dad for sure.
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where in Westminster would you meet for this lunch?
I would love to meet Reese Witherspoon and we would have to go to Jeannie Birds!
Q: How can our readers and I know if someone we come in contact with is a good connection for you or a good person for you to meet? Please include your website link if you have one!
https://moonlitacresretreat.org
