Shushan

Subsidies are available based on household income, says Sheryl Shushan, Patagonia’s director of global family services.

McLean seniors Kara Bremser and Shushan Krikorian met at half court as the final seconds ticked down in the Highlanders’ 58-50 win over Langley in Friday’s Liberty District final at Yorktown.

Sheryl Shushan, the company’s director of family services, told me that when nonessential workers were allowed back in the California office, Patagonia prioritized parents, starting with breastfeeding mothers, to get them access to care.

But Shushan says she’s heard anecdotally that Patagonia’s child-care program provides a major incentive for parents to stay with the company.

Shushan argues there are downstream benefits, too.