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Elizabeth Bostic – Arc of Greater Lawrence, 5/08 - 5/11
Elizabeth is Client Project Manager at the Novations Group, Inc. inBoston, where
she is responsible for ensuring quality implementation of large-scale diversity
and inclusion design, training, and consulting initiatives for clients. In
addition, she is the founder of The Parent Coach, which offers special needs
advocacy and consulting services to parents. Elizabeth is the mother of two special needs
children. She earned a degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University
and was trained as an Advocate/Parent Consultant by the Federation for Children
with Special Needs. She is an active board member of CLASS, Inc. and a Family
Advisory Committee Member of the Arc of Greater Lawrence.
Linda Cournoyer – SWCARC, 5/05
- 5/11
Linda is well known to our
community through her decades of volunteer work at Southern Worcester County
Arc (Center of Hope) in addition to working in family support services,
(currently with Seven Hills).
Linda
has played a key role in organizing annual legislative breakfasts at Southern Worcester since 1978. She has
won a “Woman of the Year” award from the Webster Patriot
newspaper. Linda has been married to Ovide “Cook” Cournoyer for 38 years and
has two children and three grandchildren. Her son, Danny, is a truck
driver and fireman, and her daughter, Denise, is challenged with significant
disabilities. Linda is an avid photographer, winning many awards for her
work.
Sherri Dottin - GBARC, 5/06 - 5/09
Sherri Dottin has
been involved in the Arc movement for over 35 years. Ms. Dottin has served as
Secretary for The Arc of Massachusetts as well as Chairperson of several Annual
Meeting Committees. Besides being a member of The Arc of Massachusetts Board,
she also is a board member of the Greater Boston Arc, where she has held
numerous positions over the years. In addition, she has served on the Board of
the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council for several terms.
Sherri’s
brother Randy, who is mentally disabled, lives at home and has worked at
Houghton Chemical Corp. for over 12 years. Randy made the transition in recent
years to his own apartment, where he receives staff assistance as needed.
Ms. Dottin is employed with the Federal Aviation Administration as an
Operations Officer.
Ruth I. Freedman – At Large,
5/06 - 5/09
Ruth Freedman is Associate
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boston
University’s School of Social Work. A
graduate of Brandeis University, she earned her M.S.W. and Ph.D. from the Heller School
at Brandeis and has taught and published extensively in the field of
developmental disabilities, including family support, legal and ethical issues,
health and mental health. She was a Fellow of the American Association on
Mental Retardation, and is a Consulting Editor of Mental Retardation and an
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Gerontological Social Work. She is also a
member of the Advisory Committee of the Institute for Community Inclusion at
the University of Massachusetts-Boston and a member of the Advisory Board of
Jewish Family & Children’s Services for People with Disabilities. Ruth
and her husband, attorney Donald Freedman, have been active in The Arc’s
Leaders and Founders since its inception. They are residents of Newton. They have
two sons and one grandchild.
Cynthia
R. Haddad – At Large, 5/07 - 5/10
Cynthia Haddad, a Certified Financial Planner
licensee, is affiliated with Bay Financial Associates LLC in Waltham, MA, which she joined
in 1994. She previously worked with Tucker Anthony in Boston and with the Darrow Company in Concord, MA. She has over a
decade of experience in insurance, investments and financial services, and has
committed her practice to planning for women, retirees, and families with a
special needs member.
Cynthia received her B.
A. in finance and economics from Simmons
College
in 1985 and her CFP designation from the College for Financial Planning in
1989. She is also a NASD securities registered representative and a licensed
Life, Accident and Health insurance broker.
A specialist in Special Needs Planning for families
as well as comprehensive issues of Planned Giving, Financial and Estate
Planning, Cynthia has frequently spoken to audiences for various Arc chapters;
Family Support Groups; Specialized Housing, Inc.; PLAN of Massachusetts
(formerly MARC Trust); the Down Syndrome Congress; and the Alliance
for the Mentally Ill, among others. Cynthia lives in Arlington
with her husband, Mark, and their two young children.
Richard Harwood - NBC, 5/06 - 5/09
Richard Harwood has been a
Past President and Board member of The Arc of Northern Bristol County. He
developed an interest in the field during his school years and later, as a
young teacher. He is well known to affiliates across the state through his long
service. He and his wife, Diana, reside in Plainville. They have two sons: Evan, 19
(a sophomore at Bryant College), and Kyle, 17 (a junior at King Phillip
Regional High
School).
James D. Lawson - SS Arc, 5/08 – 5/09
Jim is
Past President of The Arc of the South
Shore. He lives in Norwell with his wife, Regina, and two
children. Jim works with Ropes and Gray
and has been a significant support to local and state affiliates as well The
Arc of Massachusetts in general. In
addition to his business background, he is especially interested in employment
alternatives.
Mark LeBlanc – GWARC, 5/07 – 5/10
Mark has
been nominated for one of the self-advocate positions on the board of
directions. Mark works in Waltham at BIS (Business
& Industrial Services), a program which is affiliated with GWARC. He is 31 years old and is a long-time Waltham resident. Mark is concerned with budget issues and
funding of services. Mark is always
concerned about the staff that he works with and wants to make sure that the
state is giving them what they need. He also stays on top of news
regarding Fernald state school.
For
leisure activities, Mark stays active in sports. He has served as a volunteer manager of
several Waltham
high school sport teams including Hockey, Lacrosse, Baseball and Football. In addition he coaches the girls’ basketball
team.
Mark
recently underwent a major transition when he moved to a group living situation
with 3 other people in March 2007. He is
just getting used to things and lives minutes from his parents.
Susan C. Lodemore - 5/06
- 5/09
Sue is
Vice President of Thorbahn Associates, an employee benefits consulting firm
based in Quincy, MA. She has over 24 years of employee
benefits consulting experience. She has held management positions with
several well-known consulting firms. She has spoken at national pension
conferences and is currently an active member of the New England Employee
Benefits Council. Susan holds her Life and Health Insurance and NASD
Series 6 and Series 63 licenses. She and her husband, David, live in Hingham.
Neil V. McKittrick – 5/07
– 5/10
Neil is
an attorney and Director at Goulston & Storrs, where he is a member of the
Litigation and Employment and Labor Law Groups. While at Hill & Barlow, Neil agreed to represent -- on a pro bono
basis -- 3,000 individuals and families on the DMR Waiting List Lawsuit (Boulet
v. Cellucci), which became a landmark federal action. Neil also has been counsel on two other cases
related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, including serving as Counsel of
Record on an amicus curiae brief filed in the US Supreme Court on behalf of the
state of Oregon
and 58 former commissioners of mental health and developmental disabilities
from 36 states in Olmstead v. L.C. (Olmstead case). Neil, a graduate of Brown University and the
University of Virginia School of Law, lives with his wife, Karen Hoffman and
three children in Needham.
Neil has
been involved in numerous professional and community activities. Some include Education Working Group of
Patrick/Murray Transition Committee; Northeast Regional Co-chair of the
Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C.; and President and Executive Committee
member, Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In addition to receiving The Arc’s
Distinguished Citizen Award, Neil has received both the American Bar
Association’s and Massachusetts
Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award in 2001.
Thomas Myshrall – 5/08 - 5/11
Thomas is
Director of Operations for the TAG Division of Teradyne, Inc., where he has
worked for more than 20 years. For the past 12 years he has been a member of
the board of the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Tom lives in Worcester with his wife,
Kate, and their three children: Elizabeth (15), Patrick (13), and Kaitlyn (9) –
and all are active in the disability community, especially with the Special
Olympics. Elizabeth
is a unified partner and coach, Patrick is a multi-sport Special Olympics
athlete, and Kaitlyn is a unified partner. Kate is co-chair of the Worcester
SPED-PAC and serves on the board of the Seven Hills Foundation, among other
activities. Before joining Teradyne, Tom served in the Navy as a nuclear
engineering officer on board submarines. He holds a BSME from the Massachusetts Maritime
Academy and an MBA from the Carroll
School of Management at Boston
College.
Alexandria J. Regan - 5/06 - 5/09
Alex is a
Certified Public Accountant at Grant Thornton, LLP in Boston. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, she holds B.S. and B.A.
degrees. In her previous employment with another public accounting firm,
she specialized in not-for-profit audits for many human service providers.
Alex has
been a volunteer at The Arc of East Middlesex, where she taught jewelry classes
and worked with program directors to purchase supplies. She and her
husband, Scott, have two children, Maxwell (age 6) and Harrison (age 3).
Janet Sweeney Rico – At Large, 5/07
- 5/10
Janet Rico is a Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department of Boston
Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Graduate
School for Health Studies at Simmons College. She is also a visiting lecturer
and Instructor in the occupational health program at the Harvard School of
Public Health. She received her B.S in Nursing from St. Anselm College, a
Master’s in Nursing from the University
of North Carolina, and an MBA with a
health care specialization from Boston
University.
Janet and
her husband, Arthur, have two teenage children, Michelle and Lauren, one of
whom has microcephaly and global developmental delays. Personally and professionally,
she is interested in meeting the needs of vulnerable populations, especially as
they relate to healthcare and educational services. Recently, her passion for
educating health professionals about people with disabilities led her to launch
a community health rotation in special needs for Simmons College
nursing students. She hopes to expand the program with other centers in
the future.
Janet is
a past member of the Board of Vinfen Corporation, and has served the Wrentham
Public Schools as a member of the Health Curriculum Committee and MCAS Advisory
Committee.
Daniel Joseph Sullivan – 5/07 - 5/10
Daniel is
Senior Vice President-Corporate Sales and Marketing for Eastern Sales and
Marketing of New England, where he has worked for 30 years. Dan, a native of Dorchester, played college
football at the Boston
College. He was a
National Football League offensive lineman from 1962 through 1972. During that
span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore
Colts. Dan and his wife, Lorraine, live in Andover
and have three adult daughters, Elizabeth, Julie and Kristen. He is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Food Association, former President
of the New England Food Foundation and a former Board member of Creative
Living.
Roger Walsh - SNCARC, 5/02 - 5/05
Roger is a
self-advocate who has had leadership positions at Mass Advocates Standing
Strong (MASS), including the position of President. He has done volunteer work
for South Norfolk County Arc, including public speaking. Roger is looking
forward to a new activity, as he will work to build disability awareness
through speaking at public schools.
Roger has
a strong interest in advocacy. In particular, he feels that the public needs to
understand the value of special education. He graduated from Perkins School
for the Blind and has a strong interest in sports, including basketball and
bowling. Roger works at the Dollar Store in Norwood.
Joanne E. Wilkinson, M.D. – 5/08 -
5/11
Joanne is
Associate Director of Predoctoral Education and Assistant Professor at the
Boston University Department of Family Medicine, and practices family medicine
at Boston Medical Center.
She has an interest, both clinically and academically, in the health care needs
of people with disabilities and recently co-authored a journal article on “Screening
Tests for Adults with Intellectual
Disabilities.” Joanne received her B.A. from Brown University
and her M.D. from Brown University School of Medicine. Following her residency
at Brown/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, she spent 6 years in private
practice in R.I. and was a clinical assistant professor of Family Medicine at
Brown. She subsequently earned a MSc in Epidemiology from Boston
University’s School of Public Health.
In her spare time, Joanne enjoys reading, rowing, and hiking with her husband,
Duncan Vinson, who is an adjunct professor of music history in the Boston area.
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