ANNUAL REPORT 2017 annual report 2017 Broome-Tioga Board of Directors 1 A Message from the Leadership of ACHIEVE Ellen Feldman, President Dave Sebastianelli, 1st Vice President 2 Awards and Accolades and Corporate Sponsors Kim Parker, 2nd Vice President 3 A Supported Employment Program Success Story Nicki French, Secretary Barbara Schindler, 4 A NYSEG Investment Recovery Center through Treasurer Country Valley Industries Story Robert Salankiewicz, Assistant Treasurer 5 A Day Habilitation Program Success Story Margaret Collins James Savage Lisa Dolphin Jeremy Sedelmeyer 6 Overview of Vocational Services Kelly Eurillo Kathy Sheehan 7 Overview of Residential and Day Habilitation Dennis Mirabito Gary Shay Services Dorollo Nixon John Stevens 8 Overview of Family Support Services Gail Rattinger William Whitaker 9 Overview of Summer Program, Medicaid Service Coordination, and Guardianship Services 2017 Foundation Board of Directors 10 Individual Donor Recognition Jeffrey Lake, Chairperson Denis Wickham, 12 Foundations, Corporations, and Organizations Vice Chairperson Donor Recognition Sandra Michael, Ph.D., Secretary Ed Parsons III, Treasurer 13 Statement of Revenue and Expenses Ellen Feldman Michael Fosbury James Hayes, Esq. Douglas R. Johnson Dennis Mirabito John Stevens 2017 Executive Management Team Mary Jo Thorn, Chief Executive Officer Amy Howard, Chief Operating Officer Ann Yeager, Chief Financial Officer David Markie, VP CVI and Facility Operations Lisa Whitney, VP Programs Jamie Striley, VP Human Resources Eric Moore, Director of Operations ReBecah Kilbury, VP Vocational and Employment Services Jenny Soroka volunteering at the Binghamton Color Run ACHIEVE find yourself here A Message From Leadership Greetings Everyone! This past year has been very busy at ACHIEVE! Since the partnership between ACHIEVE’s Broome, Chenango and Tioga County locations became official through unification on July 1, 2017, we have worked diligently to blend cultures, merge work practices, and articulate a path forward as one newly united organization. We find ourselves uniquely challenged in that endeavor, but with so much excitement for the opportunities that lie ahead, specifically around our ability to provide expanded services into rural Chenango County, where vocational, employment and residential supports will grow rapidly this year! At present, ACHIEVE employs just over 500 staff and they are truly the backbone of our organization. Employees across our agency continue to amaze us with their ongoing expressions of care and concern for the individuals we serve. We are a family here at ACHIEVE and we commend the staff for not only embracing, but living the agency’s mission every day. To that end, we would like to express our deep appreciation for all who advocated in the statewide #BFair2DirectCare campaign, which is focused on paying direct care workers a living wage. You wrote letters, made phone calls, and even visited our local legislators to advocate. You were heard and together, we will continue to stand behind our amazing direct support professionals! ACHIEVE was privileged to support more than 2,200 individuals in its wide continuum of services this year! It is an honor to wrap our supports around each person individually as they continue to pursue their definition of a meaningful day and a good life. Individuals and self-advocates are the heartbeat of ACHIEVE and it is toward their satisfaction as well as individual and collective needs that we will continue to focus our work, always. We thank all of our community partners for their support, in whatever form it has been provided to our organization and the individuals we serve. Teamwork makes the dream work and you are a valued member of our ACHIEVE family. We wish each of you a warm and enjoyable summer. Warm Regards, Amy Howard Ellen Feldman Acting Chief Executive Officer President, Board of Directors ANNUAL REPORT 2017 1 2017 Awards & Accolades 2017 Grants • Empire State Development: ACHIEVE received a grant to help • On Tuesday March 28 ACHIEVE/CVI Community Contract Specialist fund renovation of 11,000 square feet at Cutler Pond to build the John Backus and Conduent Operations Manager Shahzad Azad Adult Social Program. presented ACHIEVE/Country Valley Industries participant Michael • Binghamton Noon Rotary: The Rotarians awarded ACHIEVE a Phillips a letter of recognition and certificate from the NY State grant to grow and sell petunias in the Cutler Pond Day Habilitation Assembly for being selected as one of 59 statewide 2016 Joslin green house. Outstanding Performers recognized through NYSID’s annual people- centered awards program. • City of Binghamton Community Development Block Grant: The City of Binghamton provided annual support of ACHIEVE’s Children’s Summer Program. • NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities: • Granted funding to support the Children’s Summer Program’s Work Study Program. • Funded a sidewalk around the Cutler Pond Day Habilitation entrance through their Voluntary Preservation Funding program. • IBM: ACHIEVE received a grant to purchase laptops and tablets for the nursing program. This grant was awarded in recognition of the volunteer hours of Ellen Feldman. • Town of Union Community Development Block Grant: The Town of Union provided annual support of the Children’s Summer Program. • The Dr. G. Clifford and Florence B. Decker Foundation awarded a grant to ACHIEVE to support the Adult Social Program. • Miller S and Adelaide S Gaffney Foundation supported the Adult Social Program project through a grant award. 2017 ACHIEVE Award Winners Pictured: John Backus, Michael Phillips and Shahzad Azad 2017 Day Habilitation Program 2017 Family Support Services Program 2017 Employee Team of the Year: Chenango Day Habilitation Participant of the Year Participant of the Year Belle Burchill Courtney Walters Tim Buck Brian Prentice Alana Yanowiak Carrie Bishop 2017 CVI Employment Center Program 2017 Medicaid Service Coordination Shona Fox Robin Christian Participant of the Year Program Participant of the Year Deniza Murphy Courtney Sapriacone Kathy Muller Joel Coon Jennielou Gunmear Danielle Edwards James Glover Faith Williams 2017 CWS Employment Center Program 2017 ACHIEVE Star Performer Susan Benjamin Linda Skiba Participant of the Year Nikki Smith Kayla Bolster Janet Sites Lance VanAlstine 2017 ACHIEVE Star Performer Shelby Hinman Tara Packer 2017 Supported Employment Program John Grant Wendy Hikcs Participant of the Year 2017 ACHIEVE Star Performer David Walling 2017 Supported Work Employer of the Year Vivienne Ciotoli Conduent 2017 Residential Services Program Participant of the Year 2017 Community Service Award Lisa Mack Meals on Wheels 2017 Corporate Sponsors John Stevens & Anne Catalano Brian K. Mathers Agency Dr. Douglas Watson, DDS Murray’s Auto Sales Daniel K. Ballard Denis Wickham & Family The Eurillo Group at Morgan Stanley JD Tool, Inc. Lachman & Gorton Lisa Dolphin & Family Carter & Jill King Sheehan Family 2 ACHIEVE find yourself here The French Family Assemblyman Clifford Crouch a success story Edwin Tripp An ACHIEVE Success Story Ed enjoys life. He has a smile that can turn a bad day into a good one whether he is at the program or at his residential house. Ed also loves to cook and bake at Cutler Pond and has a cooking goal at his house. He enjoys the challenge to select food items to make that are also on his special restricted diet. Ed has made spaghetti and meatballs with homemade marinara sauce. He also made chicken and eggplant parmesan, Chinese stir fry and the best dish he ever made was the award winning ACHIEVE chili that he served to hundreds of guests at the Savor the Summer event last year. Ed was part of a team who made over 30 pounds of chili for the event. Along with the chili, Ed served a side dish of sour cream and tortilla chips topped with shredded cheese. He proudly wore his chef hat and jacket and is planning to do something different for the 9th Annual Savor the Summer, August, 2018. Ed Tripp has shown great improvement in his ability to communicate to peers and staff. He enjoys visiting many Ed Tripp and Lila Matthews following their Valentine’s Day dinner core rooms throughout the day. There’s one special room he visits because there is a special lady in core room 10. Her name is Lila and she has been Ed’s “girl” for many, many years. Ed had help from staff, but planned a romantic evening dinner and gift giving with his “girl” this past Valentine’s day. He found a ring design online that he liked and printed it out and took it to Comfort and Son’s Jewelry store on the Parkway. Adam Comfort designed the ring and graciously provided Ed with a real life experience of shopping for a ring for his girl, Lila. Ed bought the ring, bought a new suit, made the meal for the dinner and then had a nice evening with Lila. They exchanged gifts and near the end of the dinner, Ed gave Lila a Promise ring and said he would be her best friend forever. Submitted by: John D. Adams, MA. Ed., Special Communication Instruction ANNUAL REPORT 2017 3 a success story Joe Gould An ACHIEVE Success Story If you’re ever feeling down or having a bad day, stop into core room 4 for a quick visit. You’re almost guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, thanks to none other than the man, the myth the legend….Joe Gould. To know Joe is to love him. He goes by many names…Joe, Joey, JJG, Jose, “Trouble”, and (when he’s being fresh)…”JOSEPH JOHN!!” Joe is the class clown and the joker of ACHIEVE. He finds humor in everything, and that is one of the many things that make him so special. When he laughs you can’t help but laugh along with him, because when Joey laughs he LAUGHS. He doesn’t do anything halfway. His mischievous smile is infectious, and while he may not be able to say what he’s thinking…you can usually guess pretty easily.