On February 27, 2008 at the 158th Annual Meeting of Children’s Friend, the following new Officers, Directors, and Members of the Corporation were elected:
Michael J. Mulrain has been elected Chair of the Board. Mr. Mulrain is the Chief Financial Officer of Polar Beverages in Worcester.
Michael P. Tsotsis has been elected First Vice-Chair. Mr. Tsotsis is the President of Benefit Development Group.
Other officers elected were Kristine K. Bostek, Second Vice-Chair; Michael F. Foley, Treasurer; George P. Kustigian, Jr., Clerk; Reverend George E. Vogel, Assistant Clerk, and two at-large Executive Committee Members, Stephen A. Lynch and E. Mark Williams, III.
Joining the Board of Directors were Dorothy A. Dudley, Vice President and Trust Officer; Lene Arnett Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; at Clark University; and Nancy A. Stassi, RN, President, Home Staff, Worcester.
In addition to new Directors, eighteen men and women were elected Members of the Children’s Friend Corporation: Randolph R. Bloom, Melissa J. Conroy, Esq., Rebecca Crocker, Byron M. Deane, III, Terry DiLiddo, Sue Garvey, R. N., Amanda Gaultney, Lisa Huntington, Christopher Kinback, Allison Langhill, Eunice Malkasian, Tammy Murray,
Janice Naworski, LEED AP, David Papazian, Gina Papazian, Beata O’Brien, RN, Thomas E. Ryan, and Karen Weldon.
In addition, the Agency honored very special commitment to those who support the mission of Children’s Friend:
H. Waite Hurlburt Award – Michael F. Foley, Vice President, Tri-Net Healthcare Consultants. This award is given in memory of H. Waite Hurlburt. Mr. Hurlburt was a past president, a true friend of the Agency, and one of our most successful fundraisers. Mr. Foley exhibits the qualities of volunteer leadership that H. Waite Hurlburt exemplified.
Children’s Friend Award – Flagship Bank. The Children’s Friend award was created to recognize those who have shown special commitment to our mission - to improve the lives of children and those who love them. Flagship Bank has consistently helped Children’s Friend to make a difference in the lives of the young people and families we serve.
Employee(s) of the Year – Wendy Parker, RNCS, and Deborah R. Huegel, Director of Marketing and Events. The employee(s) of the year are chosen for those who show exemplary commitment to the spirit and mission of the Agency.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO DR. DENARO!
Jennifer Denaro, Psy.D., recently received her doctorate
from the The University of Hartford Graduate Institute of Professional
Psychology. Her dissertation title was “Effectiveness of
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in the Treatment of Adolescent
Girls with Borderline Personality Features in an Outpatient Community
Mental Health Setting.” Dr. DeNaro is the leader of the
Dialectical Behavior Therapy team at Children’s Friend.
NEW
PROGRAM AT OUR GRIEF CENTER
The Carriage House is a grief support center for children and
teens who have experienced the death of a parent, primary caregiver,
or a sibling. Simultaneous grief support groups for surviving
parents and caregivers are also being offered.
We are pleased
to announce our new program, an Adults Only Grief Support Group
for parents whose children do not attend The Carriage House grief
center.
If you would
like to attend our next round of volunteer facilitator training
or register for The Carriage House, please call Dr. Johanna Sagarin
at 508-753-5425
ANN
E. CARLSON RECEIVES AWARD FROM CHILDREN’S FRIEND
Ann E. Carlson, Executive Vice President & Managing
Director, Healthcare, Education & Not for Profit Division
at Sovereign Bank, was recently named the winner of the 2008 Miles-Lincoln
Award.
Children’s Friend’s highest honor, the Miles-Lincoln
award is named after two of the founders of the Agency, Mrs. Jonas
M. Miles, and Colonel John Waldo Lincoln. Mrs. Miles had seen
the inadequacy of the system then in place for caring for orphaned
and neglected children, and in 1849, she convinced others to join
her in replacing that harsh system with one of a different sort
– a caring home for these children.
The award is given only to someone who has demonstrated extraordinary
commitment to the welfare of children and families. Ann E. Carlson
exemplifies this commitment.
Since 1999, Ann has worked hard on behalf of the children and
families Children’s Friend serves. She has held major offices
on the Board of Directors since 2000, and has led Children’s
Friend as Board Chair since 2005. Ann also chairs the Agency’s
Development Committee and helped lead its most recent strategic
planning process. In addition, Ann is a Board Member of the American
Red Cross of Central MA; Board Member of the YWCA of Central MA;
and has recently joined the Workplace Campaign Cabinet of United
Way of Central MA. In her role at Sovereign Bank, Ann leads a
team of 25 professionals who are responsible for the commercial
banking needs of healthcare, education, and large not for profit
institutions for Sovereign Bank
On April 5 2008, Ann will be honored at the Miles-Lincoln Dinner
and Silent/Live Auction at the new Hanover Theater for the Performing
Arts.
