Angela Calzone

And then when I got word that the current president and CEO was going to retire, that's when we started the conversations about how I might fit in to the future of this place. So it has been an incredible, great adventure. And I love the mission, the vision, the people. Couldn't ask for a better place to be.

I'm here five years. I joined two months before the pandemic.

I'm here five years. I joined two months before the pandemic.

I'm here five years. I joined two months before the pandemic.

I'm not a social worker. I don't come from the mental health or social services space. I'm a business person, serial entrepreneur. I've also worked for large and mid-sized companies, national, multinational companies. So what I've brought to the table is the business acumen that I think may have been lacking in not just here, but in a lot of nonprofits throughout the country.

I'm not a social worker. I don't come from the mental health or social services space. I'm a business person, serial entrepreneur. I've also worked for large and mid-sized companies, national, multinational companies. So what I've brought to the table is the business acumen that I think may have been lacking in not just here, but in a lot of nonprofits throughout the country.

I'm not a social worker. I don't come from the mental health or social services space. I'm a business person, serial entrepreneur. I've also worked for large and mid-sized companies, national, multinational companies. So what I've brought to the table is the business acumen that I think may have been lacking in not just here, but in a lot of nonprofits throughout the country.

Through no fault of their own, I think they're very focused on delivering quality programs and services, which of course is the priority, but maybe not as much attention is paid to what's our growth strategy? What's our back office look like? What does our bottom line look like so we can keep the lights on?

Through no fault of their own, I think they're very focused on delivering quality programs and services, which of course is the priority, but maybe not as much attention is paid to what's our growth strategy? What's our back office look like? What does our bottom line look like so we can keep the lights on?

Through no fault of their own, I think they're very focused on delivering quality programs and services, which of course is the priority, but maybe not as much attention is paid to what's our growth strategy? What's our back office look like? What does our bottom line look like so we can keep the lights on?

Having brought a lot of that business acumen and sort of corporateness to the agency, I've seen a big shift in how we market, how we develop business,

Having brought a lot of that business acumen and sort of corporateness to the agency, I've seen a big shift in how we market, how we develop business,

Having brought a lot of that business acumen and sort of corporateness to the agency, I've seen a big shift in how we market, how we develop business,

and sponsors and just really it's a very different way that we're engaging with the community now we are out in the community and that's the whole purpose of this place is to fully integrate our folks because they are your brothers and sisters and your sons and daughters and your neighbors and uh your friends they're not isolated people with disabilities are part of the community.

and sponsors and just really it's a very different way that we're engaging with the community now we are out in the community and that's the whole purpose of this place is to fully integrate our folks because they are your brothers and sisters and your sons and daughters and your neighbors and uh your friends they're not isolated people with disabilities are part of the community.

and sponsors and just really it's a very different way that we're engaging with the community now we are out in the community and that's the whole purpose of this place is to fully integrate our folks because they are your brothers and sisters and your sons and daughters and your neighbors and uh your friends they're not isolated people with disabilities are part of the community.

And so we are out there in full force, engaging with local politicians, we volunteer for things, we're at the movies, we go on trips, we're at the supermarket, we're learning life skills and vocational skills, and we're getting jobs in the community. We're just citizens of the world, just like everybody else.

And so we are out there in full force, engaging with local politicians, we volunteer for things, we're at the movies, we go on trips, we're at the supermarket, we're learning life skills and vocational skills, and we're getting jobs in the community. We're just citizens of the world, just like everybody else.

And so we are out there in full force, engaging with local politicians, we volunteer for things, we're at the movies, we go on trips, we're at the supermarket, we're learning life skills and vocational skills, and we're getting jobs in the community. We're just citizens of the world, just like everybody else.

We serve approximately 400 individuals each year with a variety of services. We've got school-to-work transition programs. We've got pre-vocational programs. We've got job development and job coaching where we're on the job with our folks, supporting them and making sure that they understand the work that they're supposed to do for their employer.