the rap sheet - Community Partners in Action

THE RAP SHEET
Spring 2015
Promoting Justice ~ Impacting Society ~ Changing Lives
Congratulations to our Employee and Leader of the Quarter
October 1, 2014-December 31, 2014 Quarter
Employee of the Quarter
Leader of the Quarter
Geoffrey Greene
Gary Nedobity
Congratulations Geoffrey Greene
Field Supervisor
Hartford Community Court
Community Service Program
Congratulations Gary Nedobity
Program Manager
SOAR Program
Thank you Geoffrey and Gary
for your dedication and commitment to CPA!
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AGENCY NEWS
Five AIC Staff Members Receive Statewide Quality Assurance Awards
The awards were given by Community Solutions, which runs
the QA Program for Connecticut’s Court Support Services
Division. The following staff were awarded: Mark Redding,
Waterbury AIC: Role Model Award; Anthony Carter,
Manchester AIC: Program Champion for both R&R and TAD
and Role Model Award; Camille Heslop, Manchester
AIC: Program Champion for Moving On and Role Model
Award; Lourdes Ortiz, Waterbury AIC: Program Champion
for Motivational Interviewing and Daniel Hall, Hartford AIC
Washington Street: Role Model Award.
Congratulations!!
L to R: Mark Redding, Anthony Carter, Camille Heslop, Lourdes Ortiz and Daniel Hall
Happy Retirement Burley!
After 18 years with CPA, Burley McHenry retired on April 30, 2015. Burley held different positions within
different programs at CPA and was a great asset to all he met in his career at the agency. Staff at the Hartford
AIC celebrated his retirement with a gathering on April 24, 2015. We wish him well in his future endeavors!
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PROGRAM & AGENCY NEWS
Renovations at MAIC
The Manchester AIC has been undergoing a few renovations. The building’s new landlord has taken care of
needed repairs and renovations inside and outside. We are happy to share the before and after of the
renovations.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center’s Salons at Stowe:
Unlearning Unconscious Bias
CPA’s Executive Director Maureen Price-Boreland was among the featured guests at the Stowe Center on April
16, 2015 discussing the topic Unlearning Unconscious Bias. She was joined by Andrew Clark of the Institute
for Municipal and Regional Policy. The conversation was moderated by Deborah Ullman, of the YWCA Hartford Region.
The full conversation can be found at CT Network’s website:
http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=11437
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PROGRAM EVENTS
Prison Arts Program Annual Show
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AGENCY NEWS
United Way Campaign Results
We are happy to announce that CPA had 100% PROGRAM participation in
the United Way Campaign.
All CPA programs participated in the campaign, which means
CUPACAKE Party for every program!!!!
With your help, CPA raised $4,118.59
The following programs had 100% STAFF participation and will get a pizza party:
Hartford AIC
Prison Arts
SOAR
Hartford AIC at Windsor St.
Resettlement
BRAVE
Hartford Community Court
SAGE
Waterbury AIC
Winners of the Individual Donation Raffle are:
1. Marie MacLean, ADMIN-First Prize $60 gas card
2. Ricky Reed, CCT-Second Prize -$40 gas card
3. Kayla Callahan, HAIC at Windsor Street-Third Prize-$20 gas card
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are very grateful for the generosity of staff from all levels for their individual contributions. The
staff with the largest individual donations that have won a day off are:
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Sondra Bradford-Jennings
Deborah Barrows
Pam Rahn
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AGENCY NEWS
EMPLOYEES ON THE MOVE
Professional growth, development and retention of talent is critical to CPA’s continued success. Please take
a moment to congratulate the following individuals on their new responsibilities at CPA:
Congratulations!!
Chelsea Kondratowicz, Court Liaison at HAIC from the GRACE Program
Steven Mattil, Case Manager from Employment Specialist at MAIC
Thomas C Austin, Case Manager from Employment Specialist at WAIC
Latoya Fitzwilliam, Employment Specialist at WAIC from the GRACE Program
Katie Kevalas, Intervention Specialist at WAIC from the GRACE Program
Kayla M Callahan, Supervising Case Manager at HAIC Windsor St from Case Manager at MAIC
Diane Geschimsky, Program Service Coordinator at WSSCRP from the GRACE Program
Ayesha Islam, JDO at WSSCRP from the GRACE Program
Michelle O'Connor, Shift Supervisor from JDO at WSSCRP
Tyeron Williams, Shift Supervisor from Childcare Worker at SOAR
Maneko Lindo, JDO at WSSCRP from the GRACE Program
Desiree Zalot, Shift Supervisor at SOAR from the GRACE Program
Danielle Morelli, Case Manager at MAIC from the GRACE Program
Hartford AIC
 Ryan Togninalli, Case Manager
 Nnamdi Singletary, Job Developer
Manchester AIC
 Estevan Hernandez, Employment Specialist
SOAR
 Christopher Creighton, Shift Supervisor
 Lakeya Smith, Child Care Worker
 Daniel Velaques, Janitor
 Marcus Walker, Child Care Worker
Waterbury Transitional House
 Christopher Borrelli, Residential Monitor
 Luis Catala, Lead Residential Monitor
 Anthony Delgado, Residential Monitor
 Jason Farina, Residential Monitor
 Makia Yvonne Johnson, Residential Monitor
 Troy Johnson, Residential Monitor
 Gary Madison, Residential Monitor
 Joanne Rivera, Residential Monitor
WRP
 Andy Rosado, Residential Monitor
WSSCRP
 Matthew Richard, Juvenile Detention Officer
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AGENCY NEWS
LONG SERVICE RECOGNITION
Congratulations to our valued staff members on achieving a significant milestone of 5 years or more with
CPA. Thank you for your service, it’s a pleasure to have you on our team!
5 years
Shaka McAdams, SAGE
Raul DeJesus, HAIC
Dennis Rangolam, SAGE
Natasha Bridget, SAGE
Carlos Reis, BRAVE
3/12
4/23
5/21
5/28
5/28
15 Years
Edith King, WSSCRP
3/20
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENTS
This award is given to employees who go the extra mile to deliver
exceptional service to meet the goals of their program and clients.
Congratulations to the following:
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Pam Rahn, T2W
EMPLOYEE & LEADER OF THE QUARTER NOMINATIONS
Next nomination quarter for Employee and Leader of the Quarter are due on June 19, 2015 for the
January 1, 2015 to March 30, 2015 Quarter.
Check your email for the announcement of this nomination and form or go to eforms under Human
Resources\Employee Recognition Award Forms for a full descriptions of CPA’s Recognition/Incentives forms.
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AGENCY NEWS
PLEASE WELCOME LISA MARAIA
TO THE CPA MANAGEMENT TEAM!
Lisa Maraia joined the Administration office April 23rd as the new Fiscal Officer. Lisa comes to us with several
years of experience in the nonprofit world and most recently as Comptroller for Avon Old Farms School.
Please join us in welcoming her to CPA!
JUNE
CPA’s 18TH Annual John P. Maloney Golf Tournament
June 11, 2015
Blue Fox Run Golf Course
65 Nod Rd., Avon, CT
For more information visit our website: cpa-ct.org/events
Or contact Noely Sanchez at 860-271-7195 [email protected]
CPA’s Mission Statement
Community Partners in Action is a non-profit agency building community by providing services that
promote accountability, dignity, and restoration for people affected by the Criminal Justice System.
Guiding Beliefs
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People can change;
Prevention and intervention are preferable;
Program decisions must be knowledge-based;
Community groups and citizen volunteers are crucial partners with us in this work;
Mutual respect must mark all our relationships.
Editors of THE RAP SHEET-Marie MacLean and Noely Sanchez
Community Partners in Action, 110 Bartholomew Ave., Suite 3010, Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 566-2030 www.cpa-ct.org
www.cpa-ct.org