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2014 Annual Report
our mission
The mission of Family Services of the Merrimack Valley is
to empower, nurture, and support children and families
through life’s challenges to help them reach their full
potential.
Rooted in compassion and respect for the diverse
population we serve, Family Services helps more than 3,000
people in the Merrimack Valley each year by designing and
delivering over 15 high quality programs focused on youth
development, parent education, and emotional health. All
of these services are infused with a sense of hope and
possibility and produce sustainable change, enabling
individuals to thrive in their family, community, workplace
and school.
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dear friends,
This year, Family Services turned 160 – an accomplishment that
would not have been possible without the support and generosity of
people like you!
Since its establishment in 1854 as the Provident Association, later
called the City Mission, Family Services has never wavered from its
commitment to strengthening the community by improving the circumstances of children and families. This past year, we helped more
than 3,000 children and families who were struggling with issues
ranging from family violence to debilitating depression.
Our clients face daunting obstacles every day. At Family Services,
those obstacles begin to decrease, and progress becomes possible.
We are proud that, for every person we serve, we are able to uncover skills for the present and hope for the future.
In our fiscal year 2014, Family Services:
• Provided 5,940 hours of counseling and case management
addressing a range of issues critical to emotional health and
wellness.
• Conducted 432 group classes and activities on positive
decision making, avoiding risky behaviors, and making good
life choices.
The following report provides more highlights from the past year. All of
our work would not be possible without the support of:
• 750 donors,
• 385 volunteers,
• 48 collaborating organizations, and
• 66 staff and interns.
All of these great people and organizations played a vital role in
improving the lives of children and families throughout the Merrimack
Valley.
Throughout our 160-year history, Family Services has established a
reputation for compassion and quality that will carry us through our
next 160 years. We hope you will join us as we continue our work and
help children and families reach their full potential.
With sincere thanks for your support,
Elizabeth SweeneyKevin Reid
Executive Director
President
• Reached children and families from 86 cities and towns
throughout the Merrimack Valley and Massachusetts.
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youth development
In FY2014, Family Services served
531 young people (ages birth - 18) to help
them reach their full potential in school and in life.
highlights
10,178 hours advocating on
behalf of the best interests of 121 abused and neglected children.
u
CASA volunteer advocates spent
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95% of the graduating high school seniors matched with an academic
mentor were accepted to college.
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2,766 hours of group activities and individual case management
were provided to 184 at-risk youth to improve skills for healthy living.
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parent education
In FY2014, Family Services served
266 parents and guardians looking to
raise happy and healthy children.
highlights
u
3,010 hours of individual case management and 152 hours of
group support and instruction were provided to parents of all ages.
u
100% of parents completing parent education courses reported
improved ability to nurture their children.
u
107 referrals were made to 22 collaborating service providers
to help parents access basic needs assistance, education, emotional
support, and continued parent education training.
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emotional wellness
In FY2014, Family Services helped
1,378 people take care of their own
emotional wellbeing and also those they love.
highlights
u The Samaritans of Merrimack Valley answered
14,250 calls on
its suicide prevention help-line.
u
95% of youth with a therapeutic mentor demonstrated improvements in behavior and their ability to manage emotions.
u
380 older adults were screened for mental health problems and
provided with in-home support and care when required.
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financial report
revenue
Misc., 2%
Special Events
8%
Program Service Fees Government Grants & Contracts Contributions Foundation Grants United Way of Massachusetts Bay Special Events In Kind Contributions Miscellaneous Interest & Dividend Income
Net Unrealized and Realized Gains on Investments
600,408
782,221
214,270
373,637
48,929
185,141
6,750
39,586
7,182
19,948
Net Unrealized & Realized
Gains on Investments, 1%
United Way
2%
Statement of revenue, expenditures and changes in net assets
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. See page 13 for Audit
Committee Report.
revenue
InKind, 1%
Program Service Fees
27%
Foundation
Grants, 16%
Contributions
9%
Govnmt Grants
& Contracts, 34%
TOTAL REVENUE 2,278,072
expenditures
Personnel 1,631,191
Professional Contract Services 221,175
Professional Fees 27,078
Membership/Dues 5,676
Insurance 23,681
Facility Rental 2,911
Meetings and Conferences 6,484
Building and Office Space Maintenance 75,104
Office Services 23,662
Program Supplies 101,277
Travel & Transportation 78,647
Printing 13,990
Miscellaneous 4,305
Depreciation 42,642
expenses
Travel & Transport
3%
Program Supplies, 5%
Printing, 1%
Depreciation
2%
Office Services, 1%
Building & Office
Maintenance, 3%
Insurance
1%
Professional Fees
1%
Prof. Contract Srvcs
10%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2,257,823
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 20,249
Note: The above statement of revenue, expenditures and changes in net assets has been abstracted from the
organization’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, which were audited by Shaheen,
Pallone and Associates, P.C. Because this information does not include all the disclosures required by generally
accepted accounting principles, it is not intended to present the financial position of the organization.
~Shaheen, Pallone & Associates
Personnel
73%
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Thank you to our
donors
Family Services is grateful for the generous financial support of the following individuals, businesses and foundations. Event purchases (tickets, raffle
& auction items) are not included in this list of charitable contributions.
We strive to record and accurately include all of Family Services’ donors in
this list for the fiscal year ending 9/30/14. Please accept our apology for
any inadvertent inaccuracies or omissions.
Please call our Development Department at 978-327-6639 with any
corrections, and a corrected report will be posted on our web site:
www.FSMV.org.
annual fund
Greg & Louann Basillio
Nancy Kendrick & Peter Beatty
Douglas & Diana Berthiaume
Visionary ($20,000+)
Nicholas & Phyllis Del Vecchio
Deane & Lacey Dolben
Stephen & Catherine DeSalvo
Brad & Noni Yount
George & Patricia Edmonds
Paul & Mary Beth Finn
Leadership ($10,000 - $19,999)
Andrew & Tina Girdwood
Don Bulens & Lynne Capozzi
Bill & Judith Holt
Diane Huster
Guiding ($5,000 - $9,999)
Jackson Lumber & Millwork
Anonymous (1)
George & Connie LeMaitre
Boston Financial Data Services
Ted & Kathy Lowrie
The Charles E. Foisy & Florida C. A. Foisy
Dr. David J. McGrath
Foundation
North Parish Church
Alan & Cathy Greene
Susan Pierce
Rip & Nancy Haak
William & Judith Reghitto
Hiram Francis Mills Trust
Kevin & Therese Reid
New England Patriots Charitable Foundation
S.E.A. Fund at ECCF
Dick & Lolli Sumberg
Kevin & Robin Shea
Anthony & Chris Smith
Sponsor ($1,000 - $4,999)
Williams & Partners
Anonymous (1)
David Witham
Frank & Paula Zavrl
Patron ($500 - $999)
Anonymous (2)
John & Mary Begley
Tad Bickford & Chris Donahue
Michael & Kathleen Cook
Howard & Naomi Gardner
Mike & Amy Koehler
Francis & Tricia McCall
Kurt & Martha Mittelstaedt
Douglas & Lynda Percy
Bernard & Sari Rosman
James & Thyra Sherman
Chet & Faye Sidell
Carol Reid & Allan Townsend
Reed & Louise Valleau
West Parish Church
Christine Wilmot
Supporter ($250 - $499)
Anonymous (1)
ALKU, Inc.
B&B Expressions
Mark & Debby Briggs
Mark & Genie Collins
Rick & Emily Durbin
Lynn Eikenberry
George & Carolyn Fantini
Jim & Beth Arnold, Hoops for Hope
Kiuchul Hwang
Les & Leslie Lipkind
Phebe S. Miner
North Andover Thrift Shop
Jay Raghavan & Tina Milanova
Joanne Quinlan-Roberts & Thomas Roberts
Timothy & Kathleen Skala
Paul & Lora Stewart
Kevin & Mary Ellen Sullivan
Elizabeth Sweeney
Dr. & Mrs. Carter B. Tallman
Deborah & Robert Vachon
Denise Van Vooren
Timothy & Alison Vaill
Scott & Alessandra Weisenhoff
Susan Worthen
Friends ($100 - $249)
Anonymous (7)
Stephen & Elizabeth Anderson
Christopher & Debbie Andrews
Eric & Ellen Arvidson
Ballard Vale United Church
Nancy Barry
Bell Tower Management
Peter & Linda Benjamin
Richard & Kathleen Blain
Steve & Deb Boczenowski
Peter Calkins & Susan Casey
Tom & Julie Childs
Christian Fellowship Church of Merrimack Valley
Christopher & Manny Corbett
Alan Collopy
Michael & Ethel Contos
Victor & Janice Corbin
Charles & Margaret Crockett
Greg Dawson
Leonard & Carla Degnan
William & Kelly Doherty
Dresscode
Carol Duane
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James & Joan Duff
William & Joanne Duffy
Enterprise Bank
Nancy Enyedy
Stephen & Hope Fabiani
John & Theresa A. Fenton
Alice Flynn
Forest Street Union Church
James & Karen Frawley
Fresh Pond Trust
Jack & Karen Geissert
Birgit Girshick
Marc Getman
Fred & Connie Glore
Mark & Stefani Goldshein
Mary C. Grant
Peter & Karen Grant
Anthony & Elizabeth Gulla
Eduardo & Vivien Haddad
Barbara Hamel
Henry H. Hammond
Paul & Cynthia Hollenbeck
Rand & Michele Hoven
Edgar & Faith Johnson
Hugh Kelleher
Charles & Suzanne Kendrick
Paula King
Dan & Caitlin Koehler
David & Maureen Kosewski
James & Peri Kutchin
Raymond & Susan Kwasnick
Joan Langsam
Danissa Lembert
Will & Christine MacNally
John Marriott
Phillip & Christine
Jayne McAdams
John & Lisa McDonald
Richard & Mary Ann Nawrocki
Don & Roberta Neuman
Andrew & Amanda Novelline
Clint & Sue O’Brien
Joseph & Joan O’Brien
Jung-Jung & Jam-Lore Ou
Jim & Mary Pannos
David & Margaret Penkus
Katherine Pessin
Potpourri Group Inc.
Mary Pritchard & Matthew Dallett
Dianne Sforza & Paul Rheaume
Ron & Karen Rudis
Joseph Ruma & Helaine Palmer
Jerrold & Catherine Sabath
Gregory & Deborah Schmidt
Gregory & Suzanne Shaw
Stuart & Owen Shuman
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Robert Stegmaier
James & Victoria Sutton
David & Gay Tracy
Sherry Tupper
Klara P. Vajda
John Weaver & Regina Jesser
Edward & Julie Weil
Connie Williamson
Peter & Florence Wood
Luis & Gisela Yepez
$1 - $99
Anonymous (6)
Denise Aggott
Kenneth & Deborah Amato
Steve & Debbie Anderson
Jessica Andors
Barbara Angelone
Thomas & Joan Baird
David Barabani
Kathleen Bradshaw
Anne Broyles
George & Lisa Cadwalader
Muriel Caracoglia
Rev. George F. Carlson
Charles & Andrea Casey
Debra Cassel
Rick & Ann Cavanaugh
Neal & Paula Cohen
Warren & Ruth Cohen
Congregation Chanting for Life
Hugh & Nora Conlon
Atty. & Mrs. Richard P. Consoli
Russ Conway
Leslie Costello
David & Maria Crocker
Peter & Diane Duffy
Bruce & Nancy Earnley
Donald & Donna Ellsworth
Deborah Olander & Joseph Ferguson
James & Donna Fraser
William & Leslie Frazier
Alan French
Kay Berthold Frishman
Judith Garrett
Janis Giles
Dan Goldman
Christopher & Kirsten Golini
Obed & Rosemary Gonzalez
Kenneth & Maryellen Grabowski
John Grant
Michael & Kathleen Green
Dalia Grullon
Robert & Anna Giuliana
Nancy Gump
Carmen Driscoll & Al Hale
Deborah Helms
Bette Henderson
Ronald Hilbink
Ronald & Janice Hill
Jane Hucks
Donald Johnson
Patricia A. Kennedy
Michael & Marsha Kistler
Jacqueline Kovacs
Mitchell & Judy Kroner
Joan Kulash
Kenneth & Donna Lamontagne
Mary Laprel
Joel & Jean Leider
Joanne Lewis
Kathryn Lisien
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Lori Howe & David Louis
Laura Masson
James & Joanne McConaughy
Michelle McLaughlin
Lora McSherry
William & Sandy Mersch
Rob Michaels & Ann Fay Michaels
David & Cheryl Miller
Joseph & Annabella Molea
Richard & Nancy Morano
Linda Moynihan
Charles & Sheila Murphy
Robert & Joan Neil
Richard & Gail Nichols
David & Iris Norris
Pat & Violet Pagliuca
Andre & Jennifer Paquette
Calvin & Mary Ann Perry
Phillip & Patrice Pierce
John & Carol Plate
Joseph & Deborah Pugliese
Sabattino & Mary Pugliese
James & Corine Rice
Kenneth Rich
Julie Ruscio
Marie Scott
Sechrist Financial Services
Steve & Robyn Seide
Kenneth & Norma Seifert
Diane Shikrallah
Jurg & Linda Siegenthaler
Ethel Somers
Beth Straub
Michael & Sandra Terry
Michael Tirgardoon
Carmen Vega
Constance Walker
Edward & Joan Warnshuis
Henry & Barbara Whitcomb
Gerald White
Marie Wojtas
gifts made in honor
and memoriam
In Honor of Deb Amato’s Birthday
Greg & Louann Basillio
In Honor of Beth Bjork
Greg & Louann Basillio
In Memory of Laura Ann Chambers
Anonymous (1)
Kenneth & Deborah Amato
Nancy Kendrick & Peter Beatty
Kathleen Bradshaw
David & Maria Crocker
Nicholas & Phyllis Del Vecchio
Stephen & Hope Fabiani
James & Donna Fraser
Kay Berthold Frishman
Peter & Karen Grant
Robert & Anna Giuliana
Anthony & Elizabeth Gulla
Ronald Hilbink
Donald Johnson
Paula King
David & Maureen Kosewski
Kenneth & Donna Lamontagne
Lori Howe & David Louis
Ted & Kathy Lowrie
John Marriott
Laura Masson
Phillip & Christine Mauch
Joseph & Annabella Molea
Richard & Nancy Morano
Charles & Sheila Murphy
Clint & Sue O’Brien
Pat & Violet Pagliuca
Joseph & Deborah Pugliese
Sabattino & Mary Pugliese
William & Judith Reghitto
Kevin & Therese Reid
Julie Ruscio
James & Thyra Sherman
Robert Stegmaier
Elizabeth Sweeney
Marie Wojtas
In Honor of Kathleen Cook
Connie Williamson
In Honor of Sandy & Mike Francis
Greg & Louann Basillio
In Honor of Karen & Peter Grant
Greg & Louann Basillio
In Memory of Patrick & Jeanne Herron
Henry H. Hammond
In Honor of Carolyn Koehler
Mike & Amy Koehler
Dan & Caitlin Koehler
In Memory of Robert Lee
Greg & Louann Basillio
In Memory of Juan Lluberes
The Alden Families
Greg & Louann Basillio
Timothy & Kathleen Skala
In Memory of Mark Charles McManus
Kay Berthold Frishman
In Honor of Matthew Sidell
Debra Cassel
Warren & Ruth Cohen
Marc Getman
Congregation Chanting for Life
Christopher & Kirsten Golini
Michael & Marsha Kistler
David & Cheryl Miller
David & Iris Norris
Andre & Jennifer Paquette
Chet & Faye Sidell
Luis & Gisela Yepez
In Honor of Elinor Washburn
Edward & Joan Warnshuis
automobile donations
Cody Beegles
Evelyn Furey
Jerry & Pat Greer
Phil McGee
Stephen Reich
matching gifts
Arbella Insurance
Armstrong Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Biogen Idec.
FM Global Foundation
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Liberty Mutual
Microsoft
NetScout
Pfizer Foundation
UnitedHealth Group
Verizon Foundation
event sponsors
Visionary Sponsors ($5,000+)
Bank of New England
The DeLuca Family
Deane & Lacey Dolben
James W. O’Brien Foundation
Leadership Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999)
Eastern Bank
KPMG, LLP
Trinity E.M.S., Inc.
Guiding Sponsors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Crowley Family Charitable Trust Fund
DCU For Kids
Enterprise Bank
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First Republic Bank
John & Joanne Gagnon
Howe Insurance Agency
Jackson Lumber & Millwork
Key Bank
Ted & Kathy Lowrie
M Benefit Solutions-Bank Strategies
Mutual of America
NetScout
Pentucket Bank
Polartec, LLC
Shawsheen Coating & Converting
Dick & Lolli Sumberg
Sustaining Sponsors ($500 - $999)
ALKU, Inc.
Andover Animal Hospital
Columbia Gas
Holy Family Hospital
Denis & Suzanne Kelley
Landmark Benefits Inc.
Lawrence General Hospital
Lopez, Chaff, and Wiesman
Pacific Life
Sekisui Voltek, LLC
Shawsheen Coating & Converting
U.T.S. of Mass Inc.
Supporting Sponsors ($250 - $499)
AAA Southern New England
Paul & Laura Buonopane
CynXsure LLC
Everett Mills Real Estate
John & Mary Fallon
Kay Berthold Frishman
Barry & Laura Malitsky
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network
R.C. Lafond Insurance
Shaheen, Pallone & Associates
The Savings Bank
Sponsors ($50 - $199)
Brother’s Pizza
Charles F. Dewhirst Funeral Home
DataBase Publishing Software
LaPlume & Sons Printing
Orthopaedic Surgical Associates
Pacific Mills Industrial Complex
Tedeschi Food Shops
In-Kind Sponsors
Orange Leaf at the Loop
Samuel Adams Brewery
Daniels Electric
grant awards
Andover Home for Aged People
Betty Beland Greater Lawrence Summer
Fund at ECCF
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust
The Charlotte Home
City of Lawrence, CDBG
Clipper Ship Foundation
Margaret M. Collins Charitable Trust
Cummings Foundation
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Lincoln & Therese Filene Foundation
Forest Foundation
Foundation M
Gable Family Fund
General Mills Foundation
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Highland Street Foundation
The Horne Family Foundation
Jenjo Foundation
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Mass Mentoring Partnership
Merrimack Valley General Fund
Edward S. & Winifred G. Moseley Foundation
National CASA Association
New Balance Foundation
Henry E. Niles Foundation
Oedel Foundation
Osterman Family Foundation
Amelia Peabody Foundation
People’s United Community Foundation
Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters
Memorial Fund I
Charles G. Pringle Foundation
Raytheon Systems Company
The Rogers Family Foundation
Adelard A. & Valeda Lea Roy Foundation
Josephine G. Russell Trust
Service Center of Greater Lawrence
Clinton H. & Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable
Trust
Smith-Purdon Fund
Speedway Children’s Charities
Artemas W. Stearns Trust
Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
Nathaniel & Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation
The Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
UNICO
The White Fund
The Women’s Fund of Essex County
in-kind contributions
5 W!ts
Abbot Financial Management
Academy Lanes
Acorn Interiors
Andover Animal Hospital
Andover Department of Community Services
Andover Optical
Andrea’s Skin Care
Annie’s Hallmark Baldoria
Art & Frame Source
Bank of New England
Bantam Cider Company
Barnes & Noble at B.U.
Beauty Solutions
Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture
Bertucci’s
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Blue Man Group
Karen Boskovic
Boston Bruins Foundation
Boston Duck Tours
Boston Red Sox
Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence
Mark & Debby Briggs
Bruckmann’s Lawn & Garden
Paul & Laura Buonopane
Patricia Buonopane
Michael & Theresa Buonopane
Butcher Boy Market
Cabot
Canobie Lake Park
William & Aida Castro
Cedardale Amazement Center
Celebrities for Charity
Charles River Canoe & Kayak
Christ Church of Andover
Chunky’s Cinema Pub
Kirsten Colton
Comcast
Communities Together
Michael & Kathleen Cook
Diablo Glass School
Dino Furs International
DISH
Deane & Lacey Dolben
Downer Brothers Landscaping
Dresscode
Embody Medspa
John & Mary Fallon
Flowers by Steve
Forever Green Lawn & Landscape
Gibbet Hill Grill
Kate & Gerard Goodwin
Tony Grillo
Stephen & Elizabeth Gruenberg
Terri Guenard
Harrows Chicken Pies
Haverhill Country Club
William & Judith Holt
Eileen Holzman
David & Susan Holzman
Cliff & Jane Howe
Hub International New England
Huntington Theatre Company
Diane Huster
Ralph & Nancy Imbriano
In Control Advanced Driver Training
Indra Salon & City Spa
Ipswich Country Club
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Jump On In!
KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Jeffrey King
Kitty’s Restaurant
Laser Craze
Lawrence Police Department
George & Connie LeMaitre
Lindt & Srungli (USA) Inc.
Lobster Tail
Lopez, Chaff, & Wiesman
Lowell Summer Music Series
Madge & Louie’s, LLC
Manchester Monarchs
Marissa Michaels Salon
John & Lisa McDonald
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Metro Credit Union
Mistral
Moonstones
Moore Staffing Services
James & Colleen Nault
Nest
NetScout
New England Aquarium
New England Patriots Charitable Foundation
One Stop Fun
Orange Leaf at the Loop
Orzo Trattoria
Pats Peak Ski Area
Pentucket Bank
Peter Breen Excavating
Phesant Lane Mall
Plimoth Plantation
Polartec, LLC
Priestley’s Fine Art Photography
Pro-Auto Detailing
Quiet Pleasures
Jay Raghavan & Tina Milanova
William & Judith Reghitto
Kevin & Therese Reid
Renaissance Golf Club
Robert Jason Salon
Romanos Pizza Haverhill
Royal Jewelers
Salon 7
Samuel Adams Brewery
Shaban’s Collection
Diane Shikrallah
Shine from Inside Out
Six Flags New England
Timothy & Kathleen Skala
Ski Bradford
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park
Southwick Zoo
Sterling Golf Management
Strongwater Farm
Kevin & Mary Ellen Sullivan
Sweet Mimi’s Chocolates
Technical Needs
Thai Sweet Basil
The Butterfly Place
The Chateau
The Eagle Tribune
The Lowell Spinners
The Party Connection
The RealSchool of Music
Tory Burch
Lisa Vail
Kathryn Webber & Robin Gustafson
Joan White
You’re Fired
Zorvino Vineyards
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staff
Leadership Team
Aida Castro, MS
Community Programs Manager
Lori Howe, MA
Associate Director
Linda Moynihan, BS
Director of Finance and Human Resources
Elizabeth Sweeney, LICSW
Executive Director
Administrative Staff
Linda Doiron
Linda Elliot
Carey Ezell*
Rosey Gonzalez
Andrea Kramer, LMHC
Daisy Leung
Emotional Wellness Staff
Steven Bernstein, LMHC
Ana Cabacoff, LICSW
Eliza Cruz*
Heather Dormer, LICSW
Kathleen Fenton, LMHC
Sofiely Franco, M.Ed
Luke Gillie, MSW, CADAC*
Rachelle Gillie, LMHC
Ronnie Ginsberg, Psy.D.
Dolores Goyette*
Holly Hammershoy, LMHC
Deborah Helms
Newton Jiminian
Michael Kittay, MD
Jessica Lankenau, LMHC
Zoe Lantelme
Emily Merola, LMHC
Melbourne Moran, MSW
Grace Mullane, MA
Kristin Nearing, MA
Ashley Olejarz, MA
Mary Quinn, LICSW
Diane Ramos
Jonathan Roman
Hiranya Santana
Rhiannon Sumner
Sharon Thomson, RN
Amariliz Vasquez
Michael Wartman, LMHC*
Parent Education Staff
Nicole Andrade, RN
Lisette Cid
Betsy Green
Juan Lluberes
Quincy Torres
Carmen Vega
Youth Development Staff
Michael Caban
Holly Campbell
Diana Cortes
Valorie Faretra
Leah Feroce, MA, M.Ed.
Dalia Grullon
Robin Gustafson
Stephanie Lanza
Joanne Lewis
Brianna Murdock
Veronica Pina
Shirley Pimentel
Connie Ricketts
Elianna Urena
Interns, AmeriCorps & Vista Volunteers
Emily Baker
Thalia Estevez
Liana Luciano
Yailyn Payero*
Daniel Reyes
Shayla Santana
Rebecca Waters
board of directors
advisory board
Kevin E. Reid
President
Judith Holt
Vice President
Richard Haak
Treasurer
Scott Weisenhoff
Assistant Treasurer
Joanne M. Quinlan-Roberts
Secretary
Gary Sidell
Assistant Secretary
Kathleen A. Skala
Human Resources Chair
Louann Basillio
Officer At-Large
Pedro L. Arce
Tad Bickford
Richard Blain
Debby Briggs
Stephen DeSalvo
David Eckman
Andrew Girdwood
Diane J. Huster
Paula King
Connie LeMaitre
Kerin Pintzopoulos
Kathleen Potter
Jay Raghavan
Judith T. Reghitto
Carol Reid
Daniel Rivera
Gregory Shaw
Juan C. Yepez
Noni P. Yount
Greg Basillio
Danielle M. Bernier
Laura Buonopane
Deborah Burkholder
Caroline L. Cole
Lacey Dolben
Patricia H. Edmonds
Angel M. Garcia
Terri Guenard
Susan Holzman
Nancy Kendrick
Joan Kulash
Pedro Lara, Esq.
Danissa Lembert
Frederic B. Lowrie
Ron Pollina
Peter Reed
Sam Schneider
Thyra Sherman
Diane Shikrallah
Lora Southworth Stewart
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Richard L. Sumberg
Eszter Vajda
John Weaver
Debra Weiss Ford, Esq.
EMERITUS
Louise Breen
*indicates staff left during the year
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audit committee
report
The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors of Family Services of the
Merrimack Valley in fulfilling their oversight responsibilities in regards to the accounting and financial
reporting practices of the organization and the system of internal financial controls. The Committee
is also responsible for the selection of and communication with the outside auditors and evaluation
of the outside auditors’ independence. Family Services is in the second year of a three year contract
with Shaheen, Pallone & Associates as outside auditors.
The charter of the Audit Committee is reviewed annually and updated as necessary by the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors. The members of the Audit Committee are: John Weaver
(Chairperson), Louann Basillio, Joanne Quinlan-Robert, Carol Reid and Kathy Stevens.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, during the fiscal year ended 9/30/14, the Audit Committee:
•
met with outside auditors to discuss the annual audit prior to the commencement
of the audit activities;
•
met with the outside auditors, Executive Director, and the Director of Finance to
review and discuss a draft copy of the audited financial statements upon completion
of their audit;
•
obtained proper assurance from the outside auditors that they are financially independent of the Agency;
•
based on the above, recommended that the Board of Directors accept the audited
financial statements; and,
•
provided copies of committee meeting minutes to the Board of Directors.
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