It has been a busy few months for the Young Entrepreneurs Project! Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), we have served more youth this summer than ever before! The YEP team went into MRC offices in Brookline, Worchester, Springfield, and (for the first time) Somerville and Malden to hold Summer Internship Preparation […]
Month: August 2013
Sarah Adelaida McIntire, more commonly known as Addie, works for PYD as the Mentoring Events Specialist planning events for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Project LENS program. Addie also works for Perkins School for the Blind as a Teaching Assistant in the Deafblind Program and is currently in school at Umass Boston training to become an […]
On August 10th, the Mentor Match program held a brand new, first-time event for PYD: Field Day! We hoped to provide our matches with an opportunity to participate in a range of accessible sports and activities, while also getting a chance to socialize with other mentees and mentors. The day ended up being a huge […]
Nicole Malo, Director of Development & Community Engagement, is a Worcester native and a graduate of Boston University with a B.A. cum laude in French Language and Literature. She has roots in Boston’s non-profit community, and over a decade of experience in Development, Community Outreach, PR and Event Planning, previously at organizations like the French […]
Steve Slowinski, National Inclusion Manager, has been working at PYD since early 2012. He has a B.A. from Gettysburg College in a self-created major focusing on youth with special needs, and he is currently pursuing a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership at Wheelock College. Steve has worked with youth with disabilities for the past 10+ years. […]
Regina Snowden, M.S.W., is the founder of Partners for Youth with Disabilities and has been the Executive Director since its inception. She brings a wealth of knowledge on mentoring and management, and works closely with the Board of Directors to oversee and manage the agency. Regina Snowden has over 30 years of experience in managing not-for-profit […]
Aberash Gessese is an Accounting Specialist at Partners of Youth with Disabilities. Previously she worked at Friedman & Atherton, LLP for twelve years. It was during this time that she decided to further her education and attend Northeastern University, where she majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. Upon graduation, she obtained an […]
Chris Carpenter has over 20 years of financial control experience in both not-for-profit and for profit settings, and manages the financial, technical, and administrative operations of Partners for Youth with Disabilities. Before joining PYD, Chris performed a similar finance and administration role for the Boston Preservation Alliance, an historic preservation advocacy organization. Prior to his […]
Deep Chinappa serves as PYD’s Director of Outreach and Recruitment, and coordinates all aspects of the Making Healthy Connections (MHC) program as well as the Access to Theatre (ATT) program. Deep teaches percussion workshops for ATT, provides assistance with writing lyrics as well as sound effects and musical transition, creates original music for movement productions, […]
Susan Nicastro, Ph.D., Deputy Director of PYD, is the Project Director for Access To Theatre (ATT) and has been a PYD employee for over 11 years and a nonprofit administrator for over 20 years. In addition to her experience in disability services and nonprofit management, Dr. Nicastro has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University. […]