Opportunities for Inclusion's 69th Annual Meeting was held in January. We were honored to have MA Representative Tom Stanley as our keynote speaker. We were proud to recognize our amazing and dedicated staff, and awarded staff longevity awards for 25, 15, 10 and 5 years. We also gave out Community Awards to very deserving recipients. Thank you to all who attended our special evening!


Siobhan O'Connell, Chair of the Board of Directors, welcomes attendees.


Mark Beaumont, Chief Operations and Personnel Officer, reviews OFI's many accomplishments in the past year.


Roberto Moran presents a painting created by an OFI participant to Rep. Tom Stanley as a thank you gift for being our keynote speaker.


Marie Abelard, Day Habilitation Direct Support Professional, was recognized for 25 years of dedicated service at OFI.


John Freiberg, Recreation Manager, was recognized for 5 years of dedicated service.


Cristina Cortez, a participant in our Adult Family Care Program, was awarded the John l. Battaglino Award of Excellence for her accomplishments as an advocate, author and speaker. The award was presented to Cristina by Maia Battaglino Aucoin (pictured at right).



The Natalie and Leona Selines Award of Distinction was presented to Marilyn Lefort, longtime volunteer for OFI Recreation activities and our Watch City Self Advocates group.