We caught this lovely moment with staff and student deep in conversation while passing through the library at our May Center School for Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders in Norwood, Mass. 💜
Many of May's programs shared feasts for this holiday. One of the largest took place yesterday at our May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in Randolph, Mass. The staff threw a giant potluck across two of our campuses. The food was amazing and truly appreciated. Thanks to our talented cooks for working so hard to share their traditional foods and create this beautiful meal! Wishing you and your circle a peaceful and joy-filled holiday.
We are excited to introduce our new graduates from May’s Journey to aMAYzing Manager (JaMM) program! This nine-week program combines classroom training with practical, on-the-job skill application, equipping our staff with a broad range of foundational skills essential for thriving as successful managers within May programs. Ernest Jones, Teacher II, May Center School Chloe Keller, Day Director, Adult Services Moses Kesis, Assistant Program Coordinator, May Center School Linh Ly, Clinical Director, Wilmington School Emily Nutting, Behavior Specialist, May Center School Lache Pouncey, Program Coordinator, Adult Services Adam Williams, Senior Learning Operations Specialist, Corporate Training We are very proud of these staff for their hard work and continuing contributions to May Institute!
A look-back to this fall when the staff from the May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in West Springfield, Mass., had their annual Team-Building Day! They are a beautiful group of people who make magic happen at their school.
This fabulous team of clinicians from our May Centers for Adult Services across Massachusetts met with Dr. Mark Hauser for a roundtable discussion, to consult with him and brainstorm solutions to providing the highest quality care. Dr. Hauser is the recipient of May Institute’s 2024 President Award for the countless contributions he has made to the field of psychiatry, particularly around the care and treatment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Pictured: Jenna Gilder, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA-D Reese Fowler, RBT Amy Gorman Lauren Meyers, Ph.D. Michelle Freeman, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA Kenetra Hinkins Andrew Nuzzolilli, Ph.D. Margaret Walsh, M.A., BCBA Sarah Weddle, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA-D Cassandra Connolly, M.A., BCBA, LABA Brenna Anderson, M.S., BCBA Mark Hauser, M.D.
The staff teams (cores) at the May Center School in Randolph recently held their yearly competition, the Core Olympics. We're talking serious competition! Congratulations to the this year's winners, Core E! The Rhinos competed hard and took home the win. They now get to hold the trophy and bragging rights of "Best Core Eva"..... until next time at least. 😉
Join us in congratulating Dr. Samantha Denegri for receiving her Ph.D.! Sam recently defended her dissertation, "An Examination of Enhanced Perspective Taking Abilities to Incorporate Compassionate Practices in the Workplace." The degree was conferred in July, for a Ph.D. in behavioral analysis by the Chicago School: Chicago Campus. She told us, "I'm excited to apply all that I have learned to support the vision of May!" Sam is the Regional Director of our May Centers for ABA Services in Georgia and Virginia. We’re SO proud of you, Sam!
After a very full and productive year for our trainees, they finish up their 2024 Psychology Training Program! We celebrate you all and enjoyed having you in our programs over the past year. Thank you for all you brought to our work. And we're excited that two of you are staying on as employees! 2023-2024 Trainees, pictured L-R: Chelsea Salvatore (intern), Emily Baton (postdoctoral fellow), David Castleman (intern), and Tricia Choy (intern)
They were a crowd worth noticing on this fabulous night at Fenway Park in Boston! It was the Red Sox Annual Disability Pride Night, and with 68 individuals AND 67 staff attending from May Institute, they made some noise and cheered on the Sox, who also supplied the free hats! Everyone had a great time singing "Sweet Caroline" and indulging in ice cream, hot dogs, popcorn, chicken fingers, and french fries. Giant thanks to our aMAYzing staff for making this happen!
What an enjoyable and informative day on our campus in Randolph with a team of clinicians and parents from Norway! Three of them, Soren Jensson Skar, Jens Erik Skar, and Dag Gladmann Sorheim, were guest speakers at May, presenting on the topic of OCD and how to treat it to dozens of May staff. Thanks to all of them for the visit and opportunity to share information! Back row, L-R: Jens Erik Skår, Dag Gladmann Sørheim; Søren Jensson Skår, and Randi Joa Front row, L-R: Dr. Jen Zarcone, Chief Clinical Officer at May Institute, Anita Lohne Storm, May Tjelta, Tørres Joa, and Silje Mikkelsen
