Three Peer Provider Awards and 14 Awards of Excellence were distributed at the Providers’ Council’s 49th Annual Convention and Expo: Envision the Possibilities today, celebrating the human services organizations and leaders for their tremendous contributions to the sector over the past year.
The Peer Provider Awards, hosted by Boston 25 News reporter and anchor Ray Villeda, were presented to Family Independence, Centerboard and Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services for their incredible work over the past year.
The winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence were:
- Kate Dyer – Gerry Wright Direct Service Employee Award
- Ashraf Muguluma – Gerry Wright Direct Service Employee Award
- ReScripted – Innovator of the Year Award
- Senator John Velis – Legislator of the Year Award
- Representative Steve Ultrino – Legislator of the Year Award
- Shiela Y. Moore – CEO of the Year Award
- Hank Stolz – Media Partner of the Year Award
- Sandy Destra – Supervisor Award
- Alicia Randolph – Supervisor Award
- Robert Neal – Volunteer of the Year
- Jennifer Thomas – Volunteer of the Year
- Stacey Forrest – Ruth M. Batson Advocate of the Year Award
- Heidi Holland – State Employee of the Year Award
- Springfield Pharmacy – Business Partnership Award