by PLAN|NJ | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEARService Coordinator, PLAN/NJ Nadine became familiar with PLAN/NJ when she met and began working with Barbara Sandstrom, a former PLAN/NJ Board Member, at Thomas Edison State University, and became close with Barbara’s sister Mary, a...
by PLAN|NJ | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
FRED R. PATTERSON PARENT ADVOCATE AWARDExecutive Director, The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) Mercedes Witowsky has been privileged to work in a field supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and other...
by PLAN|NJ | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD Senate PresidentSteve Sweeney entered public service after his daughter was born with Down syndrome. Horrified at the manner in which individuals with disabilities were treated, he vowed to make a difference in not just his...