WCAC's 7th Annual Action Heroes Awards - Worcester Community Action Council

(L to R): Senator Harriette Chandler; Action Hero Award Recipient and former WCAC board member Jack Foley, Clark University; Barbara Haller, former City Councilor/WCAC Board Clerk; Steven Joseph, Unum/WCAC Board Vice Chair; Noreen Johnson-Smith, Family Health Center of Worcester/WCAC Board; William Van Dam, NSTAR/WCAC Board Chair; Deborah Penta, PENTA Communications/WCAC Board; Steven Desmarais, Polar Beverages/WCAC Board; Tony Simas, NSTAR/former WCAC Board Chair; Dale Allen, Quinsigamond Community College/WCAC Board; and Michael Keegan, Gosling’s Rum/WCAC Board Treasurer.

Action Hero Award Recipient Christian Olivo, JEC Graduate/AllCom Credit Union; Michelle Ramirez, WCAC GED Instructor; and Debbie Loewe, Imperial Distributors.

Eugene Santos-Roesler and Lynne Ellis, Savers Bank.

Action Hero Award Recipients Jyoti Datta and Michael Kurlan, Bancroft Lower School.

WCAC Chairman William Van Dam welcomes guests.

WCAC Vice Chairman Steven Joseph introduces Action Heroes.

Senator Harriette Chandler presents a senate citation to award recipient Jyoti Datta.

WCAC Vice Chairman Steven Joseph; Action Hero Award Recipient Jyoti Datta, Bancroft Lower School; and Senator Harriette Chandler.

Vice Chairman Steven Joseph and Action Hero Award Recipient Michael Kurlan.

Vice Chairman Steven Joseph and Action Hero Award Recipient Veronica Hachey, Executive Director, Dress for Success Worcester.

WCAC Board Clerk Barbara Haller introduces Action Heroes.

Board Clerk Barbara Haller and Action Hero Award Recipient Jack Foley, Clark University.

Board Clerk Barbara Haller and Action Hero Award Recipient Christopher Clark, Town Manager, Town of Southbridge.

Action Hero Award Recipients: WCAC Job & Education Center Students: Katrell Adams, Christina Olivo, Maleisha Robinson, and Hector Colon.

Michael Sleeper, CEO, Imperial Distributors delivers keynote address.

2013 Action Hero Cape Award Recipients: Michael Sleeper, Imperial Distributors; and Michael Kurlan.

Executive Director Jill Dagilis and Keynote Speaker Michael Sleeper, Imperial Distributors.

(L to R): WCAC GED Instructors Alan Tubman and Michelle Ramirez, Action Hero Award Recipients: Christian Olivo and Hector Colon, WCAC Job Developer Linda Taylor, and recipients Maleisha Robinson and Katrell Adams.

Executive Director Jill Dagilis; Deborah Penta, PENTA Communications/WCAC Board; and Director of Planning and Development Donna McGrath.

Action Hero Award Recipients Jyoti Datta, Bancroft Lower School, and Veronica Hachey, Dress for Success Worcester.

WCAC Board Vice Chair Steven Joseph, Unum, and Board Treasurer Michael Keegan, Gosling’s Rum.

Assistant City Manager/WCAC board member Kathy Johnson and daughter.

WCAC Director of Human Resources Kerry Brennan and Administration and Special Projects Coordinator MacKenzie Buice.

Ginger Navickas and Jeff Van Amburgh with WCAC Director of Planning and Development Donna McGrath.

2013 Action Hero Award: Jyoti Datta, Bancroft Lower School.

2013 Action Hero Award: Michael Kurlan.

2013 Action Hero Award: Veronica Hachey, Dress for Success Worcester.

2013 Action Hero Award: Christopher Clark, Town of Southbridge.

2013 Action Hero Award: Jack Foley, Clark University.

2013 Action Hero Award: WCAC Job & Education Center Students:, Maleisha Robinson, Hector Colon, Jilary Llanos, Christian Olivo, and Katrell Adams.

WCAC GED Instructor Alan Tubman, award recipient Katrell Adams, Job Developer Todd Smith, recipient Maleisha Robinson, Job Developer Linda Taylor, recipients Christian Olivo and Hector Colon.

Board members Steven Desmarais, Barbara Haller, and Steven Joseph with Executive Director Jill Dagilis.

Board member Steven Desmarais, Polar Beverages; Board member Barbara Haller; Keynote Speaker Michael Sleeper, Imperial Distributors; Executive Director Jill Dagilis, Board Vice Chair Steven Joseph, Unum.

Michael McGuire and Joseph Gerardi, Mutual of America.

Action Hero Award recipient Veronica Hachey, Executive Director, Dress for Success Worcester with husband Scott Hachey.

Action Hero Award recipient Jyoti Datta, Bancroft Lower School with Director of Planning and Development Donna McGrath.

Executive Director Jill Dagilis with Action Hero Award recipient Christopher Clark, Town Manager, Town of Southbridge.

WCAC Administration and Special Projects Coordinator MacKenzie Buice, Director of Energy Resources Mary Knittle, and Director of Job and Education Center and Asset Development Programs Charla Hixson.

John Shaw and Michael Tsotsis, Benefit Development Group.

Board Chairman William Van Dam and Director of Job and Education Center and Asset Development Programs Charla Hixson.

WCAC Director of Human Resources Kerry Brennan and Job Developer Linda Taylor.

Alan Tubman, GED Instructor; Steven Desmarais, Polar Beverages/WCAC Board member; and Todd Smith, Job Developer.

Barbara Guthrie, Director of Early Childhood and Family Services; Evelyn Velez, Director of Family Services for Head Start; Action Hero Award recipient Jyoti Datta, Bancroft Lower School; and Board Clerk Barbara Haller.

Brigid Palcic; Mark Wagner, Worcester State University; and Otla Kodra, Lutheran Social Services.

Former board member Mark Carron and Sheila McCormick.

2013 Action Hero Award Recipients: (back) Christian Olivo, Jack Foley, Hector Colon, Christopher Clark, Katrell Adams, (front) Veronica Hachey, Michael Kurlan, and Jyoti Datta.