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Meet Our Staff

Because Center for Living & Working takes its direction from persons with disabilities, and is federally recognized as the Central MA independent living center, at least 51% of the staff are individuals with disabilities. Center for Living & Working employs qualified staff with diverse backgrounds to provide the highest quality of services.

Staff

Our staff represents the varied interests of the Central MA community: diverse in disability, race, background and occupation.

Meg Coffin
CEO

Rebecca Coffin
Associate Executive Director of Finance and Administration

Nicole Brodie
Associate Executive Director of Programs and Services

Joan Philip
Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Independent Living Program

Noelle Balutis
Independent Living Manager

Brendaliz Torres
Personal Care Management Program Manager

Meet Our Board

Our governing board represents the varied interests of the Central MA community: diverse in disability, race, background and occupation.

Because Center for Living & Working takes its direction from persons with disabilities, and is federally recognized as the Central MA region’s independent living center, at least 51% of the board of directors are individuals with disabilities.

If you would like to be involved, and are interested in joining a committee, or becoming a board member, please send an email to this link: opsearch@centerlw.org.

Board Members

Our Board represents the varied interests of the Central MA community: diverse in disability, race, background and occupation.

Nancy Garr-Colzie
Board President
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities and Mass SILC

Tina Bussone
Treasurer
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

Cindy Purcell
Clerk/Secretary
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Rob Bilotta
Easter Seals

Jorge Sierra
Rob Roy Academy

Kevin Toth
Main Street Bank

Jim Kruidenier
Retired Stravros Independent Living Center

Tyrone Hicks
Verizon Communications

William Starr
MassHire

Rachel Brown
Community Legal Aid

Bob Bureau
Resiliency Solutions

John Mannila
Webster Five Cents Savings Bank

Marcelino Guerra

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