Sarah Crosby

This is Me: Portraits of Pathlight is a photography project that focuses the camera lens on people served by Pathlight throughout Western Massachusetts. Renowned local photographers have partnered with Pathlight to shoot portraits that convey the strength, beauty, complexity, and personality of people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.

Meet photographer Sarah:

Sarah Crosby is a visual storyteller based in New England. She began documenting her own life as one of 11 children during high school and later earned a degree in photojournalism at (more…)

Photographer Spotlight: Isabella Dell’olio

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Isabella Dell’olio

Meet photographer Isabella:

“I am inspired to capture the essential beauty of the moment, of people, streets, landscapes, and food of the New England valley where I live, the places I visit in my travels, and Italy, my home country. I was born and raised in (more…)

Photographer Spotlight: Cat/Milo Bezark

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Cat/Milo J Bezark

Meet photographer Cat/Milo:

Milo is a gender abundant cyborg artist/educator who openly discusses queerness and disabilities in their work. They are passionately interested in creating (more…)

Photographer Spotlight: Lulu Kline

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Lulu Kline

Meet photographer Lulu:

Lulu Kline is a New England based photographer and film maker who loves nothing more than being behind the camera. Currently attending Hampshire College as a Film & Photo major, she has established herself in (more…)

Judy Sees Shania Twain

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After a multi-year effort to get wheelchair accessible tickets, Judy French, one of the lovely residents at our Paul Revere home, finally got to see Shania Twain in concert! On Wednesday, July 11, Shania brought her “Shania Now” tour to TD Garden. But before seeing her favorite artist of all time, Judy spent a fun-filled […]

Meet Andrew Caires, Pathlight’s New CFO

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Pathlight has named Andrew Caires to be its new Chief Financial Officer and VP of Administration! Executive Director Ruth Banta announced the appointment prior to Caires start date on Monday, April 9. “I am thrilled that Andy has joined the organization” said Banta. “His financial skills, human services experience and compassion will help Pathlight […]

Maggie Rice to Receive the Michel Reberkenny Supervisor Award

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Maggie Rice, Director of Whole Children, will be presented with the Michel Reberkenny Supervisor Award at this year’s Annual Dinner! Maggie’s dedication and exemplary performance as a supervisor is hard to go unnoticed. Her adaptability, open-mindedness, and outstanding commitment to Whole Children and the development of its staff are just a few of the admirable […]

Erika Gleason Receives Donald Fletcher Scholarship

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Erika Gleason, Pathlight’s Behavior Specialist, has received the Donald Fletcher Scholarship! This scholarship was established in honor of Pathlight’s former Executive Director, Donald Fletcher, by the Board of Directors to offer financial assistance to dedicated Pathlight employees who are furthering their education. It is awarded once per year (this year being the first) in the amount […]

Pathlight’s Employee Referral Bonus

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Have you heard about our employee referral bonus for Direct Support Professionals and Nurses? Pathlight will pay current employees a referral bonus if a new candidate for employment was referred by them and hired for per diem, part time, or full time employment in one of the targeted positions! Kirsten Gurley, one of our […]

Rich Niedel Earns Jim Quinn Human Service Award

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Rich Niedel, Pathlight’s Program Director for Family Based Living, will receive the Jim Quinn Human Service Award at this year’s Regional Social Work Conference at Western New England University. The Jim Quinn Human Service Award honors a human service professional who has made outstanding contributions to the profession. The award is named in memory of James N. […]