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2005 NYS
CP Conference
The 2005 Cerebral Palsy Associations of New
York State’s Annual Conference was held on October
24-26, 2005 at The Desmond Hotel & Conference
Center in Albany this year.
Queens Centers for Progress was honored to have
Al Steiger of Stop & Shop win the Employer of the
Year Award. Stop & Shop has made a commitment to
provide employment opportunities to individuals
with disabilities and have made the accommodations
necessary for access to jobs. Stop & Shop employs
55 consumers at five of their locations. Al
Steiger is the manager at the Five Towns store
where four of our consumers are currently
employed. He treats our consumers as he would any
other employee....with dignity and respect and he
expects nothing less from others. He attempts to
place the workers in job assignments that they can
flourish in. This is a win-win situation as the
store benefits from productive workers and the
employees feel like successful members of the
community. Al truly deserved this recognition.
Queens Centers for Progress was also proud to
recognize the following staff at the conference:
Jasmine Alexander, Direct Care Worker at
QCP Groh Residential Facility
Jasmine’s work performance at QCP has been
exemplary. She accepted the responsibility of
providing one-to-one assistance for a consumer who
is an exceptional challenge. Whether helping her
consumer deal with loss of mobility as she ages,
or being professional and patient when faced with
significant behavioral issues, Jasmine always
maintains her composure and has shown she can turn
an outburst into a smile.
Andrea Quintela-Rivera, Program Coordinator
at The QCP Bellerose Day Program Andrea has been an
outstanding employee for QCP’s Day Program for 16
years. With enthusiasm, patience and compassion,
she encourages staff to understand the importance
of the consumers’ choices and ensures that program
plans are integrated with the consumers’ daily
routines. She works to empower and motivate
individuals and families to work toward
constructive goals as well as greater
independence. With her Masters Degree in
Administration, Andrea is admired and respected as
a dedicated employee truly deserving of
recognition.
Susan Fenster, Speech Pathologist at The
QCP Children’s Center
Sue has been a speech pathologist at the
Children’s Center for the past 19 years. She is
extremely creative and generous in sharing her
many skills with children and staff alike. Susan
has represented the Speech Department as a member
of the "Tech Team" for the past 17 years and
volunteers to participate in many of the
Children’s Center’s committees and extracurricular
events. QCP is proud to recognize Susan this
evening.
Andrea Quintela-Rivera and Susan Fenster with
their Staff Recognition Awards
Charles Houston surrounded by staff at this
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