Ann Klein 2021

The Ann Klein Advocate Awards was created in 1988 to honor Ann Klein, former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, who was instrumental in establishing a community-based system of care for people with mental and physical disabilities. The award recognizes honorees for the outstanding contributions they have made in improving the lives of people living with disabilities.

The Mike Lione Accessibility Award was established in 2013 in memory of long time Community Health Law Project Board Member and former chair Mike Lione. This award is presented to an individual or entity that has performed exemplary work as an advocate for accessibility on behalf of persons living with disabilities.

See CHLP's past award honorees HERE.

2021 Ann Klein Advocate Award Honorees

Megan MacMullin, Esq

Chief Executive Officer of SCARC Guardianship Services

Tom Abode

President, North Brunswick Soccer Club

Trish Colucci Barbosa, RN-BC

Certified Geriatric Care Manager

Aging Life Care Professional®

President and Principal Care Manager

Peace Aging Care Experts, LLC®

Mark Duffy

Chief Operating Officer (Retired)

Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey

Joanne Green, L.S.W.

Executive Director (Retired)

Mental Health Association in Passaic County

Sound Start Babies Program

for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

2021 Mike Lione Accessibility Award Honoree

Edward Lefty Grimes

Silent Auction Donors

Adventure Aquarium / Alstede Farms / American Museum of Natural History / Ann Burke / Antonia Pancel-Cipric, JD & Beacon Trust Company / Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation, INC / Brandywine River Museum of Art / Brian Smith / Cape May MAC / Cocoluxe Fine Pastries / Denville Dairy / Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom / Gary’s Wine and Marketplace / Kirchdoerffer Family / Longwood Gardens / Montclair Art Museum / Paula A. Franzese / Resort Casino Hotel / Somerset Patriots Baseball Club / The Farm at Green Village / The New York Football Giants / Timko Family / Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center / Total Wine & More / Trader Joes Millburn / Wawa Community Care Team / Wildly Floral Co. / Zoological Society of New Jersey

2021 Ann Klein Advocate Award Honorees

2021 Mike Lione Accessibility Award Honoree

2021 SPONSORS

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