Bay Cove Human Services Inc.

Hilary Croach began at Bay Cove Human Services in 1996 as the agency's first Director of Information Services. Recently promoted to CIO, he now leads a team of eleven programmers, engineers, technicians, managers & help desk professionals who are responsible for creating and maintaining an infrastructure of hardware, software, communication and information that enhance the Bay Cove's mission. In 2003 Hilary and his development team created a web-based clinical practice system for the Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST) that was called an example of "best practice" by Lori Button-Szczygeil of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership. Before coming to Bay Cove, Hilary developed tracking systems for the Metro Boston Area of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, managed a Boston City Council campaign and held a number of other positions in the for-profit sector.

Candace Chang, Division Director of Child and Family Services, has over 25 years of experience in planning, management and provision of services to children and families. After beginning her career in child welfare in Connecticut, Candace received her Master's degree in Social Work from Boston University, then moved to Oregon where she worked for the Children's Services Division as a full time Parent Trainer for two years. After returning to Massachusetts, Candace worked for both DSS and as a program manager for MSPCC before becoming a Program Director at Beaverbrook guidance Center and then Vice President for Clinical Services of Children's Behavioral Health Care in Waltham, MA. In 1994, Candace came to Bay Cove Human Services as Director of their Early Intervention program, and in 1997 became Division Director for Child and Family Services with additional responsibility for the Family Support program which subsequently expanded to include the Parent Support and Project Able programs. In 2002, the Early Intervention program moved to its current home at the Daniel Boynton Child Development Center and added to its services the Small Wonders Nursery School which provides fully integrated services for children with and without disabilities. Candace was for many years on the Board of Massachusetts Parents Anonymous, and is currently a Board member of the MA Early intervention consortium.

Bob Rutherford joined BayCove Human Services, Inc as the Director of Human Resources in May 1998. Bob brings a wealth of experience to the Agency having worked in Human Resources for more than 30 years. He honed his skills in the manufacturing and banking industry prior to moving to the not for profit arena. Bob has the responsibility to develop and implement agency human resource policies and programs including but not limited to employment, employee relations and benefits. Bob is available to consult and advise managers and employees on complex employee relations issues.

Bob Schueler has widespread experience at all levels of public sector mental health services, and has worked continuously for 35 years in programs for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. He was founding director of Cornerstone House, an early clubhouse effort (1978-1984) that was funded by RSA and later the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, and later was founding director of the Rendezvous Club in Attleboro. He is a past president of the board of directors of the New England Chapter of IAPSRS (now USPRA) and served on the national board of that organization for 12 years. He is now President MassPRA. Mr. Schueler was a co founder of the Mental Health Job Placement Project, which helped introduce Transitional Employment to Massachusetts in the mid 1970s. He began and chaired the Bioethics Taskforce for IAPSRS, and has presented on human subject research issues at national conferences. He has been Director of Rehabilitation Services for Center House since 1992, and Director of the Center House Division of Bay Cove Human Services since 1996. Services provided by the division include two clubhouses, two SEE (Services for Education and Employment) programs, two day rehabilitation programs, a day treatment program, and a PACT team. The Division also operates three rehabilitation day services for adults with Mental Retardation: Center House Enterprises, the Education and Training Program, and the Work and Education Program. Center House also provides administrative support to the Mental Patients' Liberation Front and it's programs, Ruby Rogers Advocacy and Drop-in Center and Homelessness Empowerment Advocacy Project. He holds an M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Northeastern University and is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP).

Marion Nierintz has worked as the Director of Development, Marketing and Public Relations for Bay Cove Human Services since 2001. She is responsible for all activities related to fundraising, as well as key aspects of internal and external marketing and communications. Marion also serves as the organization's major gift officer with respect to individuals, foundations and corporations. She assists the president and CEO in developing and implementing the agency's long-range plan, agency-wide projects and aids in fostering and maintaining board relations. She served as Chair of the Small Wonders Capital Campaign, which raised $3.5 million to create a new child development center in Dorchester.

Mary Jo Cooper graduated from George Washington University with a Master's Degree in Experimental and Developmental Psychology. Prior to coming to BayCove, Mary Jo worked in the field of adult development and ageing including adult day health programs and nursing homes. She came to BayCove in 1987 as a case manager in the Mental Health division. She worked in both day and residential settings before moving to the MR division as a clinician. In 1993 she parlayed her MR and MH experience into running and developing group homes for people funded by DMR but with a primary mental health diagnosis. During this time she developed an agency wide Human Rights program which included the Center House, MR and MH divisions. In 1999 Mary Jo became the Associate Division Director for the MR residential programs. In 2004 Mary Jo became the Director of MR Services and currently oversees the MR Residential, Family, and Independent Supports contracts that include 31 different programs ranging from 24 hour group homes to Self Determination Voucher programs to community resource programs and parent support groups. The division now serves over 700 individuals and families with a budget of $14.8M. Services are delivered from Winthrop to Weymouth, Revere to Taunton with the majority of services delivered in the greater Boston Area. Mary Jo sits on the Central Middlesex DMR Advisory Board and the CMARC Board of Directors. She has been involved in several statewide committees and panels on Human Rights, Self Determination, Trends and Best Practices.

Nancy Mahan has worked at Bay Cove Human Services for 26 years. She started at Bay Cove as a Program Director of a residential group home for adults with mental illness in the agency's early years, and over the last twenty years, has developed a continuum of rehabilitation and treatment programs as the agency's Director of Mental Health Services. Under Ms. Mahan's tenure, the Mental Health programs have grown from two group homes to 26 residential programs and feature a range of differing services including supported housing, group homes, specialized bilingual and bicultural residential services for Asian and Latino adults, and specialized group homes for adults with co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders. Additionally, she oversees the agency's Crisis Stabilization Unit and Urgent Care Center, two integral components of the Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST), and the Boston Tenancy Prevention Project. Ms. Mahan earned both her Bachelors and Masters (in Human Services Management) through UMass Boston's College of Public and Community Services. She is an active member of the Residential Committee of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporation of Massachusetts and her areas of significant expertise include program development, risk assessment and management, and staff training.

Ronnie Springer has worked in the field of substance abuse since 1972 where she began as the Assistant Director of the River Street Detoxification Center. In 1983 she joined BayCove Human Services as the Division Director of Substance Abuse Services where she remains today. During the past 23 years the Division has grown from a 20 bed detoxification center and outpatient program servicing elder alcoholics with a total budget of under $500,000 to a full spectrum of services specializing in services to those individuals suffering with the complications of mental illness as well as addiction. The Division budget has increased to $8.6m and includes specialized programming for the dually diagnosed at Andrew House a 30 bed ATS program specializing in Dual diagnosis treatment, Bridge to Recovery an additional 30 bed ATS specializing in homeless services, methadone treatment at the BayCove Treatment Center servicing 300 clients with addictions to opiates, bi-lingual outpatient, prevention and youth programming at Chelsea ASAP, and finally a 50 bed Transitional Support Services Program, New Hope in Weymouth. Ronnie was an active member on the ADAA Board of Directors for 16 years serving on the Executive Committee, as Vice-President in 1994 and President from 1995-98. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporation of Massachusetts. Committees of special interest have been the finance and managed care committees.

Judy has worked with Bay Cove for over 20 years at Bay Cove Academy, providing something that is increasingly unique in today's world: an educational program for troubled youth, backed by a strong and vibrant clinical support program. Under Judy's supervision, our Masters-level social workers provide individual, group, and family therapy as well as crisis intervention and case management. The National Crisis Prevention Institute certifies every staff member in non-violent crisis intervention.

Dianne Hobbs is a partner in the firm's Business Department and a member of the Commercial Finance and Public Finance groups. She represents municipal issuers, corporate borrowers, equipment lessors, lenders, investment bankers, trustees, placement agents, and commercial banks providing credit and/or liquidity support for public financings, both taxable and tax-exempt. She also represents borrowers and lenders in conventional debt financings, and corporate trustees in the acceptance, administration, and workout of debt securities. Dianne's municipal finance experience includes general obligation and revenue bond issues for nonprofit and for-profit corporations, as well as equipment financing leases. She currently participates in many Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority and Massachusetts Development Finance Agency issues, as well as private placements of taxable debt with institutional lenders. Dianne is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. She is the author of the chapter "Tax-Exempt Financing" in Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations and the chapter "Escrow Agreements" in Drafting and Enforcing Massachusetts Contracts, both published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. Prior to joining Nutter in 1986, she practiced in public law at the Boston firm of Palmer & Dodge. Admitted to the bar in 1981, she is a former editor with the Oxford University Press in Oxford, England. Dianne is a former director of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau and a director of the Boston Higashi School. She is a member of the Town of Belmont Warrant Committee and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay Stewardship Committee. During law school, Dianne was an editor of the Case Western Reserve Law Review.