The Guild for Human Services, a nonprofit serving individuals with intellectual disabilities, is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $7,500 grant from M&T Bank Charitable Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase a new 22,000-Watt Standby Generator in case of power outages or emergencies at its Willow House residence in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Bob Renois, a Residential Assistant with Walnut House, was honored with an Award of Excellence at the Providers’ Council’s annual convention and expo on Monday, October 3rd. Bob has worked at The Guild for over 23 years in both Residential Assistant and Assistant Residential Manager capacities.

The Guild for Human Services recently elected Robert Sousa of Marlborough to its Board of Trustees. Sousa is an Assistant Vice President, Asset Liability Analyst at Middlesex Savings Bank. He earned his Bachelor's of Accounting from the University of South Florida and his Master of Science in Finance from Boston College. He is currently a Level III candidate for the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation.

The Guild for Human Services recently elected Nazli Kibria to its Board of Trustees. Kibria is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Boston University. She was born in Bangladesh and received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her PhD in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Guild for Human Services recently elected Andrea Kraemer to its Board of Trustees. Kraemer is a founding partner of Cohen Kraemer Law, LLC, where where she focuses her practice on conducting workplace inquiries and training, developing employment policies and handbooks, and providing employment law counseling and advice.

Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is here!

You can read the report online  or download a PDF for printing and emailing.

In the report, you will find stories about The Guild and the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to social justice movements, how The Guild School is transforming, and employee achievement.

While Bill Power prioritized meeting the needs of the individuals served by The Guild for Human Services, the organization’s longtime program director also showed a keen interest in developing the next generation of human-services leaders.

Michelle Peters, a director at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) in Lexington, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees of the Guild for Human Services.

Michelle has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industries and currently oversees the CLA Mortgage Advisory Services Division’s internal operations, security management and quality control reverification processes. She joined CLA in 2014 and is also responsible for project management in relation to systems and development of CLA’s proprietary database.

Claudia de Piante Vicin, the creative director for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Division of Philanthropy, was elected to the Board of Trustees at The Guild for Human Services in February.

She previously worked for more than 17 years at the non-profit organization Artists for Humanity, and served for many years as its design director.

Eric H. Rosenberger retired in October as president of the Board of Trustees, marking the end of his family’s seven decades of distinguished service to The Guild for Human Services.