2017 SANYS STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
AWARD NOMINATIONS
Please check the circle for the category of your nomination:
o Self-Advocate of Year: An individual that has worked hard to speak up for themselves and others and has done something that has improved the community for people with developmental disabilities.
o Self-Advocacy Group of the Year: A group that has done something in the past to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities
o Advisor of the Year: A self-advocacy group advisor who helped to make your group stronger.
o Direct Support Professional of the Year: A DSP that has worked hard to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and has done something to support self-advocacy.
o Agency of the Year: An organization which really knows how support self-advocacy.
o Media Award: A person or team that has done a great story on people with developmental disabilities or self-advocacy.
o Steve Holmes Lifetime Achievement Award: For someone who has done great work for self-advocacy for more than 20 years.
Submit this from to your Regional Coordinator by 8/14/2017 (see attached sheet)
Name of the Person Making the Nomination______
Phone Number/Email______
Award Category______
Name of Person Nominated______
Title of Person Nominated______
Organization______
Phone Number/Email ______
On a separate sheet of paper or on the back of this page, write a description of why you feel this person, group or organization deserves the award.
Submit this from to your Regional Coordinator by 8/4/2017 (see attached sheet)
Regional Coordinators:
Long Island – Bridget Cariello
Regional Coordinator (Management Team)
631-434-6510 – Fax
NYC – Evan Yankey
Regional Coordinator
646-912-9243 – Fax
Lower Hudson Valley – Cynthia Gilchrist
Regional Coordinator
518-382-1594 – Fax
Upper Hudson Valley/ Capital District
Cynthia Gilchrist
Regional Coordinator
518-382-1594 – Fax
Central – Dan Flanigan
Regional Coordinator
315-425-5332 – Fax
Finger Lakes – Sue O’Hearn
Regional Coordinator
585-461-8733 – Fax
Buffalo – Sophia Roberts
Regional Coordinator (Management Team)
716-517-3458 – Fax