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Volume 2, No. 1 ORANGE COUNTY NEWSLETTER June 2011
L to R: Maureen Sullivan-Starnes, Manager of Westview’s Supported Employment Program; Gregg Gann, Westview CEO; Jeni
Nikoletich, Manager of the Yard House Restaurant at the Irvine Spectrum; Pethuru Lourthu, Westview OC Operations Director
WESTVIEW’S NOMINEE RECEIVES RCOCEMPLOYER SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Celebrating 25 Years of Service to People with Disabilities
A Message from Lourthu – Orange County Operations Director We are very proud that our nominee in the employer category for the RCOC Spotlight Awards, the Yard House Res-taurant at the Irvine Spectrum, received the award in March 2011. The Yard House recognizes the ability, commitment to their job, and high work ethic of our clients and has employed them for several years, thus helping them to integrate more fully into the community and to receive a regular income. Westview is grateful for its partnership with the Yard House.
In this issue of the newsletter, we are featuring the beautiful art work of some of our clients. Westview provides several art classes every week, led by our own staff. The art work speaks for the ability, creativity, and desire of these clients. However, without the opportunity to develop their talent these clients would never be able to experience the joy of discovering their gifts or the self-esteem that comes from being recognized for their accomplishments. Although it is possible to show only a few of their paintings in this newsletter, Westview salutes all of the clients whose art work brings so much joy to all of us.
Creating a better world… One person at a time.
FOCUS ON CLIENT ARTPictured on the next three pages are clients at work in their art and
craft classes and some of their completed artworks.
Clients of the Starbright Program in Santa Ana in the art
class led by Ahmed Belmadani
Clients at work on a craft project at the Windsong Senior
Activity Center in Anaheim
Anayeli Sandoval of the Multi-Cultural Program
in Westminster works on her painting
Paintings created by clients at the Starbright Program in Santa Ana
Clients at work at the Starbright Program in Santa Ana
Hieu Nguyen of the Multi-Cultural Program in
Westminster works on his painting
Won Hee Chang and Hye-Ji Kim from the Multi-Cultural Program
work on their paintings in the art class led by Odilon Delgado
Odilon Delgado’s art class at the Multi-Cultural Program in Westminster
Front (l to r); Ann Lourthunayagam, Pethuru Lourthunayagam, Carole Cooper
(Activities Director); 2nd row: Judy McBride (HR Director), Dr. Maryam Toubak
(Training Manager), Maureen Sullivan-Starnes (Supported Employment
Manager), Shahnaz Arora (Senior Program Manager), Linda Callaghan (Quality
Assurance Coordinator); 3rd row: Richard Jennings (OC Operations Assistant),
Gregg Gann (Westview CEO)
A lovely painting from Odilon Delgado’s art class
Clients from several programs enjoy the dancing
Let’s have fun!
Congratulations!Westview’s Orange County Operations
Director Receives RCOC Spotlight Award for Lifetime Achievement
Pethuru Lourthu, Westview’s Orange County Operations Director, was honored in March 2011 with the RCOC Spotlight Award for Lifetime Achievement for his twenty-three years of service at Westview to people with disabilities. He began his career at Westview in 1988 as a coach and was promoted to assistant program manager in 1990, manager of the supported employment program in 1991, Director of Operations in 1994, and Orange County Operations Director in 1997, a position he has held until the present.
Westview is grateful for Lourthu’s guidance and inspiration and congratulates him on this well deserved award.
Westview’s Training ManagerReceives her PsyD
Westview’s Training Manager, Dr. Maryam Toubak, has received her PsyD in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She became a regular employee of Westview in 2003,
focusing on training staff in all aspects of developmental disabilities.
Westview is grateful for the many contributions Dr. Toubak has made to Westview for the past eight years and congratulates her on achieving her doctoral degree.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration–2011 Westview’s clients enjoyed celebrating Cincode Mayo with dancing, piñatas, snacks, and lots of fun.
Westview Holds its First Carnival
Westview held its first Orange County programs carnival on September 16, 2010. More than 300 clients attended and were rewarded with a great time and many prizes. Each program developed its own event and booth. Included were clowns and a magic show. A visitor commented that this was the best event Westview had ever put on.
Our Featured Volunteer Site:Precious Life Shelter in Los Alamitos
Precious Life Shelter in Los Alamitos and its manager, Julia Ferras, are great supporters of Westview’s Community-Based clients. Precious Life Shelter operates a thrift and gift shop. The clients have their own name tags and their assigned duties.
Volunteering at the Precious Life Shelter thrift and gift shop has provided Westview’s Community-Based clients the opportunity to do very meaningful volunteer work in the community.
Westview salutes Precious Life Shelter.
Corporate Office
10522 Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 517-6606
Orange County Operations
1655 S. Euclid St, Ste A
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 635-2444
Operations Director
Pethuru Lourthu
Activities Director
Carole Cooper
Training Manager
Dr. Maryam Toubak
Operations Assistant
Richard Jennings
Behavior Management
Community-Based Program
1701 S. Euclid St, Ste C
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 956-4188
Program Manager
Lisa Hernandez
Community Arts Program
1701 S. Euclid St, Ste E
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 956-4199
Senior Program Manager
Shahnaz Arora
Community-Based Program - Anaheim
1655 S. Euclid St, Ste D
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 635-2444
Program Manager
Laurie Furuta
DayStar Program
626 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
(714) 879-3980
Program Manager
Annie Ha
Garden Grove Program
9776 Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 530-2703
Program Manager
Machele Harris
Hy-Lond Home Program
9861 W. 11th St.
Garden Grove, CA
(714) 531-8741
Program Manager
Rebecca Bueno
Multi-Cultural Program
Community-Based
8295 Westminster Ave, Ste 130
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 799-0211
Program Manager
Angie Fisher
Multi-Cultural Program
Supported Employment
8295 Westminster Ave, Ste 130
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 799-0211
Program Manager
Angie Fisher
Starbright Program
3922 W. 5th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92703
(714) 265-9886
Program Manager
Alaa Benchagra
Starlyte Program
9421 Edinger Ave.
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 418-2090
Program Manager
Lucila De Jesus
Supported Employment Program -
Anaheim
1835 W. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 778-2606
Program Manager
Maureen Sullivan-Starnes
Windsong Senior Activity Center
1701 S. Euclid St, Ste A & B
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 956-4190
Program Manager
Flora Villarey
Westview is a non-profit service agency dedicated to enriching the livesof people through services designed to realize their potential.
Who will win the race?
The magician works his magic
It’s a bulls-eye!
What prize should I select?