This year, IAHD has re-imagined the annual Richard P. Biondi Corporate Breakfast as an ONLINE CAMPAIGN to honor the CHANGE MAKERS.
IAHD honors those who are trail-blazing positive change in our communities of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD),
their families and beyond.
WELCOME TO IAHD, The Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics, Inc.
GREETINGS from the Board of Directors, Matthew Kiamie, Chairperson
It’s been a long year, but a very successful one in restoring services and programs to IAHD’s individuals and families thanks to resilient staff, dedicated leadership, and a committed board. IAHD is stronger and closer knit than ever. We are very proud to report 91% of revenue goes directly to programs and furthering initiatives.
The IAHD mission will always be about embracing others and enriching lives by listening to each person, celebrating their individual qualities and strengths so that each person is empowered in their own life’s journey.
IAHD is honored to recognize the CHANGE MAKERS, Dr. Beth Mount, Ph.D., Joseph Macbeth, and M&M Cleaning Services with the online 33rd Annual Richard P. Biondi Corporate Recognition Awards Campaign. IAHD acknowledges these honorees for their individual impacts made to improve our community.
Now more than ever IAHD needs your support as we transition past COVID. As we continue to grow and strengthen the IAHD community there are still immediate challenges ahead with staffing, transportation, enrollment, and forthcoming new regulations. We invite you to help us. YOU CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE. The best form of giving is in helping others and every contribution improves lives. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.
God Bless, Matthew Kiamie
GREETINGS from the Chief Executive Officer, Omayra Andino
Welcome to IAHD’s Corporate Recognition Awards Re-Imagined Online Campaign! I am so excited to honor those who’ve made such a difference in the lives of others. This year we honor our CHANGE MAKERS:
Dr. Beth Mount is a civil rights activist who has worked tirelessly for decades fighting for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to be seen and heard. She is a pioneer in our industry and has paved the way to helping people find and use their own voice.
Joe Macbeth continues to advocate for those on the front lines who give so much every day; Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). He and his team at The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) have been promoting and elevating the status of DSPs as the professionals they are.
IAHD is so grateful to M&M Cleaning Services for their steadfast commitment demonstrated throughout COVID. M&M understood how critical their services were to keeping people safe and they delivered!
These honorees are trailblazers and they are making a difference each and every day. I am truly moved by the impact they are having in our communities and beyond and I salute them!
Omayra Andino, CEO
Nuestra misión
We are committed to positively impacting the lives of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and their families. Our focus is to understand and respect each person's unique strengths, qualities and dreams finding ways to support building fulfilled lives.
Nuestro impacto
IAHD has been accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) since 2019 for upholding the highest levels of excellence and for demonstrating an investment in improving the quality of services and the quality of life for people receiving those supports and service.
IAHD’s group of Self Advocates joined together exercising their rights as citizens as well as advocating for themselves and others. Sending the message that Together we are stronger, everyone's voice is important.
About the Campaign
This year, the 33rd Annual Richard P. Biondi Recognition Awards Event is moving from in person to online.
Richard Biondi was one of IAHD’s greatest supporters for more than three decades and we are honored to celebrate his legacy through this online campaign.
This years Annual Awards is a celebration of people and organizations that have contributed to supporting individuals with I/DD, their families, the professionals who support them, and the communities we live in.
My father, Richard Biondi, always saw the best in people and wanted to do what he could to help them live meaningful lives.
- Richard Biondi, Jr.
Abrazando Familias, Enriqueciendo Vidas
For nearly 65 years, IAHD has delivered supports and services to people with I/DD and their families in the Bronx and Westchester counties.
We provide a lifetime of person-centric supports that are culturally sensitive and flexibly designed for individuals with different needs and goals, varied lifestyles, and family dynamics.
IAHD believes in partnering with families through training and advocacy in active family groups and encouraging family participation in their loved one’s journey.
IAHD understands the importance of family and maintains a 51% family representation on the Board of Directors.
Dr. Beth Mount has worked for decades toward the ideal that every person with a disability can be a valued member of community life. She has practiced the art of person-centered planning with thousands of people with disabilities and their families from every walk of life and from every corner of the World.
Dr. Mount has collaborated on multifaceted initiatives designed to strengthen person centered practice and innovation in individualized supports that have been woven into communities in North and South America, the European Union, Australia, India and beyond. She has received excellence and service awards from virtually every prominent national and New York State disability organization. Dr. Mount believes that each person has a purpose, and she is passionate about creating pathways for belonging for all.
President & CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
Joseph Macbeth started his career as a Direct Support Professional in the field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in 1983. With years of experience to support him, the driving force behind the NADSP was his passion for advancing the interests of Direct Support Professionals.
Today, he is recognized as an international leader in the advocacy & movement to recognize direct support as a profession and is a highly sought-after speaker on the workforce challenges that affect the industry serving people with disabilities.
While working in New York, Macbeth partnered with the State University of New York (SUNY) by assisting more than 500 Direct Support Professionals advance their college education through the “Disability Studies Certificate”. He is a guest faculty at the University of Delaware’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities (NLCDD) and currently sits on the board of directors for The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices (TLCPCP) and The College of Direct Support’s National Advisory Board.
M&M Cleaning Services, LLC has worked with IAHD since 2019. In less than six months, M&M was tasked with the monumental feat of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic head-on, alongside the Frontline Heroes of IAHD tasked with saving lives throughout an unrelenting virus. Understanding the critical importance of the role they’d play in the survival of lives, Marvin Nieves and his team sprung into action and became certified in the use of chemicals and techniques for disinfection and sterilization against the Covid-19 virus. M&M, in turn, became a partner with IAHD in fighting Covid.
Because of their ability to adapt seamlessly to pandemic restrictions and guidelines, M&M gave IAHD confidence in knowing that our facilities and residences would be safely maintained and protected against Covid. Added to the capable, friendly and positive attitude of staff, M&M always represents themselves and their organization with courtesy, professionalism and attention to detail; they take pride in their work and it shows.
M&M has been a leader in the cleaning industry for more than 20 years and has developed comprehensive programs to address proper cleaning and disinfection application in settings where antibiotic resistant pathogens have developed.
IAHD recognizes the critical role Marvin Nieves and his team at M&M Cleaning Services played in our survival through the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic and once again into a bright new tomorrow; we are grateful for their dedication and hard work.
IAHD honors everyone's unique qualities and strengths.
We continually strive to empower each person in their life’s journey.
The focus of IAHD is to support people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in creating and building a fulfilling life based on their hopes, dreams, and aspirations.
IAHD has had a huge impact on my family, especially my sister Debra who resides at one of the group homes. My family and I couldn’t be Happier.
- Laura K.
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THANK YOU to our DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS and STAFF!!!
These incredible individuals are truly the heart AND the backbone of IAHD.
We are grateful for their dedication, compassionate support and for their genuine best which they give every day to the people they support and their colleagues.
We are Grateful for These Acknowledgements and More…
January 2021 - IAHD Artist, Michael Vecchio is featured in Covid-19 documentary “Isolation Nation”
April 2021
- Walk for Autism Awareness - Autism Awareness Month
- “The Inheritance” – Inclusive Art Show of Candace & Winston Pine
June 2021
- IAHD’s Self-Advocate Group, The IAHD Champions, graduate from SANYS-UNIVERSITY
August 2021
- “Creativity Takes Courage” – Interactive Mural Arts with Bronx Artist Lady K
September 2021
- CQL feature on IAHD’s “Mandatory Fun Series” to kick-off 2021 DSP Appreciation Week
October 2021
- Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
We Are Proud of our Achievements and Continue to Strive for Excellence
IAHD receives 3rd consecutive year of CQL accreditation since 2019
Recipient of the Ann T. Hardiman Foundation Grant
IAHD’s first self-advocacy group, The “IAHD Champions” were invited to present at the SANYS NYC-Westchester Regional Conference
Collaboration with Saori Arts NYC to present “The Arts Shall Save Us All” during the New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation’s 2021 Conference
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Congratulations to Raffle Winner
BETH M.!
Thank You Sponsors
TITLE Sponsors
PLATINUM Sponsors
GOLD Sponsors
SILVER Sponsors
Fundamental Sponsors & Underwriters
IAHD Champions
The Biondi Family
NYRX Pharmacy
Trooper Foods
Lisa & Chris Parlo
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
IAHD Benefactors
EMA2
Stephen Beyer
Gross & Co. Insurance
M&M Cleaning Services, LLC
Michael & Carol Reynolds
Grassi Advisors and Accountants
IAHD Patrons
Smith & Krantz, LLP
Louis Russo & Joseph Dwyer
Charitable Foundation
IAHD Supporters
Desiree M. Loucks Baer, NADSP, Inc.
Charles Catalano
Janine Rose
Marathon Energy
Sterling National Bank
The Voip Guru
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