2015 Award Recipients
2015 Daring to Dream Award Artwork
Artist: Dakota Douglas, member of the Cony High School [Augusta] Class of 2015.
Freehand drawing, “Spring Mandella.” White pencil drawing on black paper.
Public Policy Change
Helen M. Bailey, Esq., retired General Counsel for Maine’s protection and advocacy agency, Disability Rights Maine — for vision and leadership that promotes public policy change to advance the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Photo caption (l to r): Lu Zeph, Helen M. Bailey and Kim Moody.
Social Change Co-Honoree
Maria Timberlake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at SUNY Cortland, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department — for vision and leadership that promotes social change to advance the rights of people with disabilities.
Photo caption (l to r): Lu Zeph, Maria Timberlake and Janet May.
Social Change Co-Honoree
Michele Pino, retired Executive Director of the non-profit Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation — for vision and leadership that promotes social change to advance the rights of people with disabilities.
Photo caption (l to r): Lu Zeph, Linda Labas, Michele Pino and Marnie Mourneault.
Advocacy
Tyler Ingalls, Board member of Speaking Up for Us and founder of Maine Community Sports — for vision and leadership in advocacy in support of Maine’s self-advocacy movement and people with disabilities.
Photo caption (l to r): Jon McGovern, Tyler Ingalls and Lu Zeph.
