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?