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After 9 years of service, we’re wishing a happy retirement to our beloved furry coworker, Gaston! As Maureen Reid’s loyal guide dog, he’s been a fixture in our Employment Services office, and now he’s off to enjoy life as a full-time pet in Maureen’s home. We celebrated with dog-friendly cake and a special clock that says it’s always treat time.
Our 2024 Impact Report is here! This year’s report highlights the ways we help members of our community thrive. From Juliana, who’s now cooking in her own apartment at The Foglia Residences, to Austin, who is preparing to graduate from our Children’s Development Center, having received a tailored educational curriculum that taught him functional independent living skills, these stories show what it means to succeed on your own terms.
Yesterday, we celebrated our third annual Shine Your Light Day, a special day that spotlights the many ways The Lighthouse empowers people to thrive. Our team marked the occasion by reflecting on what “thriving” means to them. Their beautiful answers remind us why working at The Lighthouse is so meaningful.
We had a great time celebrating nearly 300 employees who have worked at The Lighthouse for five or more years at our recent Employee Appreciation Dinner. Would you believe more than 110 people have been with us for more than 10 years, and 20 have worked at The Lighthouse for more than 20 years? It was a wonderful evening of community and cheer as we celebrated one another and our combined work in support of our mission of helping people who are blind, visually impaired, disabled and Veterans thrive individually and within their communities.
The Chicago Lighthouse welcomes Brandie Knazze, Anthony Fiore and John Roselli to its executive leadership. They will take the positions of Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Innovation officer, respectively. Brandie Knazzie was most recently Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services, the city's humanitarian response for receiving more than 40,000 migrant families that were bused to Chicago from the Texs border beginning in August 2022, coordinating between 28 shelters and providing food and healthcare support. She also administered more than $200 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help Chicagoans when they are in their greatest times of need. Anthony "Tony" Fiore comes to The Chicago Lighthouse from the Family Institute at Northwestern University, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He has also served as Vice President of Finance and Controller at Feeding America, the country's largest domestic hunger-relief organization -- and the third largest charity in the United States -- with more than $4.5 billion in revenues. John Rosselli spent the majority of his career in the private sector, helping companies drive growth, make operation improvements, and realize returns on their invested capital. John was most recently the Operating Partner at New Harbor Capital, an education and healthcare private equity investment firm, where he worked with company founders and executives to build out management.
What a great Shine Your Light Day for us!!! This was our second annual day for our community to come together and celebrate everything that makes The Lighthouse great!
Our Employment Services Program empowers job seekers with disabilities and Veterans by helping our clients build valuable skills, reach professional goals and develop strategies for career advancement. To learn more, visit https://chicagolighthouse.org/programs-services/employment-training/
The Chicago Lighthouse was honored to welcome U.S. Senator and Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) on Friday, February 7, to learn first-hand about our successful efforts creating jobs for individuals with disabilities. Lighthouse President and CEO Dr. Janet Szlyk, Board Chair Gary Rich, UI Health CEO Michael Zenn and others updated Senator Durbin about how our ongoing partnership supports our mission of empowering people from the disabled and other underserved communities by offering expanded employment opportunities.
As part of a partnership with OrCam, a pioneering assistive technology company, The Chicago Lighthouse has distributed more than 20 of the company’s life-changing MyEye2 devices at no charge to employees working a variety of jobs. Learn how this pilot program is increasing workplace productivity for our employees who are blind or visually impaired.
Our Customer Care Centers are great places to work! To learn more about our open positions, visit https://chicagolighthouse.org/programs-services/social-enterprise/customer-care-centers/
