The Arc Maryland Awards Program recognizes those individuals, groups, and communities whose contributions to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) represent meritorious service or achievement and warrant special statewide recognition.
Throughout the year, and through their efforts to advance inclusion in schools, workplaces, healthcare, and the community, there are Marylanders who stand above the rest. They are the ones working to create a better world; a world where children and adults with IDD have and enjoy equal rights and opportunities. Let’s make sure they know we appreciate them and their contributions. They are the bedrock of our movement and essential to our future!
Nominations for the 2025 Awards are now closed, but be on the lookout for announcements on this year’s statewide honorees!
Celebrate the 2025 awardees’ achievements with us at The Arc Maryland’s State Convention and Awards Banquet on May 29th at Turf Valley Resort.
Congratulations To Last Year’s Statewide Awards Honorees!
Legacy Awards
Boyd Pusey
Clyde Agnew
The Lorraine Sheehan/Bernard A. Gould Award for Governmental Affairs Service
Rob Malone, The Arc Prince George’s County
Outstanding Advocate of the Year
Alita-Geri Carter, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, BCPA
School Inclusion Awards
Niambi Heyward, The Arc Montgomery County Karasik Family, Infant & Child Care Center (KFICCC)
Andrea Schulte, Kent Island High School
Employer of the Year
Beans & Dreams
Stanley S. Sidle/William Ohge, Jr. Memorial Citizenship Award
Rachel Vanecko
Community Professionals of the Year
Kathy Van de Castle
Christina Snyder
The Arc Outstanding Employees of the Year – Administration/Program Management
Nikki Boyd, The Arc Howard County
Norma Dallas, The Arc Southern Maryland
Johnnie L. Townsend, II, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region
Legislators of the Year
Delegate Bernice Mireku-North, District 14, Montgomery County
Delegate Sarah Wolek, District 16, Montgomery County
The Arc Outstanding Employees of the Year: Gilbert John Zucchi Direct Support Professional Awards
Dyara Williams, The Arc Baltimore
Floyd Westbrook, The Arc Carroll County
Shana Parker, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region
Diana Delgadillo, The Arc Howard County
Marie Rosaline Mathai, The Arc Montgomery County
Laditre Murray, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region
Quan Mathis, The Arc Prince George’s County
Felecia Finch, The Arc Southern Maryland
Natasha Love, The Arc Washington County
Chapter Volunteers of the Year
Erik Daly, The Arc Baltimore
Barry Hughes, The Arc Carroll County
Jason Weisberg, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region
Poolesville High School Students: Ananya Saridena, Sophia Liu, and Alina Xu, The Arc of Frederick County
Sherri Collins-Witzke, The Arc Howard County
Lori Scott, The Arc Maryland
SECU Maryland, The Arc Montgomery County
Michaela Blackburn, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region
Kimberley Brown, The Arc Prince George’s County
Aaliyah D. Gillis, The Arc Southern Maryland
David B. Kaplan, The Arc Washington County
President’s Cup
Raymond Marshall