Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Guests On Public Affairs Show
Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “Conversations Ignite”
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) March 21, 2025 - Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “Conversations Ignite”.
Inroads to Opportunities is a Union County, NJ, based non-profit, social services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 16 to retirement. As the largest skills training program for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey, Inroads offers vocational preparation, transition from school to work, job placement and coaching, certificate training programs, day habilitation, and mental health services.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Host Robbie Ross, Calzone spoke passionately about providing support for individuals with disabilities. As she stated, “We aren't there to encroach, we're not there to get in front of them, this is about that individual being independent …if they choose to go it alone we’re behind them every step of the way.”
Calzone further elaborated, “There are a lot of misconceptions, that they might not perform as expected… So, we try to make sure we are not only advocating for employees with disabilities, but we’re also working with employers making sure they understand what's fact and what's fiction and how important it is to not only open your doors but open your minds.”
Calzone shared a recent success story, highlighting a clean up event hosted by the town’s mayor, “The mayor took notice of how wonderful and diligent one of our young men was performing… and starting this spring, he will work in the department of public works as an employee.” She excitedly adds, “Not only are we going out to the community at large, the community is coming to us!”
To listen this episode in its entirety, please click here: https://bit.ly/3DPANVX
ABOUT ANGELA CALZONE:
Angela Calzone, an award-winning business and management strategist, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Inroads to Opportunities. She previously served as the agency’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that she served as Chief Operating Officer in a contract position for The Webster Apartments in NYC and for ten years as a co-managing member of Change & Response Strategies, LLC, a consortium of leadership, management, human resources, marketing strategists and corporate trainers. Previously, Calzone has held senior leadership roles at a number of top consulting and professional services firms across an array of Verticals.
Throughout her career, Calzone has received numerous state-wide accolades in recognition of her exceptional leadership both as a serial entrepreneur and business professional. She has been among the finalists of NJ’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners by NJ Monthly Magazine, celebrated among the Best 50 Women in Business in New Jersey by NJBIZ Magazine and nominated for Garden State Woman of the Year. Calzone holds a Master of Arts in corporate and organizational communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and business administration from Upsala College.
ABOUT CONVERSATIONS IGNITE:
Conversations Ignite shares inspirational journeys of everyday people. He features individuals across different walks of life, discovering what ignites their passion, creativity, and strength.
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, the Occupational Center of Union County, DBA Inroads to Opportunities, a 501 c3 non-profit, social services agency has been providing programs and services to over 400 individuals annually with various types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include transition from school to work, vocational preparation, certificate training programs, job placement & coaching, day habilitation, and mental health services. Based in Roselle, NJ, Inroads to Opportunities supports individuals throughout northern and central New Jersey.
Now in its 66th year, Inroads to Opportunities is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an approved provider of the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Commission of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Inroads is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJ Division of Mental Health, and Addiction Services to provide partial care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide Day Habilitation, Pre-Vocational and Transportation Services. Inroads is an approved Medicaid provider and an approved Employment Network under the Ticket to Work Social Security initiative and an approved Benefits Planning and Counseling Service through the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
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