Inroads To Opportunities Promotes Cyndy Walsh Rintzler
Cindy Walsh promoted to Vice President of Programs & Services.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) December 30, 2023 - Inroads to Opportunities proudly announces the recent promotion of Cyndy Walsh to Vice President of Programs & Services at Inroads to Opportunities. It is a critical and much needed role at Inroads. In this new role, Cyndy is charged with the responsibility of growth, program development, compliance and quality assurance of all these programs.
Her extensive background and leadership abilities put her in an excellent position to guide Inroads toward fulfilling its goal of offering the community innovative, meaningful services.
Cyndy Walsh will be supported by a team of professionals who will report directly to her. Reporting to her will be Letty (Mental Health), Dan (Vocational & Transition Services), Harry (Specialized Employment Services), Krisy (Day Habilitation & TransitionPLUS Services) and Martha (Administrative/Rehab Floater).
Inroads to Opportunities is confident that Cyndy's new role will contribute significantly to the organization's continued success. For more information about Inroads to Opportunities and its programs, please visit: https://www.inroadsto.org/
ABOUT CYNDY WALSH RINTZLER, LPC:
With over 20 years of experience in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation, Cyndy Walsh Rintzler works extensively with adults and teens with developmental, psychological, emotional and physical disabilities in attaining meaningful and sustainable employment. Cyndy oversees the operations for the various vocational programs to include Transition from School to Work and Vocational & Employment Services at Inroads to Opportunities, a 501c3 non-profit organization that serves people with disabilities through Union, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Hudson counties. Inroads is a proud member of A-Team New Jersey, a state chapter of the national advocacy movement to unite individuals with disabilities and their families in their choice of employment options and services.
Cyndy Rintzler has led the Inroads to Opportunities advocacy movement for adults with disabilities at the state and federal level. Cyndy was successful in engaging Senator Cory Booker’s staff in an educational session about employment options and meeting with members of the U.S. Congress during New Jersey’s ‘Day on the Hill.’ Cyndy helped organize attendance at a rally at the State Capitol, which helped to successfully increase the pay for Direct Service Providers. For these efforts, Cyndy received the ACCESSNJ 2019 Star Award and was recently appointed to the State Rehabilitation Council.
The Union County Development Workforce Board is composed of local partnerships of private and public sector participants that provide coordinated planning, policy guidance and oversight for all workforce readiness programs in the community. Cyndy will be a voice for Union County citizens with disabilities as the UCWD Board works toward a more inclusive community.
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, Inroads to Opportunities, formerly the Occupational Center of Union County, has provided programs and services to over 400 individuals each year with all types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement – many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include vocational preparation, transition from school to work, job placement, certificate training programs, and mental health services.
Inroads to Opportunities is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an approved provider of both the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and the 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 by the NJ Department of Developmental Disabilities to provide Day Habilitation Services. Inroads is an approved Medicaid provider, a licensed provider for the NJ Department of Agriculture for its adult day meals program, 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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