Participant and Volunteer Highlights

Participant and Volunteer Highlights

January 2025 – Susan Megas

Born and raised in NJ, I practiced nursing for 49 years until my retirement in 2022. My nursing career started at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and my final nursing position for 28 years was at Baystate Medical Center where I designed and led an interdisciplinary evaluation program for elders with memory and other cognitive changes. I love helping people, have a problem-solving attitude, and embrace diverse cultures. I respect the differences and perspectives and seek common ground as a means to connect. And I believe that age is mind over matter…at 60 years old I returned to school and received...

Participant and Volunteer Highlights

December 2024- Alyn Caley

  Alyn Caley is a Transformation Facilitator and Somatic Inner Healing Guide, Self Love Trailblazer, Mama, and Founder of The Wellspring Wellness Co., a holistic wellness company that mentors women into freedom from trauma so they can increase their impact and influence in this world. Through her own journey of addiction, a 15-year battle with anorexia, and as a survivor of sexual abuse, she has made it her soul’s mission here on Earth to empower women to heal their most painful wounds, so they can activate their confidence, awaken their most powerful gifts, and thrive in a life fueled by...

Participant and Volunteer Highlights

December 2024 – Iris Rivera

  Born in Kentucky on an Army Base and raised in Holyoke, Iris Rivera has lived in Springfield for 19 years. She loves to crochet, design and create clothing, and sing in her spare time. Currently, she is a Property Manager responsible for maintaining twelve properties. Through her experience with Dress for Success of Western Mass, she decided to pursue a training program to become a Line Cook.   Iris has always considered herself a go-getter, striving to learn new things and grow. Iris shared that “the sky is the limit, leaving nothing but the opportunity to gain important values...