The MASS Board
The MASS Board is entirely comprised of self-advocates, showing our commitment to the rule, “nothing about us, without us”.
MASS Board Members
Ashley Quick
President | Southeast
Advocacy interests: Helping other people, helping people who don’t have a voice, and advocating for myself when I need to.
Why I advocate: Because I feel like it’s important for our voices to be heard.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: I’m hanging with my friends, reading a book, taking a walk, listening to music, watching my favorite tv show.
Daysiree Perez-Batista
Vice President | Northeast
Advocacy interests:
Why I advocate: I advocates for other people who can’t speak.
When I’m not advocating you can find me:
Al Milne
State Treasurer | Southeast
Advocacy interests: Advocating, Mentoring and tutoring.
Why I advocate: I have passion to advocate for people with different types of disabilities.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: Playing video games, Going Bowling and using my computer.
Matthew Bander
Second Vice President | Metro
Advocacy interests: Going to the State House to educate about bills to help other self-advocates.
Why I advocate: To help MASS advocate for us, to help advocate at the State House, to help my friends advocate if they would not be able to advocate.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: I have a part-time job at Star Market. I would be working at Star Market.
Irene Morrison
State Secretary | West
Advocacy interests: Human Rights and anti-bullying.
Why I advocate: I advocates for human rights and antibullying.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: Going on the internet and watching my favorite tv shows like Call the Midwife.
Steven Tobey
West
Advocacy interests: Housing and transportation.
Why I advocate: To get better housing and transportation for people with disabilities.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: Playing Special Olympics, especially basketball.
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Jackie Dulmaine
Central
Advocacy interests: I run a self-advocacy group with just Central. I came up with it to get people more involved with MASS.
Why I advocate: I advocate for others because they have a hard time advocating for themselves.
When I’m not advocating you can find me: I try to see my family and friends as much as I can. Friends from work, friends outside of work. I just take my time as it comes and I just spend most of my time on the computer. I try to do other things, but I hang out with my housemates.
Kristin Ferris
Central
Advocacy interests:
Why I advocate:
When I’m not advocating you can find me:
Katherine Sally
Metro
Advocacy interests:
My advocacy interests is healthcare and advocating for other people.
Why I advocate:
Because if there are other issues that are getting involved with I like to speak up so that way other people will hear the issues facts and suggestions.
When I’m not advocating, you can find me:
I work as a activities assistant and I entertain the residents and sometimes. I lead a group like bingo and trivia. 1 on 1 visits, walking my neighbors dogs, and I am involved in activities — I do bocce in the summer time.
Karen Kitner
West
Advocacy interests: Transportation and anti-bullying.
Why I advocate: I like learning new things and being part a movement.
When I’m not advocating, you can find me: Bowling and spending time with family.
Brenda Rankin
Southeast
Advocacy interests: I want to advocate for voting—I just registered and a lot of other people here at Wrentham Developmental Center did too. I really enjoyed being on the planning committee for the 2018 conference.
I think people should be able to do the same things as everyone else and everyone should be respected.
Why I advocate: I like to talk with people, and I like to go to the board meetings. I like to know what’s going on!
When I’m not advocating you can find me: I am a people person! I like answering the phone in my apartment and at work, having coffee with people like my social worker, going to the Senior Center for lunch, and all kinds of activities like parties.
Beth Kollett
Central
Advocacy interests:
Why I advocate:
When I’m not advocating, you can find me:
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