Bonnie worked for Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier from 1977-1990 in various positions while ACL was in its formative years and conferences were held in the Catskills. During that time she served on the ACL Board and also was the conference chair. From 1990 until 2001 she continued to consult at Community Missions in Administration and Development while she also consulted for other non-profit agencies and as a Counselor. During that time she served as the Mental Health Consultant for the Community Action Head Start Program. In September 2000, she took on the challenge of full-time Director of Children and Youth Services for Community Action of Orleans and Genesee. Her position currently involves planning, oversight, and evaluation of Head Start, Early Head Start, Child Care Resource and Referral services, a teen pregnancy prevention program and an after-school program and a new Early Head Start Child Care Partnership program. Much of her position includes grant writing, monitoring, evaluating, planning and managing staff and working with a consumer board in this large human service agency. Through her time with Community Missions and her current work Bonnie has seen tremendous changes in regulations, funding, staff requirements, etc. She has taught at 2 Community Colleges, and presented numerous workshops (including many at ACL). She currently serves on the Genesee Community College Orleans Advisory Board and is a member of the Orleans County Community Services Board where she chairs the Mental Health subcommittee. Through many years and numerous changes, Bonnie still has a special place in her life and her heart for those involved with the mental health residential service system in New York (recipients, providers and families).