Who We are...
The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group is a non-profit organization run by families with special needs children. We are parents, educators, organizers, and volunteers who share a common goal, the safety of our children at the hands of others.
Our Mission
“To serve as an overwatch advocate agency that protects incapacitated children & adolescents from individuals that harm, exploit, and endanger their overall well-being through negligence, while also denying their basic human rights for appropriate education and quality of life.”
What We Do
We advocate for change in order to close system loopholes that allow for negligence and abuse. We are also actively involved with legislators who are fighting for disability rights to ensure that the voices of the special needs community are heard in the policy debates that take place at our statehouses.
Our Methodology
Our Mission Statement is the driving force of becoming one of the most effective, disruptors in executing advocating services. The methodology used is D.A.I.R. (Discussion, Action, Implementation, Results). We are a result-driven agency with the expectation of “winning”, providing families with superior advocating equity representation in various meetings with school districts and other agencies.
The ongoing of families that continue to reach out to us, reinstates the need for our services. As stated, TSAG is a disruptor in the advocating arena. There is no other agency that executes the way TSAG executes. We do this with extreme passion and empathy for the families we work for.
Our Staff
We are always looking for volunteers to join us and help us fight for those that cannot. You can contact us here for more info.
Board Members
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Cheryl Halajko
Board Member - Secretary / Co-founder / Advocate / Autism Mom / Medical Professional
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Shane Halajko Sr.
Board Member - CEO / Co-Founder / Advocate / Autism Dad/ Residential Professional
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Shane Halajko Jr.
Board Member - Vice President / Senior Advocate / JD Suffolk Law
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Michael C. Lima, Esq
Board Member - President / Legal Counsel
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Celeste Fournier
Board Member - Special Events / Volunteer
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Dr. Nicole J. Navega PhD
Board Member - LICSW
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Kelly Deering
Board Member - Treasurer / Bookkeeper / Business Compliance
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Michael Novia
Board Member - Media Relations / Entrepreneur
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Lisa Brien
Board Member - Mental Health Advocate
Team Members
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Shawnie Halajko
Hero / Survivor
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Frank Perez
Director of Multimedia
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Tony Novia
Executive Advisor
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Maty Monfort Novia
Spokesperson / Public Relations / Influencer
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Maryellen Lane
Special Events / Volunteer
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Steven Howitt
State Legislator
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Stephen Halajko
Special Events / Volunteer
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Jim Lamoureux
Special Events / Volunteer
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Renee Ferrick
Special Events / Volunteer
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Sean Miranda
Advocate / Volunteer / RBTS
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Melissa D.J
Advocate / Special Education / IEP Specialist
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Kim Apuzzo
Advocate / Special Education / IEP Specialist / WRS Certified / Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner
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Erin Khan
Special Events / Volunteer
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Raymond Turcotte
Special Events / Volunteer
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Olivia Halajko
Social Media / Advocate / Special Events / Volunteer / Majoring in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at UMASS Amherst
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Olivia Novia
Advocate / ABA / Behavioral Therapist / Majoring in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience at University of California San Diego
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Kaitlyn Gorton
Advocate / Bridgewater State University / Clinical Psychology / Behavior Therapist
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Dr. Shanna Bahry, PhD
BCBA-D, LABA/LBA
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Tony Azulay
Honorary Advocate
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Jason O'Hara
Co-Honorary Advocate
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Kyle Seyboth
Special Events / Volunteer
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Bernadette Loiselle
Special Events / Volunteer
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Michelle Brouliard
Consultant/SEPAC
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Lisa Halajko
Special Events / Volunteer
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Katie Ferreira-Aubin
L.M.H.C / C.A.G.S / Advocate
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Kamran Khan CPA Inc
Certified Public Accountant