In her acceptance speech, Liz noted that that J. Bryan, the founder of Massachusetts Halfway Houses, was one of the first people she met when I came to the Crime and Justice Foundation. He became a friend and mentor, who turned out to be from her from home town of Leominster.
Curtin thanked the ICCA Board, her CRJ colleagues, and her sisters. She concluded with a Vince Lombardi quote from a previous day’s session saying that he relentlessly pursued perfection and found excellence along the way.