Char Gentes News Today

EASTHAMPTON — When Char Gentes walked into the doors of Riverside Industries Friday morning, she assumed she would be assisting her successor Lynn Ireland in developing a strategic plan for the organization.But as Ireland, who recently replaced Gentes...

EASTHAMPTON — With plans to expand its services, President and CEO Lynn Ostrowski-Ireland says the future of Riverside Industries is looking bright. Since taking the helm from Char Gentes, who retired from the nonprofit organization in December after...

EASTHAMPTON — Over the course of her nearly four-decade career, Char Gentes has seen a positive evolution in the way society helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live rich, independent lives.But things were not so “golden”...