{"id":49030,"date":"2023-12-14T17:28:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=49030"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:28:03","slug":"batavia-uconnectcare-promotes-batavian-kabel-to-director-of-grant-management-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/batavia-uconnectcare-promotes-batavian-kabel-to-director-of-grant-management-post\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/UConnectCare promotes Batavian Kabel to director of Grant Management post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"309\" data-attachment-id=\"49031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/batavia-uconnectcare-promotes-batavian-kabel-to-director-of-grant-management-post\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?fit=150%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692707045&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a-kabel-professional-photo-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?fit=150%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?resize=150%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49031 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a-kabel-professional-photo-2.jpg?resize=73%2C150&amp;ssl=1 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her 4 \u00bd years as an employee at UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse), Amy Kabel has worn several hats, and she has worn them well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hired as a peer recovery advocate in April 2019 to assist those in recovery from substance use disorder, the Batavia resident has been promoted to the director of Grant Management position \u2013 a job that is vital to the nonprofit agency\u2019s mission to provide a wide variety of services to those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce that Amy has accepted the position of director of Grant Management,\u201d said UConnectCare Chief Executive Officer John Bennett. \u201cAmy has excelled at every level, and the skills she has gained will make her a great addition to the management team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kabel served as the lead peer at The Recovery Station on Clinton Street Road, a supervisory role, before accepting coordinator positions for The Recovery Station, which is under the auspices of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports and for the Health Resources and Services Administration\u2019s Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, she was promoted to assistant director of Grants &amp; Projects, working closely with Rosalie Mangino-Crandall, the former director of Project Innovations and Expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As director of Grant Management, she will oversee a team of about 10 grant-funded employees while searching for and writing grants to fund key programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFortunately, I was able to learn from Rosalie, who was a fantastic mentor,\u201d Kabel said. \u201cShe set a high bar, and I will do my best to keep these programs going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before joining UConnectCare, Kabel was employed as an aide on the surgical floor at United Memorial Medical Center and at Hope Haven, the hospital\u2019s inpatient agency for those struggling with substance use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She earned an associate\u2019s degree from Genesee Community College and went on to obtain a bachelor\u2019s degree in Community &amp; Health Services from SUNY Empire State College. Kabel has a daughter, Madison, a social worker in the Buffalo area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During her 4 \u00bd years as an employee at UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse), Amy Kabel has worn several hats, and she has worn them well. Hired as a peer recovery advocate in April 2019 to assist those in recovery from substance use disorder, the Batavia \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/batavia-uconnectcare-promotes-batavian-kabel-to-director-of-grant-management-post\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[4069,3942],"class_list":["post-49030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-amy-kabel","tag-uconnectcare"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-cKO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50675,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/13\/genesee-orleans-federal-grant-opens-door-for-uconnectcare-to-provide-harm-reduction-services-mobile-unit\/","url_meta":{"origin":49030,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/Federal grant opens door for UConnectCare to provide harm reduction services, mobile unit","author":"aka","date":"February 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Johnny Vidal, Outreach Peer Specialist, and Erin Phelps, Harm Reduction Coordinator\/Case Manager, stand next to UConnectCare's mobile unit that travels to different locations in Genesee and Orleans counties to help those struggling with substance use disorder. 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