Partnering Leadership 115 Making a difference for the community by providing greater opportunities to the blind and visually impaired with Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind CEO Tony Cancelosi | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Tony Cancelosi, president and CEO of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind. Tony Cancelosi shares delightful stories from his life, from when he was a child growing up in an Italian neighborhood to dressing up as Santa Claus annually earlier in his career. He also shares what eventually led him to start doing community service and what keeps him going through hard times like the pandemic.
Some highlights:
- Tony Cancelosi’s childhood growing up in an Italian neighborhood in South Phildelphia
- Dressing up as Santa Claus for more than 20 years and its impact in Tony’s life
- Tony Cancelosi’s career at Control Data and how it started his community service journey
- How Tony Cancelosi became chairman of Service Source, an organization that helps indvidials with down syndrome and other disabilities, and later, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
- Why Tony Cancelosi decided to form alliances with Leadership Greater Washington and other more organizations
- How Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind is serving its constituents through the pandemic
- The legacy Tony Cancelosi hopes for Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind to leave behind
Mentioned:
Patrick Burke, executive director of the DC Police Foundation
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