Monthly Service Award

Meet Kaira

We would like to nominate Kaira Santos for the monthly service award for the month of August 2019.

Kaira began working for Nashua Center in the LIFE-OP program on October 2017. Kaira brings a big smile and positive can-do attitude to every situation she is faced with. She works with a variety of abilities all with confidence and ease. She treats each and every individual with dignity and respect.

Kaira is a hard worker with a tremendous amount of patience. She continues to dedicate herself to her clients’ successes by encouraging independence and advocating for themselves to ensure they reach their goals. Kaira lends a helping hand whenever needed. She changes her schedule at a moment's notice, works later without hesitation or complaint and is extremely dependable. Kaira will even schedule her time off to coincide with individuals she works with vacations. When Kaira hears there is a need or a problem she is one of the first to jump up to volunteer or problem solve.

Kaira engulfs herself in what is best for the students. She is never idle and continually comes up with activities that are both stimulating and provides learning opportunities. She shows initiative and creativity; when her students were enrolled in the Functional Literacy/Communication Class she went above and beyond to ensure all her students were prepared and ready to present their research papers and presentation. It took a lot of creativity and organization to make this happen. Most recently, there was a situation where unexpectantly Kaira had to help someone move. When she received the phone call, Kaira answered with, “I got this”! She handled it swiftly, calmly and efficiently. Kaira has been assigned several special projects throughout the year which she has completed every one of them in a timely manner and with little direction. Kaira has proven herself to be an invaluable member of the LIFE-OP team.

Kaira’s dedication, reliability, work ethic and all-around amazing personality makes her a perfect candidate for this award. She is a wonderful employee and we value all that she does.


Respectfully submitted by,


Nora Driscoll & Michelle Brown
LIFE-OP Coordinator Lead DSP