Walter Curnow

Walter Curnow joined BAMSI in 2015 as a Director of Operations, overseeing residential programs within the Adult Services division. Today, he serves as the Vice President of Day Services and Community Living and, together with his team, focuses on supporting individuals and promoting positive community based experiences in both day and residential programs.

Prior to joining BAMSI, Walter worked in youth programming for more than twenty years, holding senior supervisory positions with both State and vendor programs. His roles included Clinical Coordinator, Program Director and Program Monitor for the Department of Youth Services, the Commonwealth’s juvenile justice agency, and Service Director for the juvenile division of Eliot Community Human Services. In his earlier days, Walter provided direct care to persons with developmental disabilities in residential programs on the South Shore. It was there that he first experienced the reward of working on behalf of individuals in need of support and where he made the decision to dedicate his professional life to human services.

Walter received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.