Our Board of Directors consists of volunteer community members who have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests in the field of developmental disabilities. Their responsibilities include:

• Policy Administration: Establishes and/or continues the legal or corporate existence of the organization; ensures the legal requirements are met for conducting business as a not-for-profit, 501 (c) (3); adopts by-laws and ensures the organization operates within them; adopts policies which determine the purpose, guiding principles, functions, activities, and direction of the organization.

• Evaluation: Together with employees of the organization, regularly evaluates and reviews services and supports and maintains standards of performance; and monitors the activities of the organization.

• Personnel: Hires and reviews the performance of the Executive Director; approves policies which address the management of personnel.

• Board Development: 4. Board development: Participates in the identification, recruitment, selection and orientation of board members.

• Finance: Approves and monitors the corporate finances of the organization; authorizes and approves the annual financial statements; takes responsibility for all expenditures dealing with building improvements or purchases of additional land or buildings.

Our Board Members are

Helen Cobb, President

Dan Lehosky, Director

Kacie Luderus, Director

Steve Schain, Director

CONTACTS:

Board of Directors C/O: 1132 W James Street Kent, WA 98032