Spring 2007

Talented board leading ACCC into future

By Dr. Sue Offutt, Ph.D
Board of Trustees Chairperson

As an independent organization Anne Carlsen Center for Children’s Board of Trustees is charged with the responsibility to guide the organization’s growth and maintain a solid financial stronghold.

In July 2003, when the Center first became independent, two boards were created…a governing operating board and an advisory Foundation board to guide the work of ACCC’s Foundation. Each had nine members.

This past summer the memberships of both boards were combined. We did this to better utilize the collective experience and talents of all members to direct the operational and foundation activities.

ACCC’s board members (listed in the back of this issue) bring a wealth of beneficial experience to the table as attorneys, bankers, healthcare consultants, parents of children with disabilities, fund raising professionals and service delivery professionals in the disabilities field.

We need this experience to help take Anne Carlsen Center for Children to the next level in its drive to change more lives forever.

We are poised and ready to impact the lives of children and their families beyond the walls of ACCC’s main campus in Jamestown.

The Center’s staff reaches beyond the campus by providing employment support, professional development, evaluations and assessments and other services to children living in their home communities.

In 2006, we provided outreach services to 219 children and young adults with disabilities and trained over 1,700 professionals supporting people with disabilities.

The board of trustees believes there is a need for more services in the region and that ACCC needs to be a leader in providing them, whether on the Jamestown campus or elsewhere. We are in the beginning stages of determining where that need is greatest and evaluating what we can and will invest to help change more lives forever.

ACCC’s board of trustees recently helped celebrate the organization’s 65th anniversary. Pictured, from left are: Bruce Iserman, Reesa Webb, emeritus member Rev. Gordon Berntson, Tom Rohleder, chairperson Dr. Sue Offutt, Ph.D., Joel Fremstad, Robert Montgomery, M.D. Pat Traynor, Eric Monson, Harvey Huber, and Tim Flakoll. Members not pictured are Bryon Dockter, Neil Jordheim, Pat McCullough, Janet Seaworth, ex officio member Myra Quanrud, M.D., Kevin Wallevand, and Robert Weiss.