{"id":102408,"date":"2019-03-21T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=102408"},"modified":"2019-03-21T10:51:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T14:51:20","slug":"arc-executive-director-jack-campbell-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=102408","title":{"rendered":"ARC Executive Director Jack Campbell announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured from left are Jack Campbell \u2013 executive director of The Arc of Madison Cortland; Barb McDermott \u2013 retired assistant executive director and compliance officer at The Arc of Madison Cortland; and Ray Lewandowski \u2013 retired executive director of The Arc of Madison Cortland.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Following a long career of public service and leadership,\nThe Arc of Madison Cortland Executive Director Jack Campbell announces his\nretirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell began working at the non-profit agency as a vocational\nevaluator. At that time, there were approximately 50 employees supporting\nroughly 175 people with developmental disabilities. During his 42 years of\nemployment and working in more than half a dozen positions at The Arc of\nMadison Cortland, he said he has witnessed growth within the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the heart and inspiration of many parents, family\nmembers and friends, programs were developed at The Arc of Madison Cortland.\nThrough the years, programs, supports and services have evolved and expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, The Arc of Madison Cortland employs approximately 500\npeople and supports more than one thousand people throughout Madison and\nCortland counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After the Willowbrook Consent Decree, I saw the\nclosing of the snake pit institutions and witnessed the move to community-based\nservices, which integrated people into the fabric of society,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cThere\nis still much to do to change people\u2019s minds about the abilities of people with\ndevelopmental disabilities. It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint, to move peoples\u2019 prejudices\nand preconceived notions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grassroots advocacy is how The Arc of Madison Cortland\nformed as founding parents realized their children not only needed, but\ndeserved, a fair chance to succeed in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can retire from \u2018work,\u2019 but I can never retire from being\nan advocate for our families and the people we support,” Campbell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell will retire effective June 30, 2019, and Perry\nCourto, associate executive director and CFO, will assume the role of executive\ndirector July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perry has been with The Arc of Madison Cortland for more\nthan 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis skill set is exactly what is needed to move the agency\ninto the future,\u201d said Randy Schaal, Board of Directors president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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