James Rhodes, Vice Chairman of the Larc Board of Directors
by James Rhodes
As Vice-Chairperson of the Larc Board of Directors I want to thank all our sponsors, families, friends, staff, and volunteers—for your continued support of Larc School and our amazing students. Your support allows us to make miracles happen every day.
Summer always brings excitement, anticipation, and some level of change here at Larc as we prepare for the upcoming school year, but this year is the first in 38 years that we do that planning without our former Executive Director, Susan Weiner. As I am sure you probably know, Susan retired on June 30th of this year. We will miss her and we cannot thank her enough for the passionate and student-driven leadership she provided over these many years.
We are grateful for all Susan accomplished for Larc, our students, and for the strong foundation on which Larc School now stands. We’re also confident Larc will uphold its tradition of excellence as well as our cherished Larc Family under the leadership of our new Executive Director, Stefanie Riehl. Much of the credit in ensuring this belongs to my fellow Personnel Committee members Geri Spencer, Reggie Beckett, and Jim Madden. Selecting a successor to Susan was not an easy task, but we are confident we have found the perfect candidate in Stefanie.
While new as our executive director, Stefanie has been with Larc since January, studying under Susan as assistant executive director as she prepared to assume the leadership role. Stefanie brings a passion to serve individuals with special needs, their families, and Larc. She is an accomplished leader whose academic background includes a Master of Public Administration and a Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification. Most importantly, she was drawn to Larc and was moved by the warm, family feeling she felt the minute she walked through our doors. Her goal is for Larc to continue to provide all of our students and adults with individualized programming in an atmosphere that feels like home.
We are excited by Stefanie’s enthusiasm and look forward to a bright future as she leads Larc’s outstanding Administrative Team of Melissa Carey (acting interim principal), and Pam Tozour (adult program director).
Please join us in welcoming Stefanie to the Larc family and thank you for your continued support. Without you our success would not be possible.
