Many of you may have heard that after nearly four decades as Lanterman Regional Center’s executive director, Diane Anand is retiring this June. During this time she led the Center through periods of significant growth and also safely guided the Center through periods of recession, including significant fiscal and legislative challenges. I hope you will join me in expressing our gratitude for the singular effort Diane has brought to not only our regional center, but the service system as a whole.
The highest priority for Lanterman’s board of directors has been to ensure that the Center is well situated and prepared for a smooth transition of leadership. The board has been engaged in succession planning for well over a year, reviewing all aspects of how Lanterman operates and conducts business, and for the past six months in the selection of the Center’s next executive director.
With that said, it gives me great pleasure to share with you that the board has selected Melinda Sullivan as the Center’s new executive director. Melinda has been at Lanterman for 27 years working in a number of capacities, including as a regional manager, director of Community Services and most recently as associate director of Client and Family Services, a position she has served in for the past 17 years. Melinda truly exemplifies the Lanterman core values, and has the skills, knowledge, character and experience that the board was looking for in the Center’s next leader. Widely known and respected within the developmental services system, we believe that Melinda is the right choice to lead the Center now and into the future.
The board of directors looks forward to working with Melinda during this transition as we all continue to work towards our mission of creating a community where people with developmental disabilities live purposeful lives as active members of their communities.
California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.
¿Cuáles son sus necesidades de servicio actuales? ¡Responda la encuesta y avísenos!
Lanterman is seeking your feedback and assistance in completing a short survey so we can better understand the current service needs. This survey is for our community to complete, including clients, family members, service providers or community partners. Thank you in advance for your time!
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Lanterman busca sus comentarios y ayuda para completar una breve encuesta para que podamos comprender mejor las necesidades actuales del servicio. Esta encuesta es para que la complete nuestra comunidad, incluidos los clientes, los miembros de la familia, los proveedores de servicios o los socios comunitarios. ¡Gracias de antemano por su tiempo!
Regional centers must post information regarding how providers are doing with ensuring individuals served are part of their communities (Welfare and Institutions Code section 4519.2(b)). This information is to be updated at least every six months until DDS has determined that statewide compliance has been met.
El Internet está inundado de información y recursos sobre el Coronavirus (COVID-19) desde el nivel federal hasta el estatal y local. Comenzamos esta página para compartir algunos de los recursos e información que encontramos más útiles y accesibles, además de compartir información específica para Lanterman sobre cualquier efecto que esto tenga en nuestras operaciones, nuestros proveedores de servicios y la comunidad en general.
The Internet is awash in info and resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the federal to the state and local levels. We're starting this page to share some of the resources and info we found most helpful and accessible, plus to share information specific to Lanterman about any effects this is having on our operations, our service providers and community as a whole.
