Lori Ropa Elected to
NCE Steering Committee
We are pleased to share that Lori Ropa, The Arc – JCCGC’s executive director, has been elected to serve on The National Conference of Executives of The Arc (NCE) Steering Committee.
NCE is a dynamic peer membership organization of executive directors and management staff from The Arc’s network. NCE creates opportunities for exchanging ideas, providing training essential to professional development, and offering support and mentoring for successful leadership. Members work collaboratively to better serve their organizations and their constituents.
Lori’s role on NCE’s Steering Committee is member-at-large. She was elected for a two-year term. Her great wealth of experience and knowledge makes her an excellent addition to NCE. Direct involvement in NCE presents our chapter with opportunities to maintain its close collaborative relationship with The Arc U.S.
“The overall goal of NCE is to be a connecting point for great ideas to help our chapters serve people in direct alignment with our mission, vision, and our organizational values,” Lori explained. “The value of close relationships with other leaders can’t be understated. We all face the same challenges and having a group of peers to vet new ideas with, problem solve with, and learn from, will make our chapter stronger.”
With membership across more than 600 chapters, NCE is a force to be reckoned with. NCE provides high quality programming, networking, and professional development opportunities to nurture the development of strong leadership throughout The Arc’s vast network and help chapters keep moving their organizations forward.
Lori is a compassionate leader whose lifework has been dedicated to positively impacting people. She considers her work at The Arc - JCCGC to be the highlight of her career. Regarding joining The Arc in 2010, Lori recalled, “I knew I wanted to take all the skills I had acquired and apply them to something that mattered deeply to me.”
“I believe in the value of people – all people,” Lori said. “I was drawn in by the values of The Arc and its mission and vision. They were and are so resonant for me. Underlying it all is the desire to make sure that everyone in our community counts. Everyone.”