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Statement North Star
Community Services empowers each person to realize potential,
pursue dreams, and enjoy life.
Who we are
We are a
local, private,
non-profit
rehabilitation services
agency providing adult
day services, employment
services, and supported
community living
services so individuals
with disabilities can
live and work in their
communities
Our Programs
1. Adult Day
Services
2. Community
Employment Services
3.
Organizational Employment
Services
4. Supported
Community Living Services
CARF Accreditation |
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Community
Services |
Employment
Services (CES) |
Psychosocial
Rehab (Adults) |
- Case Mgt/ Service Coord.
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Community Integration (CI)
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CI / Older Adults
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Supported Living |
- CES: Job
Development
- CES: Job Supports
- CES: Job-Site Training
- Employee Dev. Services
- Employment Plan. Services
- Organizational Emp. Services |
- Case Mgt./Service Coord.
- Community Integration
- Supported Living |
Our
Leadership |
Board of Directors - Fiscal Year 2006 |
Executive Director |
Howard Gallatin, President
James Thielen, Vice-President
Sara Bauer
Robert J. Brown
Rosie Bruns
Robert Burkgren
Frank Darrah
Jayne Hall
Joe Klein
Sally Ripplinger
Ronald Schneck
Helen Schumacher
Dr. Patricia Sitlington
Betty Westmeyer
Craig White |
Mark Witmer, Executive
Director of North Star Community Services, envisions the
possibility that individuals with disabilities can reach potential,
pursue dreams, and enjoy life, primarily by living
 and
working in the community, where he says, "we all belong." Witmer holds a
BS in Social Work from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and an MS
in Educational Administration from the University of North Dakota, and
has served individuals with disabilities for more than 25 years. He has
headed North Star Community Services (Adults Incorporated), since 1992.
A current Surveyor for CARF - the Rehabilitation Accreditation
Commission, Witmer is also a Trainer / Speaker for the Regional Continuing
Education Program in Rehabilitation Administration at the University of
Missouri - Columbia. |
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