Chudoba is new VP at Center for Developmental Disabilities

Milford — Ann Gillerlane, Executive Director of the Center for Developmental Disabilities of Pike County (CDD) has announced the appointment of Diane J. Chudoba to the position of vice president of development. Chudoba was previously employed for over 10 years as the executive director and chief operating officer for the Sussex County (N.J.) ARC Foundation, Inc., where she managed the fundraising efforts which provided funding for programs and services for residents with developmental disabilities. During her tenure at the ARC Foundation she was instrumental in raising over $5 million, establishing four named endowment funds, designing a planned giving program, dramatically increasing their special events revenue and implementing a strategic marketing plan which encompassed media, a Web site and new corporate identity to broaden the local and corporate contributors to the foundation. As a result of her well recognized fundraising efforts for people with developmental disabilities, she was nominated in 2004 as a finalist for the National Association for Retarded Citizen’s Development Award. Chudoba is committed to establishing a strong development plan for the CDD. She intends to further educate the community about CDD’s mission and vision; which in part is to provide vital educational and therapeutic services for children with developmental disabilities and delays aged from birth to six. Chudoba is a graduate of Delaware Valley High School and a graduate of Curry College in Milton, Mass. where she received a dual Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Psychology. She resides in Milford, with her husband David and their two children Jenna and Abby. For further information about how you can help provide financial support to the CDD and children with special needs, please contact Diane at 570-296-3992 ext. 64 or email her at dchudoba@cddkids.org. For more on the Center for Developmental Disabilities visit www.CDDkids.org.