Susan Hartley

"I have been involved with DDRC for over thirty years, as a parent of a child with severe developmental disabilities I understand and have experienced the broad scope of emotions that all parents or caregivers feel loving and caring for a child with special needs. Over the years, my family received so much help from the DDRC that I became passionate about getting more involved and giving back. Becoming a Board member was "eye opening". While I had the experience of being a parent, once I became a Board Member I was exposed to the complicated, multi layered, frustrating infrastructure that has been pieced together over the years to try to provide supports for our families and loved ones. I can understand the frustrations of families having to decide where and how to get help for their child with special needs. Access to support is complicated! The staff at DDRC do all they can to keep it simple so I really didn't have an appreciation for hard it was until I became a Board Member. Some of the decisions we've made have been difficult when dealing with the realities of funding, care providers and ensuring safety and consistent monitoring to meet all obligations to the people we serve. I am proud of the DDRC leadership and staff, this is an organization of caring and compassionate people committed to improving services. " - Susan

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Retired - CenturyLink
Services at Large Representative