New TRC Director Excited About Taking Replacing Paul Cesana
3/26/2015 6:52:55 PM
The new director of The Resource Center in Chautauqua County says she's excited to be in the position, one that she's been groomed for for the past several years. Denise Jones has replaced the retired Paul Cesana, who had told TRC officials that he was stepping down at the end of March after 27 years as director. Jones has been Assistant Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at TRC the past several years. She says The Resource Center is a "great organization"...
Denise Jones: fabulous team
TRC and its affiliates support, and work with people who have developmental disabilties. Jones has been with The Resource Center for 25 years, and admits she has some "big shoes" to fill in replacing Cesana -- who she called a "visionary." One area she wants to continue working on is moving its employment arm -- Allied Industries -- away from declining U.S. Defense Department contracts...
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Jones says the other area they're moving towards is improving the "holistic" health of their clients and a wider variety of employment opportunities.