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Renee Pietrangelo |
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Renee L. Pietrangelo, PhD Executive Director ANCOR
Dr. Pietrangelo is chief executive officer of the American Network of Community Options and Resources in Alexandria, Virginia. Since the fall of 2001, she has played a key role in creating and implementing a national campaign, sponsored by ANCOR, and endorsed by seven national disability organizations, to address workforce issues regarding recruiting and retention of direct support professionals who support people with disabilities.
Ms. Pietrangelo has overseen a national workforce research initiative in support of the campaign’s objectives and is recognized as a national spokesperson on the issue. In that capacity she has work with numerous federal and state leaders in crafting initiatives to address workforce shortages. In 2004 she was awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services distinguished “Secretary’s Highest Recognition Award” by then Secretary Tommy Thompson.
Ms. Pietrangelo has over 30 years’ experience as a nonprofit association executive, with established expertise in the areas of leadership competencies and development, and education and training, her previous association executive positions were in the fields of medical technology and financial services. Ms. Pietrangelo has been integrally involved in quantitative and qualitative national research on leadership competencies. She earned her PhD in philosophy at Georgetown University, with an emphasis on ethics and human values. |
