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UCP of East Central Florida Welcomes a new President/CEO!
 Craig A. Byrd, President/CEO |
The Board of Directors of UCP of East Central Florida has announced the appointment of their new President/CEO, Craig A. Byrd. Byrd comes to UCP with over 16 years of leadership experience in the human services field specializing in individuals with disabilities. His most recent role was CEO of UCP/Easter Seals Heartland in St Louis, MO.
As a commissioned officer in the US Army, Byrd achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served in numerous positions of leadership responsibility before retiring in 2005. Byrd began his career with Easter Seals West Kentucky in 1994 and transitioned to Easter Seals Missouri in 2001 where he negotiated the merger of Easter Seals Missouri and UCP of Greater St Louis.
Byrd holds his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Murray State University in Murray, KY and also graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College in Ft Leavenworth, KS.
“I believe that Craig’s leadership experiences and abilities will add an additional level of dynamism to our partnership in providing a life without limits for people with disabilities and furthering our mission of ‘inspiring people with disabilities to discover their limitless potential’.” Liz Francati said, UCP Board of Directors, chairwoman.
UCP of East Central Florida was founded in 1969 as Work Oriented Rehabilitation Center (WORC), and became affiliated with UCP in 2005. UCP of East Central Florida serves over 850 individuals with disabilities in Volusia, Flagler, St Johns and Putnam counties.
This article is also featured here at the Daytona Beach News Journal: http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2010/09/08/united-cerebral-palsy-gets-new-leader.html
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