Possell To Head CCSStephen Possell has been named Combined Community Services new executive director.
Possell will replace Lewis Jones, who resigned from the position in January.
Peggi Lisenbee-Wright, CCS client services director, has been filling in as executive director in the interim of hiring someone for the position.
During a telephone interview this morning, Joe Jarboe, CCS board of directors president, confirmed Possell was notified last week that he will take on the executive director role and his duties will begin June 2.Possell was selected by the CCS board of directors last week to serve as executive director, Jarboe said.
Jarboe said Possell's duties as executive director will include the day-to-day supervision of CCS, and ensuring the mission and strategic goals of CCS are achieved.
"As a board we're very excited and fortunate to have Stephen serve and help us move the agency forward," Jarboe said.
Possell said he is looking forward to serving as executive director.
"I'm very excited to take on this new role as executive director and feel it is a good transition for me," Possell said.
He said he is looking forward to working with established programs at CCS, as well as working with the board for further development of programs.
After moving to Indiana 16 years ago from Naples, Fla., Possell took a job as an investigator with child protection services.
He was there until 2001 when he moved to Bowen Center to serve as Child and Adolescent Services manager in 2001. He opened offices in Goshen and Syracuse for Bowen Center and became director of Kosciusko County Bowen Center in 2005.
Along with Bowen Center CEO Kurt Carlson, Possell started the Community Partnership Center in Enchanted Hills.
In Enchanted Hills, Possell was instrumental in establishing the Moving Forward program. The program works with residents toward economic self-sufficiency utilizing the Getting Ahead workshops, budgeting and GED classes.
Possell has three children, Lexi, 13, Stephen, 11, and Mason, 6. He is married to Melissa.
