HER VOICE BUSINESS Nancy Rosemore Associate Vice President, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) Education: BA in Communications Disorders from Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, MA Hometown: Born in Ipswich, MA, and have lived in MN for 40 years, Brainerd lakes area for 34 Family: Husband, Jeff; 4 children: Meghan, Eric, Joshua and Ryan; 7 grandchildren, and our chocolate lab, Stout First job at LSS: I started with LSS in 1988 as a house coordinator at a large group home in Baxter. After about a year, I received my first promotion to senior program. manager. Proud career moment: In 2011, I was selected by Lutheran Services in America to be an NGO observer at the United Nations Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities. It was fascinating to spend a week listening to nations from around the world discuss how they preserve the rights of people with disabilities and goals they are working on to improve their human rights. Favorite part about working for LSS: The ability to make an impact on a person's life. LSS' vision is that all Minnesotans live full and Congratulations on your retirement, Nancy Rosemore! abundant lives in community PICS (Partners in Community Supports), a subsidiary of LSS, works to fulfill that vision by ensuring people with disabilities have the ability to choose where they live and who provides caregiving for them through self- directed services Why is LSS a good place to work? The culture and opportunities for growth LSS has great team members who support you to learn and grow in your career path. There are so many interesting services we provide that lead to a wide variety of career choices LSS also continually strives to achieve its employee vision statement: that employees have deeply meaningful work that changes lives, the opportunity for their unique gifts to shine and grow, and abundant and balanced lives. Career advice: Do what you love. It was important for me to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. To be able to do that for 34 years with LSS has been amazing Retirement plans: I'll be retiring this spring in time for crappie fishing and then will spend time visiting family members back east. Then, ni come back to Minnesota to watch my grandchildren and perennial gardens grow. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota pics Partners in Community Supports HER VOICE BUSINESS Nancy Rosemore Associate Vice President , Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota ( LSS ) Education : BA in Communications Disorders from Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater , MA Hometown : Born in Ipswich , MA , and have lived in MN for 40 years , Brainerd lakes area for 34 Family : Husband , Jeff ; 4 children : Meghan , Eric , Joshua and Ryan ; 7 grandchildren , and our chocolate lab , Stout First job at LSS : I started with LSS in 1988 as a house coordinator at a large group home in Baxter . After about a year , I received my first promotion to senior program . manager . Proud career moment : In 2011 , I was selected by Lutheran Services in America to be an NGO observer at the United Nations Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities . It was fascinating to spend a week listening to nations from around the world discuss how they preserve the rights of people with disabilities and goals they are working on to improve their human rights . Favorite part about working for LSS : The ability to make an impact on a person's life . LSS ' vision is that all Minnesotans live full and Congratulations on your retirement , Nancy Rosemore ! abundant lives in community PICS ( Partners in Community Supports ) , a subsidiary of LSS , works to fulfill that vision by ensuring people with disabilities have the ability to choose where they live and who provides caregiving for them through self directed services Why is LSS a good place to work ? The culture and opportunities for growth LSS has great team members who support you to learn and grow in your career path . There are so many interesting services we provide that lead to a wide variety of career choices LSS also continually strives to achieve its employee vision statement : that employees have deeply meaningful work that changes lives , the opportunity for their unique gifts to shine and grow , and abundant and balanced lives . Career advice : Do what you love . It was important for me to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities . To be able to do that for 34 years with LSS has been amazing Retirement plans : I'll be retiring this spring in time for crappie fishing and then will spend time visiting family members back east . Then , ni come back to Minnesota to watch my grandchildren and perennial gardens grow . Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota pics Partners in Community Supports