admin posted on December 05, 2008 07:45
Robert Talbot became Executive Director of Quakerdale in January of 2008. His appointment marks only the third leadership change at Quakerdale in the past 44 years. Previous Executive Directors M. Richard Whitehead and Michelle Herman retired after serving for 26 and 18 years, respectively.
Talbot was most recently Interim Executive Director of Triple L Youth Ranch, a department of Family Connection, Inc., in Anderson, Ind. He is an alumnus of Anderson University (B.A., psychology) in Anderson, Indiana, and earned his M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Evangelical School in Deerfield, Illinois.
“Rob’s career in human services as resident counselor, family counselor, program developer, supervisor, vice president of operations, and president/CEO in organizations in Indiana and Illinois, encompasses the experience we were seeking for the organization’s next leader,” said Steve Heilskov, Board President.
Rob and his wife, Jennifer, reside with their six children in New Providence, Quakerdale’s corporate headquarters.