The Arc of Northeastern PA Names New Executive Director

The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a non-profit organization committed to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities IDD, has named Marsha Pigga their new Executive Director. The Arc-NEPA is a grassroots organization formed in 1955 by a group of parents seeking public education for their children with IDD.

Since that time a growing number of parents, neighbors, and members of the business and professional communities have faced numerous challenges in advocating for children and adults with IDD.

Previously, Ms. Pigga was the Executive Director of Domestic Violence Service Center which is a nonprofit organization committed to working towards an end to the problem of domestic violence in our culture. Domestic Violence Service Center is founded in the belief that violence in the home is a crime, primarily committed against women and children, which has a devastating impact on the lives of all family members and society as a whole.

Prior to the Domestic Violence Service Center, Marsha served as the Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania where she delivered over 20 years of experience in non-profit administration providing mission-focused results through team-oriented strategic processes. Her culmination of experience working in mental health counseling and mental health administration fostered her success in creating a culture of care to further the mission.