Local CEO appointed to Governor-Elect Chris Christie’s Transition Committee for Human Services & Children and Families

Robert Stack, President and CEO of Community Options, Inc. has recently been appointed to Governor-Elect Chris Christie’s Transition Subcommittee of Human Services and Children and Families.

Community Options is a national nonprofit organization based in Princeton that develops community-based homes and employment supports for people with developmental disabilities. For twenty years, Robert has moved people with disabilities from institutions into their own homes, advocated for consolidation and closure of state developmental centers and has committed to supporting not only adults; but children with disabilities in need of homes and youth with disabilities in need of transition services from school to work.

“I am thrilled to be a part of Governor-Elect Chris Christie’s Transition Subcommittee for Human Services and Children and Families,” says, Stack. “The change and progress that is to come for all New Jerseyians and especially those with developmental disabilities is prudent and greatly needed,” added, Stack.

Robert founded Community Options around his kitchen table in 1989 and has grown the organization into a multi-state operation with 24 offices throughout 9 states. Robert is an expert in national disability policy and will serve as a relevant member of this subcommittee.