Tricia joined the Board of Directors at The Arc of Opportunity in September 2020. Tricia is a nurse practitioner that works in a family practice here in Fitchburg. She spent the last 13 years in Nashville Tennessee where she obtained her master’s degree at Tennessee State University and worked in a long-term care facility caring for the elderly. While in Nashville, she served on the Board of Directors for a nonprofit medical clinic, which served people who were uninsured. When she is not working or volunteering her time, she enjoys traveling, reading, puzzles, and spending time with her teen daughter.
Developmental disabilities is common in the US (about 1 in 6 children) and that the number of such children increased 17.1% (about 1.8 million more children) over the past 12 years studied.