Leadership

Rita Mandik is the Director of Human Resources at The Arc of Chester County.

Rita Mandik is a graduate of Immaculata University.  She has worked in the field of Intellectual Disabilities since 1980, beginning her career in direct care and moving up to a variety of programmatic and administrative positions through the years.  Rita has been involved with supported employment, her passion, since 1995.

Rita has her CESP (Certified Employment Support Professional) and ACRE (Association for Credentialed Rehabilitation Educators) certifications, and has written and led multiple grant projects during her career.   She is a member of APSE, Association for People Supporting Employment First, and has given presentations on supported employment on both the state and national level.

Rita came to The Arc in the Fall of 2017, and took on the role of Director of The Arc’s Comprehensive Employment Services in July of 2019.