Dear Friends,
I trust you have
enjoyed a wonderful summer. I look forward to meeting you at
the earliest opportunity.
I am honored and
feel privileged to have been selected to come to Maine to serve
as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Iris Network. Founded
in 1905, the organization has created a long history of improving the
quality of life for people who are visually impaired and blind by
providing individualized programs of training, education and
support. Our services have evolved over the years. What we do today has
been built over a century of experience by the talent of many people who
have served the organization as staff or volunteers.
The Iris Network
offers four core program services: Vision Rehabilitation Services, Low
Vision Services, Maine AIRS, and the assisted living services provided
at the Iris Park Apartments, the new housing facility that is now
almost completed on the Iris Network campus in 2006. Although the
bulk of our efforts fall under one or more of these four programs, our
dedicated staff is engaged in diverse programmatic activities that
support people at home, at work, and in many other aspects of their
lives. For example, our support groups provide an ideal format for
people coping with vision loss to share and discuss their experiences
and help each other to master challenges.
Looking to the
future, we are in the process of completing our strategic plan, which
will help us further develop our programs in a way that makes maximum
use of today’s knowledge, best practices, and emerging technologies.
During this time of transition, I ask for your support and
understanding. I am focused on improving the quality of what we do,
developing new services, and working toward fully achieving the mandate
of the Iris Network.
Thank you for all
you do to improve the lives of others.
- Adam Zayan, MD, MPH
-
President/CEO
