Greg Beben and Annamaria Lalevee recently received promotions from the Arc of Warren County.

Beben is now Chief Development & Communications Officer. An employee 30 years, he was recently was Chief Administrative Officer. Now he will oversee day programs, community-based supports, IT, human resources and the service coordination unit of the early intervention department. Previously, he was Director of Case Management and IT Director. Before coming to The Arc, Greg taught high school and junior high school math and science. He holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Marywood University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Dallas.

Lalevee has joined the Arc more than three years ago as Director of Public Relations and Fundraising. During her tenure at The Arc of Warren County, she has grown the donor base, added and modified agency fundraising and awareness events and continues to explore new opportunities for collaboration and funding prospects. In her new role, Lalevee will continue to establish and maintain relationships with community and strategic partners. Previously she was a workforce development communicator as a Talent Network Co-Director at Raritan Valley Community College and was Director of Public Relations and Development Communications at Centenary University. She is the Vice President of the Hackettstown Rotary Club and was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship. She also serves on the Board of the Phillipsburg Area Chamber of Commerce. Annamaria holds a Master of Arts degree in Corporate and Organizational Communication and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English: Communications and a Minor in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

“I am so pleased to be able to promote Greg and Annamaria into these newly created positions,” says John Whitehead, CEO of The Arc of Warren County. “They are both integral members of our leadership team and I am pleased that they will be continuing their good work in their new capacities and furthering the mission of this organization.”

The Arc is a national organization that serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their family members since 1950. The Arc of Warren is one of 700 chapters of The Arc and serves more than 1,100 people annually for the past 68 years. Programs include residential group homes and supervised apartments, day services, community-based supports, advocacy services, recreation and summer camp, Special Olympics training, early intervention and a wide variety of additional social services.