Meet Our Team
CEO WELCOME
Welcome, and thank you for visiting Opportunity Enterprises’ website. Whether you are considering services for yourself or a loved one, are a current or future staff member, supporter, donor, or customer of one of our business services, thank you for taking time to learn about our amazing people.
Opportunity Enterprises is a premier agency, providing educational, vocational, and residential services to more than 1,000 youth and adults with physical and developmental disabilities. We continue to provide services focused on goals and choices through a variety of day service programs, curricular activities, and enrichment programs like art and assistive technology.
With the care of our dedicated employees, amazing people are making grand strides towards self-sufficiency and independence every day.
Our services provide hope to not only a family, but a community. Our commitment is to uphold this hope daily because of the incredible support from community leaders, families, businesses, and sponsors who support our mission. We are an option for many families in our community, and we are honored to be promoting more purposeful and enriching lives for individuals with disabilities in Northwest Indiana.
I invite you to continue your journey with Opportunity Enterprises. Follow us on social media and invite your friends to do the same. Volunteer at one of our events or for one of our programs; the experience will change your life. Donate to our mission; you will change the lives of children and adults with disabilities right here in your community. Find your own unique way to become a part of our mission. Thank you for taking the time to learn about the amazing people we serve.
Thank you,
Neil Samahon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Oak Partners
Vice Chair
First Merchants Bank
Secretary
Valparaiso University
Treasurer
Laciak CPA
Teachers Credit Union
FirstLight Home Care
Burke, Costanza, & Carberry
Gayda Properties, Inc.
Urschel Laboratories
Valparaiso Community Schools
NIPSCO
City of Valparaiso
In Touch Pharmaceuticals
CATSI, Inc.
Portage Township School Corp.
GreatNews.Life
Allstate Insurance
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Chief Development and Communications Officer (CDCO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Program Officer (CPO)
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Social Services Director
Daily Living Skills Director
Senior Director of Day Programs
Group Home Director
Supported Living Director
TREND Director
Enriching Possibilities Director
Retail Director
Transportation Director
Director of Business Services
Curriculum Director
Financial Controller
QUEST Director
Senior Director of Business Operations
Respite Director
Director of Operations and Compliance
Senior Director of Employment Services and Transition
Agency Training Director
Senior Director of Residential
Renewed Horizons Director
Want to learn more about becoming one of our amazing team members? Check out our open positions here.