• Beth Atton, Executive Director
  email: beth@napavalleysupportservices.org
  Beth Atton, Executive Director, holds a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Administration from the University of San Francisco. She has worked with Napa Valley Support Services (NVSS) for more than 29 years, becoming Executive Director in 2003. Her approach in management and service delivery is one of teamwork and hands-on involvement with each of the programs NVSS offers.n Beth is fully committed to the agency's mission and believes that each individual with a disability should have a quality of life that can be defined and determined only by that individual. She can be found most weekends on the hiking trails of Napa Valley.
  
  Katy Vanzant, Napa Personnel Director
  email: katy@napavalleysupportservices.org
  Katy Vanzant began working for Napa Valley Support Services (NVSS) in 1993. The Director for Napa Personnel Systems since 2000, she has has also been an Instructor and Assistant Program Director in the Imperial Way Program, and an Instructor with the self-directed team in the earlier Calistoga Program. She graduated from Mary Washington College with a degree in International Affairs. At NVSS, Katy has been fortunate in finding a career that lets her celebrate the human spirit while allowing her to continue to be a student of human nature.
  
  Julie Philpott, Program Director
  email: nvssjulie@sbcglobal.net
  Julie Philpott graduated from St. Mary's College with a degree in Psychology. She has worked with developmentally disabled adults for more than 20 years. Julie became an NVSS Program Director in 2003, and is continually looking for new ways to keep the Day Program invigorating and rewarding.
  
  Greg Battaglia, Program Director
  email: nvssgreg@sbcglobal.net
  Greg Battaglia graduated from Humboldt State in 1997 with a degree in Liberal Studies/Parks and Recreation Administration. He became an NVSS Program Director in 2003. In his spare time he can be spotted on golf courses, softball diamonds, beaches, and up in the mountains gathering gourmet mushrooms with friends and his dog Zoe.
  
  
• Emmy Lesko, Program Supervisor
  email: nvssemmy@sbcglobal.net
  Emmy Lesko is a native of the Napa Valley. She has enjoyed working with people with disabilities for 14 years. Emmy began her career as an Instructor for NVSS, where she worked for five years before leaving to become Community Support Facilitator and later Director of Supported Living Services for a partnering agency. She returned to NVSS three years ago and is currently running the Brown Street Gallery.
  
  

Napa Valley Support Services (NVSS), dedicated to serving adults with disabilities, is NOW RECRUITING for the following positions:

1. Job Coaches: F/T & P/T, $11.30/hour, flexible hours, excellent benefits.
2. Instructors: F/T, $10.60-$10.90/hour and excellent benefits, M-F.
3. Substitutes: On call 8a.m. - 2p.m., M-F, $8.50 per hour, no weekends.

Qualifications: NVSS is a drug-free work environment. We are looking for dependable people who are caring and work well with diverse populations and people with developmental disabilities. Past experience is helpful. Successful candidates will have a current, clean driver's license and insurance and will clear a background check, which includes fingerprinting and pre-employment drug screening.


TO APPLY TO THE IMPERIAL WAY PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL (707) 253-0400 OR FAX YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO (707) 253-0404. TO APPLY TO THE BROWN STREET PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL 255-8523.

Napa Valley Support Services' purpose is to identify the needs of adults with disabilities and to provide services to help each individual in reaching his or her fullest potential.