He graduated from Garden Spot High School and the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Master of Education degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Ron started his career in Pittsburgh at Transitional Services as the Mental Retardation Program Director and then at St. Francis Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center.

His passion for community-based services for the developmentally disabled led him to become an early pioneer in 1969, receiving state funding and providing the first community-based residential programs in Western PA, serving for 11 years as the Executive Director for Horizon Homes.

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