Road to Responsibility (RTR), one of the region’s largest and most successful nonprofit organizations supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, announced today that Mary Ann Blackmur of Hingham has been named to the organization’s board of directors.

A longtime volunteer dedicated to providing opportunities to empower individuals and organizations to be part of the community, Blackmur currently serves as regional community outreach program manager for Brigham Health, with a focus on the South Shore. Previously she worked as executive director of the Hingham Community Center, associate publisher of The South Shore Magazine, and administrative associate for the Pew Charitable Trusts Northeast Fisheries Team.

Blackmur brings to the Road to Responsibility Board of Directors a wealth of experience planning, developing, and executing community outreach events, fundraising programs, and corporate projects. She is especially skilled in advocacy, strategic planning, and communication.

“On behalf of the Road to Responsibility Board of Directors, we are thrilled and delighted to have Mary Ann Blackmur join us,” said George Ford, chairman of the board of directors. “She brings a wealth of talent, is a dynamo in the community, and has insight into the work of nonprofit organizations.”

Blackmur lives in Hingham with her husband Stan, their black Lab Aengus, their Golden Retriever Logan, and their flock of chickens. They have two grown sons.

About Road To Responsibility, Inc.

Celebrating over 30 years of making lives better, Road to Responsibility, Inc. (RTR) was established in 1988 with the overarching belief that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve to have full, rich, and rewarding lives in the community, and therefore works to provide the means, the opportunity, and the support necessary to allow citizens with disabilities to take their place as productive members of the community. RTR offers residential, work/employment, day habilitation and other day supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RTR supports individuals with very diverse needs, including those with significant challenges who would otherwise go unserved if not for RTR. It succeeds where other organizations often fail, through the use of an integrated clinical behavioral approach. This model has proven successful and yielded positive results for the organization and the individuals served.

Road to Responsibility offers services to almost all the towns and communities throughout the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts, operates 48 residences as well as co-operative and supportive living apartments, and manages nine day-service locations that focus on education, employment, and community enrichment. Road to Responsibility’s main office is located at 1831 Ocean Street, Marshfield, MA. For more information, please visit www.roadtoresponsibility.org.