100 Reasons to Love ILS: Jackie Fliss
#6 Jackie Fliss
Greenbrier Apartments
“I aim to gather talented, caring people and give them the tools, the direction and timelines they need to do their jobs,” Fliss says. This simple management philosophy, albeit simple, has proven to be the catalyst that has propelled Independent Living Services from a small nonprofit organization to one of the largest employers in Faulkner County.
Since she took over as Executive Director in 2000, Jackie has guided Independent Living Services through considerable growth. In the past ten years Independent Living Services has grown from a staff of 85 employees to over 375, a caseload of 70 consumers to over 200 and annual revenues of $2.1 million to $6 .3 million.
Jackie oversaw the development and construction of Greenbier Apartments and Florentz Estates in 2007. Since its completion, Florentz Estates has become the model for indoor apartment construction for people with intellectual disabilities in Arkansas. Profiles Productions, a recycling facility offering gainful employment to people with intellectual disabilities, was also started during Jackie’s tenure at Independent Living Services.
Florentz Estates
Jackie also played a significant role in starting the Sunshine Optimist Club, the first of it’s kind in the world.
In 2009 Jackie was honored by Arkansas Business as a finalist for the Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award.
Jackie can be reached by phone at 501.327.5234.
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