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CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PROMOTES MICHAEL A. AUER TO CONTROLLER Michael A. Auer CILCP Controller   (Camp Hill, Pa.) - The Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania (CILCP), a nonprofit, nonresidential organization established to advance the rights of people with disabilities through the elimination and prevention of barriers, announces the appointment of Michael A. Auer as the organization's controller. Prior to his promotion, Auer served as the executive assistant for CILCP where he provided administrative support to the organization's executives in a variety of capacities including event planning and managing special projects. He worked with administrative personnel to accomplish organizational goals. "Michael has been a valuable asset to the Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania," Theotis Braddy, CILCP's executive director, said. "As controller, he will be able to utilize his experience, leadership, and his financial expertise to help our organization grow." As controller, Auer will manage the development and implementation of the finance department, which includes the CILCP Payroll Service Project. Other duties include assessing, analyzing and providing information about all company activities to assist the executive director, the board of directors, management and other staff members in making educated economic decisions about the CILCP's future. Auer is not only a CILCP employee; he is a user of CILCP's personal assistance services (PAS). PAS helps consumers remain independent by providing them with a personal assistant who assists with daily tasks. "Being a user of personal assistance services as well as serving as controller is a perfect fit into the Center for Independent Living of Central PA philosophy of an organization staffed by people with disabilities working for people with disabilities," Auer said. "I know first-hand how critical the PAS component is to people with disabilities accessing freedom over their life and controlling their life in a dignified manner and as they see fit." Auer, who has worked in the independent living industry since 1992, brings valuable experience to CILCP. He started as the satellite program manager and bookkeeper for Community Resources for Independence before becoming executive director for Life and Independence for Today. Auer began his career with the Center for Independent Living as comptroller for Southwestern Pa. and then as executive director for the Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living (PCIL) from 2000 to 2005. As executive director of PCIL, Auer acted as a spokesperson for and provided technical assistance to a statewide association of 15 centers for independent living. A Swatara resident, Auer graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. In his free time, he is a family man who is very involved with his church and enjoys landscaping. The Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, nonresidential organization established for and by people with disabilities and serves Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Mifflin and Juniata counties. CILCP's vision is to empower people with disabilities to fully participate in all aspects of society. For more information on the CILCP visit www.cilcp.org or contact Nathan Pigott at 717-975-2148 or via email at npigott@hersheyphilbin.com. ### Back to the Newsroom