Scott Schifsky

For over 25 years Scott Schifsky has worked with a passion to help people with disabilities live the lives they want and choose.  Beginning as a direct support professional, he went on to spend 16 years in a variety of advocacy roles with The Arc in Minnesota.  Most recently, Scott spent eight years leading a statewide project that helped over 1,800 adults with disabilities move to a home of their own.  As manager of staff, relationships, and funds Scott built a team of value driven staff to who helped people with disabilities make their choices real.  Now Scott works at the MN Dept. of Human Services Disability Services Division on the Community Capacity Building Team.  He is a certified trainer with a variety of Person-Centered planning tools including Person-Centered Thinking, Person Centered Planning, Picture of a Life, and Charting the Life Course.