AUBURN — Peter Kowalski, executive director of John F. Murphy Homes, will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Village Inn, 165 High St.

Kowalski, for nearly three decades, has worked with the board of directors, staff, stakeholders and the surrounding communities to build an agency with the resources and expertise to be a premium provider of services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kowalski’s commitment to service and advancements in practices led to leadership roles with state and national organizations. He served two terms as the president of the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), a Washington, D.C.- based trade association.

At the state level he served as the president of ANCOR Maine, which merged with another organization to form the Maine Association of Community Service Providers.

Kowalski is a member and past president of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club and on the board at The Public Theatre. He graduated magnum cum laude from University of Maine with a B.A. in psychology.

He lives in Turner with his wife, Gail. Together they have two grown children and one grandchild. They enjoy hiking and camping, spending time every summer in and around Baxter State Park.

Reservations are not required at the luncheon.

FMI: 207-753-9040, mmillhime@wmca.org, www.lewistonauburnrotary.org, facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.

Peter Kowalski