OACAC director to retire after 5 decades

Last edited 2:17 p.m., July 27, 2022

Carl Rosenkranz, executive director of Ozarks Area Community Action Corp. for nearly five decades, is slated to retire.

Rosenkranz, 77, is retiring from the Springfield nonprofit in December, according to a news release.

“It has been a privilege to be a part of the OACAC family all these years and to contribute to a high-quality organization," Rosenkranz said in the release. "As I have said many times, our success would not have been possible without the combined efforts of many people: employees, board and policy council members, other volunteers, donors, community partners and related organizations."

Rosenkranz has been executive director for 48 of his 51 years with OACAC.

Lindsey Dumas-Bell, the nonprofit's resource development manager, said the OACAC board today is starting the process of finding Rosenkranz's successor via online job postings. Applications will be accepted through Aug. 26, with a goal of having a new director in place in November. Rosenkranz plans to be part of the orientation process when a new director starts, according to the release.

OACAC works to alleviate poverty in Greene and nine other counties through services including community centers, family planning, a foster grandparent program, Head Start and low-income housing assistance, according to the release.

The nonprofit has an operating budget of $33.1 million and 456 employees, said Dumas-Bell.