Member Profile

Business Type: Nonprofit

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UMAR was founded in 1983 as a mission and ministry of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church but is a separate 501©(3) non-profit.

 Our Mission: to promote community inclusion, independence and growth for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, employment, and cultural enrichment opportunities.

 People

•UMAR serves more than 400 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout western NC each year.

•UMAR employs nearly 220 trained staff—90% provide direct care or service.

•Residential counselors in group homes provide on-site support 24/7.

•UMAR has a volunteer board of 11 trustees and more than 300 community volunteers.

 Residential Services

•23 group homes, 9 apartments in: Asheville, Charlotte, Concord, Cornelius, Gastonia, Greensboro, Hayesville, High Point, Huntersville, Lincolnton, Reidsville, Statesville, and Winston-Salem.

•Each UMAR group home houses 6 residents.

•The annual operating cost for one home is $200,000-$350,000, depending on the needs (amount of care) each resident requires.

 Vocational Services

•Vocational Services assists in finding jobs in several counties served by UMAR.

 Day Programs/Art Centers

•Three art centers provide day programming in Charlotte, Lincolnton, and Reidsville.

Member Profile

Business Type: Digital Marketing

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Digital Alchemy is a Charlotte, North Carolina based, full service creative services and digital marketing firm. Alchemy is defined as “A magical power or process of transforming a common substance into a substance of great value.” For us, that substance is your brand and we know how difficult it can be to transform it into something better. You’re story is worth telling. We have the ideas, the energy and the experience to tell that story well.

Member Profile

Business Type: Sales Training

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Master Sales Coach Tamara Bunte advises and consults with Fortune 500 companies, Executives, Managers, Success Coaches and Sales Professionals in the areas of Peak Performance, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and the Psychology of Achievement and Sales. Over the past 15 years Tamara has excelled in the world of coaching, working with top peak performers and inspiring people to become the best version of themselves.

Tamara is the founder of The Institute for Advanced Results, LLC Tamara Bunte Inc. and The Christian Business Chamber. Master Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - Certified Master Trainer of Hypnosis - National Keynote Speaker - Time Line Therapy™ - Peak Performance Coach - Reiki Practitioner - Health Minister - Ordained Minister - Dale Carnegie Instructor - Trainer for Robbins Research International.

Tamara's influenced hundreds of thousands of people with her inspiring sales presentations, CD's and now book, Proverbs for Selling. She's positively changed the lives of sales professionals - taking them from being order takers to trained sales professionals. To hire Tamara for your next sales training event call 704-247-8333