06/09/2008

Contact: Kimberly Tomkiewicz (219) 464-9621 ext. 299

Opportunity Enterprises announces Boyt as new Board of Directors member and Rhoades as Vice President Consumer Services

For Immediate Release June 9, 2008 Contact: Kimberly Tomkiewicz Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. (219) 464-9621, ext. 299 kimberly.tomkiewicz@oppent.org For Immediate Release: Opportunity Enterprises announces Boyt as new Board of Directors member and Rhoades as Vice President Consumer Services Thomas Boyt, Dean of the College of Business Administration at Valparaiso University, has joined the Board of Directors at Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. Prior to coming to Valparaiso University he was Dean of the College of Business Administration for three years at the University of Central Oklahoma. Prior to that he was the Chair of the Marketing Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and from 1980 to 1990 he owned and managed a veterinary hospital in Oklahoma. He maintains his license to practice veterinary medicine in Oklahoma and Colorado. Colleen Rhoades, Opportunity Enterprises Director of Residential Services, has been promoted and named Vice President Consumer Services. She will oversee Opportunity Enterprises day services and residential programs. Rhoades began her career at OE in 1997 as the Social Services Administrator and in1999 became the Director of Adult Services. Upon receiving a BA degree from Purdue and prior to joining the OE staff, she worked for family and children services in Starke County and Jasper Counties. Since 1967, OE has been a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency and life choices for challenged individuals. Today, OE serves 1700 individuals in Porter County and throughout Northwest Indiana. For more information visit online at www.oppent.org