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Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Community Support |
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Discipline Coordinators: |
Parent/Family Resources |
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Specialty Resource Contacts: | Individual and Family Support | ||||||||||||||||
Discipline(s): |
Family Studies Disability Studies |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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Research: | parents with intellectual disabilities, community membership | ||||||||||||||||
Education: | inclusive education, post-secondary education for students with DD | ||||||||||||||||
Service: | aging parents, social support networks |
Vita/Bio
JOHN B. SUSA, Ph.D.
401-444-5540 (w)
EDUCATION
Norwich University, Northfield, VT B.S. 1966
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Ph.D. 1973
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Postdoctoral Fellow 1973 - 1975
EMPLOYMENT
Individual and Family Support Coordinator; Sherlock Center for Disabilities at RI College
Associate Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, Brown University
COMMUNITY SERVICE and LEADERSHIP (past 30 years)
Commissioner-Chairman, State of RI Commission for Human Rights
Co-founder of the Warwick Shelter for Families who are Homeless
President of the Rhode Island Arc [RI Arc]
Chair of the RI Developmental Disabilities Council [RIDDC]
Bishop of the Providence Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
President of Personal Lifetime Advocacy Networks of RI [PLAN RI]
Incorporator of The RI Parent Information Network [RIPIN]
Chair of the RI Coalition to Support Parents with Cognitive Challenges
Chair of the RIDDC Parent Empowerment Committee
Chair of the RIDDC Community Integration Committee
Chair of the RI Arc Least Restrictive Environment Committee
Chair of the Kent County Child and Adolescent Service System Project [CASSP]
First Counselor of the Warwick Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Co-chair of the RI Children's Mental Health Advisory Council
Co-chair of the RI Children's Behavioral Health Advocacy Council
Scoutmaster Warwick Troop 4, Boy Scouts of America
President of the Toll Gate High School PTSA
Vice-chair of the House of Delegates of the Easter Seal Society of R. I.
Providence RI Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints High Council
Member of the R. I. Developmental Disabilities Council
Board of Directors and Executive Committee of RI Arc
Beyond the Ladd Center Task Force
Member of the Rhode Island Department of Education LRE Advisory Panel
Family Advisory Council of Camp Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Executive Committee of the RI UAP Grant Project
New Pride School Advisory Committee
Toll Gate High School Improvement Team
Board of Directors of Wheels and Heels of Rhode Island
RI Commission to Study Early Intervention
Council on Community Advocacy, Association of University Centers on Disability