Members & Leadership

 
Multicultural Council (MCC)

Eric Albers, Ph.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Annie Alonso Amador, Psy.D.,MSW
Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
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Kara Ayers, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Alison Ball, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD
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Tracy Beard
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND
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Jean Beatson, Ed.D., R.N.
Interdisciplinary Leadership Education Program for Health Professionals, LEND
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Maria Blanco, M.Ed.
Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD
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Maria Blanco, MEd
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
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Steven Brown, PH.D.
Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Steven Brown, PhD
Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Ana Canevaro, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
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Erica Coleman, MS
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Vladimir Cuk
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Denise De La Garza, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
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James Dean, AuD
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
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James Dean, AuD
Sonoran UCEDD
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James Dean, AuD
The University of Arizona, LEND
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Sonke Dornblut, MS
Institute on Disability, UCEDD
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Kellie Ellerbusch, BLA
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND
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Januce Enriquez, PhD
UC Davis UCEDD at the MIND Institute, UCEDD
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Jacy Farkas, MA
Sonoran UCEDD
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Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
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Stephen Gilson, MSW, Ph.D.
The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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Tawara Goode, M.A.
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD
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Emily Graybill, PhD
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Yegin Habtes, Ph.D
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD
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Angela Harnden, Ph.D.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
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David Helm, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Mary Hubbard, MA
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Karen Irick
Center for Disability Resources, UCEDD/LEND
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Donna Johnson
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Jean Johnson, DrPH
Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Ryan Johnson
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Mary Jones-Furlow, MSW
Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD
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Weol Soon Kim-Rupnow, PhD
Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Paul Law, MD, MS, MPH, FAAP
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Mitchell Levitz
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Sandra Magana, PhD
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Tia McGill, M.P.H.
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Carmen Milagros Rodriguez, MA
Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
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Rose Ann (Roz) Parrish, MSN
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Brenda Reynolds, B.A.
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
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Gordon Richins, BS
Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Ilka Riddle, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Laura M. Robinson, MPH
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Julie Schears, BA
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Gemma Skillman, PhD
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Paula Sotnik
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Jane Squires, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD
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LaToisha Stephens
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Judy Struck, Ed.D.
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Kimmie Tang, Ed.D.
LoneStar, LEND
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Thomas Uno, Ed.S.
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
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Claudia Maria Vargas, PhD, M.S.
Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Stephan Viehweg, MSW
Riley Child Development Center - Indiana University, LEND
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Erin Vinoski, MPH
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Royal Walker, Jr., JD
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD
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Clara Welsch, MSW
Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Barbara Wheeler, PhD
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Linda Wilson, Ph.D.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
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Susan Yuan, Ph.D.
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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Dalun Zhang, Ph.D.
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
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Council Leadership

MCC ChairThomas Uno, Ed.S.
Associate UCEDD Director
Arizona UCEDD
Institute for Human Development,
Northern Arizona University
Phone: 928-523-7032
Thomas.Uno@nau.edu

MCC Vice ChairJacy Farkas, MA
Data Coordinator
Sonoran UCEDD
Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Arizona
Phone: 520-626-2207
jkbell@u.arizona.edu.

MCC SecretaryEduardo Ortiz,
Ph.D. Sociology

Senior Research Associate Discipline Coordinator for Cultural Competency
Center for Persons with Disabilities,
Utah State University
Phone: 435-797-3690
eduardo.ortiz@usu.edu.