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Board Of Directors

AUCD is governed by an elected Board of Directors that includes professionals, individuals with disabilities, and family members. The Board of Directors has established a number of committees made up of experts in the field to help the Board address emerging trends and issues, and to facilitate communication across and beyond the AUCD Network. 

Board Leadership

Jairo E.  Arana
Representational Member

Jairo E. Arana

Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami (UCEDD & LEND)
Miami, FL

Mark Crenshaw
Secretary/Treasurer

Mark Crenshaw

Center for Leadership in Disability, Georgia State University (UCEDD & LEND)
Atlanta, GA

Rhonda M.  Eppelsheimer
President

Rhonda M. Eppelsheimer

Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health & Science University (UCEDD)
Portland, OR

Wanda  Felty
Council on Leadership in Advocacy (COLA) Co-Chair

Wanda Felty

Center for Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma University (UCEDD & LEND)
Oklahoma City, OK

Pablo Juárez
President-Elect

Pablo Juárez

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (UCEDD, LEND, & IDDRC)
Nashville, TN

Gale  Hann
Emerging Leader Representative

Gale Hann

Center for Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma University (UCEDD & LEND)
Oklahoma City, OK

Sharon  Milberger
At-Large Member

Sharon Milberger

Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University (UCEDD & LEND)
Detroit, MI

Eric Moody
Council on Research and Evaluation Chair

Eric Moody

Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, University of Wyoming (UCEDD)
Laramie, WY

Marcia  Moriarta
At-Large Member

Marcia Moriarta

University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability (UCEDD)
Albuquerque, NM

Larissa  Minner
Council on Leadership in Advocacy (COLA) Co-Chair

Larissa Minner

Texas Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Texas
Austin TX

Sandy Root-Elledge
Interim Executive Director

Sandy Root-Elledge

Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola
At-Large Member

Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola

Pacific Center in Human Security, American Samoa Community College (UCEDD)
Pago Pago, AS

Maureen van Stone
At-Large Member

Maureen van Stone

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities, Kennedy Krieger Institute (UCEDD)
Baltimore, MD

Suzannah  Iadarola
At-Large Member

Suzannah Iadarola

Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Rochester, NY