AUCD | Network Members

Position	Name	Primary Discipline	Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director	Tawara Goode	Other	[email protected]
LEND Director	Pamala Trivedi, PhD	Psychology	[email protected]
Associate UCEDD Director	Pamala Trivedi, PhD	Psychology	[email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrator	Mariam Kherbouch	Business	[email protected]
Assistant to the UCEDD Director	Vernice Thompson		[email protected]
Director of Research and Evaluation	Sharonlyn Harrison, Ph.D.	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Director of Workforce Development, Education and Training	Toby Long, PhD, PT, FAPTA	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Director, Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence	Tawara Goode	Other	[email protected]
Project Research Associate	Betelhem Eshetu Yimer	Other	[email protected]
Sr. Program Manager of Developmental Disability Programs	Angela Castillo	Other	[email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Adult Services	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Clinical Services	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Clinical Services	Kim Bullock, MD	Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	[email protected]
Communications	Jalyn Marks, M.A.	Person with a disability or special health care need	[email protected]
Community Support	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness	Suzanne Bronheim, PhD	Psychology	[email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness	Tawara Goode	Other	[email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness	Wendy Jones Whitty, MEd, MSW	Social Work	[email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness	Kalie Kowalski, MS, CCC-SLP	Speech-Language Pathology	[email protected]
Data Coordinator	Leslie Gaines, MS	Other	[email protected]
Early Intervention	Rachel Brady, PT,DPT, MS	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Exemplary Services	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Information/Dissemination	Rachel Brady, PT,DPT, MS	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Information/Dissemination	Jalyn Marks, M.A.	Person with a disability or special health care need	[email protected]
Parent/Consumer	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Person Centered Planning	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Research	Helen Dominic, PhD	Other	[email protected]
Research	Betelhem Eshetu Yimer	Other	[email protected]
Research Director	Sharonlyn Harrison, Ph.D.	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Social Justice/Equity	Kalie Kowalski, MS, CCC-SLP	Speech-Language Pathology	[email protected]
Technical Assistance	Rachel Brady, PT,DPT, MS	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Technical Assistance	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Law	Ly Xinzhen Zhangsun Brown, J.D.	Other	[email protected]
Medicine	Kim Bullock, MD	Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	[email protected]
Nursing	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Physical Therapy	Rachel Brady, PT,DPT, MS	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Public Health	Kim Bullock, MD	Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	[email protected]
Public Policy	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
Public Policy	Ly Xinzhen Zhangsun Brown, J.D.	Other	[email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology	Kalie Kowalski, MS, CCC-SLP	Speech-Language Pathology	[email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Information Dissemination Coordinator	Jalyn Marks, M.A.	Person with a disability or special health care need	[email protected]
Multimedia Specialist	Sarah Ward, MA	Communications	[email protected]
Senior Policy Associate Adjunct Instructor	Robin Shaffert, JD	Other	[email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Autism/Pervasive DD Disorder	Diane Jacobstein, PhD		[email protected]
CLC-DEI Professional Development Assistant, Advancing CLC, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OPWDD-GU NCCC Partnership for Systems Change	Aylie Yousif	Psychology	[email protected]
CLC-DEI Professional Development Associate, Advancing CLC, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OPWDD-GU NCCC Partnership for Systems Change	Kalie Kowalski, MS, CCC-SLP	Speech-Language Pathology	[email protected]
Communities Can	Ellen Kagen, MSW		[email protected]
International Projects	Phyllis Magrab, PhD	Psychology	[email protected]
Neuropsychology	Neal Horen, PhD		[email protected]
Parenting Support Program	Wendy Jones Whitty, MEd, MSW	Social Work	[email protected]
Program Component Associate Advancing CLC, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OPWDD-GU NCCC Partnership for Systems Change	David Crawford, BA	Communications	[email protected]
Program Component Associate, Provider Network, Advancing CLC, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OPWDD-GU NCCC Partnership for Systems Change	Syreeta Elie	Communications	[email protected]
Project Director, Advancing CLC, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OPWDD-GU NCCC Partnership for Systems Change	Tanisha Clarke, DBA, MPH	Public Health	[email protected]
Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities	Toby Long, PhD, PT, FAPTA	Physical Therapy	[email protected]
Transition Supports for Parents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Project	Marisa Brown, MSN, RN	Nursing-Other	[email protected]
	Daniel Crimmins, PhD		[email protected]

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