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Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Data Coordinator Technical Assistance |
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Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | NIRS Data Coordinator
UCEDD Website Coordinator Administrative Support |
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Discipline(s): |
Disability Studies |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
Council on Community Advocacy |
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Education: | Double Bachelor's Degree in Print Journalism and French from Central Washington University. |
Vita/Bio
Raised by fierce Parent Advocates, Melissa is an active member of the global cross disability community. She served on the developmental disabilities council in Washington State as a young adult. She continued bring disability to the forefront through numerous articles, presentations, teaching abroad in France, serving two years in AmeriCorps, and working for Mobility International USA as Outreach / Training Coordinator for four years. As a member of the local disability community Melissa serves on community boards, attends community forums, and co-founded the Willamette Valley Assistance Dog Club. Partnered with assistance/service dogs for last fourteen years, Melissa, has become an outspoken advocate for responsible partnership benefiting both dog and human through her blog Service Dogs: A Way of Life.
Working for the UCEDD, Melissa uses her skills as a writer and experiences as a member of the disability community creating new publications, articles, a community list serve, and updating our website.