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Specialty Resource Contacts: | IDD Toolkit | ||||||||||||||||||
Discipline(s): |
Law Law |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
Council on Community Advocacy |
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Research: | inclusive higher education, individual and family resources, Project ECHO | ||||||||||||||||||
Education: | inclusive higher education, transition | ||||||||||||||||||
Service: | As the Center's UCEDD Director, McMillan has over 20 years' experience in developing person- and family-centered supports and advocacy programs. She holds or has held leadership roles in numerous national, state, and community disabilities organizations, including The Arc of the U.S., Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and Partners in Policy Making, Disability Rights Tennessee, Governor's Advisory Council on Special Education for People with Disabilities, and the Tennessee Disability Coalition. |
Vita/Bio
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME
McMillan, Elise D.
POSITION TITLE
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center
eRA COMMONS USER NAME for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(if applicable) YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas BA 1974 Communications
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, TN JD 1983 Law
A. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
1978-1995 Associate Editor & General Counsel, Reporter, Assistant City Editor, Managing Editor, Nashville
Banner, Nashville, Tennessee
1985 Admitted to Tennessee Bar
1995-2003 Director of Development, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tennessee
1995-2005 Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
2003-2005 Director of Community Outreach, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tennessee
2005-present Senior Associate, VUMC Department of Psyhchiatry
2005-2007 Associate Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities
2007-present Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1990-1995 Chair, Freedom of Information Committee, Tennessee Press Association
1991-1993 Secretary, Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee
1993-1996 Governor's Advisory Council on Special Education for People with Disabilities, Tennessee
1993-1997 Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, Nashville, Tennessee
1994-1995 Board of Directors, Tennessee Press Association
1995-present Program Committee, Leadership Nashville, Tennessee
1995-2000 Board of Directors, The Arc of Davidson County, Nashville, TN
1995-2001 Board of Directors, Special Olympics of Tennessee
1995-1996 Partners in Policy Making, Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Council
1995-present Board of Directors, The Arc of Tennessee
1995-present Board of Directors, Tennessee Disability Coalition
1996-1998 President, The Arc of Davidson County, Nashville, TN
1996-2002 Vice President, Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee
1998-1999 Member, Title 33 Mental Health and Mental Retardation Tennessee Law Revision Commission
1999-2001 President, The Arc of Tennessee
2001-present Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, Nashville, Tennessee
2001-present Founding Committee, Explorers Unlimited Camp
2001-present Advisory Committee, Sibshop Program
2002-present Medical Advisory Committee, VCH Down Syndrome Clinic
2002-present Advisory Committee, VU LEND Grant, MIND Program
2002-2004 Tennessee State Health Planning and Advisory Board
2002-present Faculty Adviser, Vanderbilt University Best Buddies Chapter, Nashville, TN
2003-2005 The Arc U.S. Foundation Board of Directors
2005-present The Arc U.S. Board of Directors
2005 Planning Committee, Autism Society of America 2005 Convention, Nashville, TN
2005 Invited Panelist, Leadership in Research, Alliance for Full Participation
2005-present Board Member, Disability Law and Advocacy Center of Tennessee
2005-present Member, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
2006-2007 Tennessee Division of Mental Retardation Services Task Force on Unfunded Needs of
Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Other than Mental Retardation
Honors
1997 John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development Director's Award
1997 AAUAP Leadership in Advocacy Award
2002 The Arc of Tennessee President's Award
2002 Vanderbilt University Opportunity Development Center Award to Explorers Unlimited for
Outstanding Contribution in Promoting Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
2004 Recognition Award from the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee
2004 Vanderbilt University Affirmative Action and Diversity Initiatives Award
2004-2007 Best Buddies Chapter, Outstanding Collegiate Chapter
B. Peer-Reviewed Publications (In chronological order)
McMillan, E.D. (2005). College is an option. Breaking Ground, 24, 9.
McMillan, E.D. (2005). A Parent's Perspective. Mental Retardation, 43, 351-353.
C. Grant Support
Ongoing Grant Support
McMillan (Project Director) 09/01/1997- present
Britt Henderson and Henderson Family Endowment
Britt Henderson Training Series for Special and General Educators
90DD0595- Dykens (PI) 09/01/2005-08/31/2010
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities
This project will enable the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disability (UCEDD)
research dissemination objectives to those living in high-poverty, rural communities of Tennessee and
neighboring MidSouth states.
Role: Co-Director
McMillan (Project Director)
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities 07/01/2003-present (annual application)
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder [Information and Referral}
Completed Grant Support
McMillan (Project Director) 1995-2005
Metro Nashville Arts Commission
Vanderbilt Kennedy Arts Initiative
McMillan (PI) 10/01/2004-03/31/2006
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Family Support 360 Planning Grant for One-Stop Centers
McMillan (Project Director) 07/01/2003-06/30/2005
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Breaking Ground Newsletter (6 issues/year)
McMillan (Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Project Manager) 06/01/2004-12/31/200512
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Subcontract on Tennessee Family Support Outreach
Project, Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Subproject: Project Conexion for Hispanic disability information, referral, and family support