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 and councils 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.
Daniel Armstrong, PhD (President-elect)
Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami
Martin "Marty" Blair, PhD (At-Large Member)
The Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, University of Montana
Gail Chödrön, PhD (At-Large Member)
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jacy Farkas, MA (Council Chair: MCC)
Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona
Jeiri Flores (Council Co-Chair: COLA)
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Rochester
Tawara D. Goode, MA (President)
Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University
Ronda Jenson, PhD (Council Chair: CORE )
Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University
Eileen McGrath, PhD (Council Chair: NTDC)
University of Arizona LEND
Colleen McLaughlin, MEd (At-Large Member)
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
Susanna Miller-Raines, MSW (Council Chair: CEDC)
Center for Leadership in Disability, Georgia State University
Elizabeth Morgan, EdM, (Emerging Leader Member)
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the UC Davis MIND Institute, UC Davis Health System
Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD (At-Large Member)
Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Linda Russo, MAEd (Council Co-Chair: COLA)
Civitan-Sparks Clinics, The University of Alabama
Carol Salas Pagan, PsyD (Secretary / Treasurer)
Puerto Rico UCEDD, University of Puerto Rico
Derrick Willis, MPA (At-Large Member)
Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa