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.
Beth Boone, PhD, BCBA (Council Chair: Council on Community Education and Dissemination (CEDC))
Associate Director of the Division of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD, LEND
Jenean A. Castillo, PhD (Council Chair: National Directors Training Council (NTDC))
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD, LEND
Mark Crenshaw, MTS (At-Large Member)
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, GA UCEDD, LEND
Melanie Davis (Council on Leadership an Advocacy (COLA))
Munroe Meyer Institute, UCEDD
Rhonda M. Eppelsheimer, MSW (At-Large Member)
Oregon Health and Science University, UCEDD
Vanessa Hiratsuka, PhD MPH (Council Chair: Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE))
UAA Center for Human Development, University of Alaska Anchorage, UCEDD/LEND
Wendy A. Jones, MEd, MSW (Council Chair: Multicultural Council (MCC))
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University, UCEDD
Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., LBA (TN), BCBA (At-Large Member)
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, IDDRC, UCEDD, LEND
Sharon Milberger, ScD (At-Large Member)
Michigan UCEDD and LEND
Marcia Moriarta, Psy.D. (At-Large Member)
University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability, UNM CDD/UCEDD
Randall Owen, PhD (Representational Seat)
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD
Ilka Riddle, PhD (President-Elect)
University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
Aliana I. Romero, AuD, CCC-A (Emerging Leader)
Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami, UCEDD, LEND
Linda Russo, MAEd (Secretary / Treasurer)
Civitan-Sparks Clinics, The University of Alabama, UCEDD, LEND
Carol Salas Pagán, PsyD (Past President)
Puerto Rico UCEDD, University of Puerto Rico, UCEDD, LEND
Michael Thornton (At-Large Member)
Arkansas, LEND
Derrick Willis, MPA (President)
Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa, UCEDD