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 (Past President)
Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami, 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
Wendy A. Jones, M.Ed., 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
Colleen McLaughlin, MEd (At-Large Member)
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, UCEDD
Susanna Miller-Raines, MSW (Council Chair: Council on Community Education and Dissemination (CEDC))
Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston, UCEDD
Randall Owen, PhD (Representational Seat)
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD
Ilka Riddle, PhD (At-Large Member)
University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developm0ental 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 (President)
Puerto Rico UCEDD, University of Puerto Rico, UCEDD, LEND
Rodney Samaco, PhD (Council Chair: Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE))
Baylor College of Medicine, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, IDDRC
Michael Thornton (At-Large Member)
Arkansas, LEND
Derrick Willis, MPA (President-elect)
Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa, UCEDD