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.
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Members of the AUCD Board of Directors at the 2016 AUCD Conference in Washington, DC |
Daniel Armstrong, PhD (At-Large Member)
UCEDD Director, Mailman Center for Child Development
Maria Mercedes Avila, PhD (At-Large Member)
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine LEND Program
Jack Brandt, MS (Council Co-Chair: COLA)
Disability Policy Specialist for the Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University
Karen Harris Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP (Council Chair: NTDC)
Associate Director, Virgin Islands UCEDD
Celia Feinstein, MA (Past-President)
Institute on Disabilities, Temple University
Tawara D. Goode, MA (At-Large Member)
UCEDD Director, Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University
Amy Hewitt, PhD (President-Elect)
Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
Bruce Keisling, PhD (President)
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Angela Martin, LMSW (Council Co-Chair: COLA)
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
Meagan Orsag, PhD (Council Chair: CEDC)
Associate UCEDD Director, Center on Disability and Development, Texas A&M University
Sachin Pavithran, PhD (Secretary)
Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University
Sheida K. Raley, MEd (Board Trainee Representative)
Doctoral Student, Kansas UCEDD
Carol Salas Pagan, PsyD (At-Large Member)
Director, Puerto Rico UCEDD
Marc J. Tasse, PhD (At-Large Member)
UCEDD Director, Nisonger Center
Stephan Viehweg, MSW, ACSW, LCSW (Treasurer)
Riley Child Development Center, Indiana University
Christine Vining, PhD, CCC-SLP (Council Co-Chair: MCC)
Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico
Derrick Willis, MPA (Council Co-Chair: MCC)
Associate UCEDD Directior Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa
Dan Zhang, PhD (Council Chair: CORE)
Center on Disability and Development