Members & Leadership

 
Multicultural Council (MCC)

Sunyoung Ahn
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Eric Albers, Ph.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, MA-SLP
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Annie Alonso Amador, Psy.D.,MSW
Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
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Kimberly Anderson
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND
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Felicia Arce, M.Ed
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD
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Daphne Arnold, MSW
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Maria Mercedes Avila, PhD, MSW
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND
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Kara Ayers, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Alison Ball, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD
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Lesli Baughan
Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD
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Maria Blanco, MEd
Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND
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Karen Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD
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Karen Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND
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Lydia X. Z. Brown, J.D.
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Steven Brown, PH.D.
Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program
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Michele Burney, BS
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD
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Ana Canevaro, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Cristina Castaneda, LL.M
The University of Arizona, LEND
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Jenean Castillo, Ph.D.
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Jennifer-Eilleen Castro, Master of Education
PB- Pacific Basin Program (AS & CNMI), UCEDD
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Jennifer-Eilleen Castro
Pacific Basin UCE/Northern Mariana Islands, UCEDD
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Renee Charlifue-Smith, MA, CCC-SLP
JFK Partners/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Gail Chodron, PhD
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Brenda Clark, MS
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Tanisha Clarke, DBA, MPH
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Kyle Colling, PhD
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
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Cynthia Cromartie Suttles, Bachelors
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Vladimir Cuk
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Anna Paula da Silva, Ed.M.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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James Dean, AuD
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
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James Dean, AuD
The University of Arizona, LEND
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Virginie Diambou, MD
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND
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Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND
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Janice Enriquez, PhD
UC Davis at the MIND Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Jasper Estabillo, PhD
Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD
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Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD
Sonoran UCEDD
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Mary Alice Favro, M.A., CCC-SLP
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND
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Kaitlin Fertaly
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
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Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D.
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Kristina Ford, M.S., CCC-SLP
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Gereen Francis, BCaBA
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Glenn Fujiura, PhD
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Jennifer Gerdts, Ph.D.
Center on Human Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
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Carmen Goldstein, BA
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Tawara Goode
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Emily Graybill, PhD, NCSP
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Lillie Greiman
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
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Anab Gulaid, MPA
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND
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Jeff Gutierrez
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
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Yegin Habtes, Ph.D
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD
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Angela Harnden, Ph.D.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
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Erica Harris, MS
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Rooshey Hasnain, EdD
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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David Helm, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Katherine Herron, Ph.D.
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD
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Hilary Hodes
Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Allison Howland, PhD
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD
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Lillie Huddleston, Ph.D.
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Christine Hugh, BA
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Karen Irick
Center for Disability Resources, UCEDD/LEND
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Hamida Jinnah, PhD
Institute on Human Development and Disability, UCEDD
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Donna Johnson
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Jean Johnson, DrPH
Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program
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Ryan Johnson
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Wendy Jones Whitty, MEd, MSW
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Mary Jones-Furlow, MSW
Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD
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Ruby Joseph, MPA
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Weol Soon Kim-Rupnow, PhD
Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program
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Alan Kurtz, Ph.D; M.Ed.
The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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Stancey Kwakwa, BSc
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Paul Law, MD, MS, MPH, FAAP
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Bora Lee
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND
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Mitchell Levitz
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Mina Li, MD, MS, PhD, CSM
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD
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Winnie Looby, Ph.D. Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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Eunice Lopez, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Tamiki Lumpkin, BA
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Rebecca Martinez, PhD, HSPP
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD
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Tia McGill, M.P.H.
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Telisha McKenzie, MS
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Carmen Milagros Rodriguez, MA
Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD
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Kathryn Moore, PhD
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
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Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D.
UC Davis at the MIND Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Lavonne Nkomo, Master of Management
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, UCEDD
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Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Ajibike Ojomo, MPH
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND
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Eduardo Ortiz, Ph.D. Sociology
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND
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Caitlin Owens, MSW
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNLD
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Cristina L Pujol, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Paula Rabidoux, PhD
The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Luisa Ramirez de Lynch, DPT,C/NDT
Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Rachel Ray, M.A.
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND
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Angelica Rice, M.S. CCC-SLP
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Vanessa Richard, Masters
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
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Gordon Richins, BS
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND
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Gordon Richins, BS
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND
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Ilka Riddle, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
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Sergio Rivera, BA
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Laura M. Robinson, MPH
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Diana Rodriguez, LMSW
Rose F. Kennedy Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Laura Rodriguez Lopez, Ed.D.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Dawn Rudolph, MSEd
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD
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Ashley Salmon, MPH
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Therese Sandomierski, Ph.D.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS, CCC-SLP
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
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Alexander Santana
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND
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Julie Schears, BA
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Graciela Sharif, BS
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND
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Amy Sharp, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Horny Shriya
SDHG
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Bethany Sloane, PT, DPT
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
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Mark Smith, MS
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND
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Daniella Soba, OTR/L
Rose F. Kennedy Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Olga Solomon, PhD
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Olga Solomon, PhD
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Sandra Sosa, EdD
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Paula Sotnik
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Jane Squires, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD
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LaToisha Stephens
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Jacqueline Stone, Ph.D., MPA, PT
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND
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Jennifer Sulewski, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Jesse Suter, PhD
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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Lisette Swails, PhD
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND
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Kiriko Takahashi, Ph.D.
Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program
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Kiriko Takahashi, PhD
Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program
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Kimmie Tang, Ed.D.
LoneStar, LEND
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Meg Traci
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
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Pamala Trivedi, PhD
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
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Lisa Troy, MSW
Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD
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Thomas Uno, Ed.S.
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
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Myrna Veguilla, M.S., MPH
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
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Stephan Viehweg, MSW
Indiana University School of Medicine, LEND
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Erin Vinoski Thomas, PhD, MPH
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
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Royal Walker, Jr., JD
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD
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Jennifer Walton, MD, MPH
The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND
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Matthew Wappett, Ph.D.
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND
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Jim Warne, M.S.
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Clara Welsch, MSW
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
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Barbara Wheeler, PhD
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
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Derrick Willis, MPA
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND
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X Cathy X Haarstad, MS
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD
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Dana Yarbrough, MS; MA
Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
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Susan Yuan, Ph.D.
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD
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John R. ZZZJohnson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND
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Council Leadership

Co-Chairs

Derrick Willis, MPA

Center for Disabilities and Development
University of Iowa

Jacy Farkas, MA

Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Disabilities
University of Arizona

Vice-Chair

Renee Charlifue-Smith, M.A., CCC-SLP

JFK Partners
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Secretary

Janice Enriquez, PhD

Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the UC Davis MIND Institute
UC Davis Health System