Sarah DeMaio, MSW

Senior Program Manager | Community Inclusion
Phone: 240-821-9463

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Sarah DeMaio is the senior program manager for AUCD's UCEDD Resource Center (URC) where she manages the technical assistance (TA) team for the UCEDD network. In this role, Sarah provides leadership and oversight to the implementation of AUCD's UCEDD training and technical assistance. She is the primary point of contact for new directors, the liaison to the Family Support SIG, and staff support to the Council on Research and Evaluation. Sarah implements the URC's evaluation protocol to ensure UCEDD network TA is delivered effectively with a priority of continuous quality improvement.

She brings to this role 15 years of experience working with people with disabilities and their families. Immediately before joining the AUCD team, Sarah served as the Executive Director of the Autism Society of Northern Virginia where she developed training materials for family members, service providers, and community groups. She also spearheaded an initiative to offer peer support and leadership development opportunities for autistic adults. Sarah has worked in grassroots advocacy on federal policy at the American Association of People with Disabilities as the moderator for the Justice For All action network. She started her career in special education, working with high school students in Miami, Florida.

Sarah earned an MSW from the National Catholic School of Social Service at the Catholic University of American in Washington, DC. During her studies, she conducted research into the effective implementation of person- and family- centered planning as a Ford Fellow. Sarah holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and has an older brother with Down Syndrome.

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