Leadership Institute

Participant List

The following acronyms are used for a number of Cohort 1 2015 participants and the organizations with which they are affiliated:

  • University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
  • Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
  • Protection and Advocacy System (P&A)

Maria Blanco
Lousiana State University, Health Science Center
School of Allied Health Professions
Human Development Center - UCEDD
New Orleans, Louisiana

LaToya Blizzard
DisAbility Law Center of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

Rose Chacana
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
Los Angeles, California

Renee Charlifue-Smith
University of Colorado, School of Medicine
John F Kennedy Partners – UCEDD & LEND
Aurora, Colorado

Tanisha Clarke
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Silver Spring, Maryland

Larry Clausen
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Phoenix, Arizona

Sheila Cordock
Whole Life
New London, Connecticut

Allison Cruz
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Administration on Community Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
Washington, District of Columbia

Ianthe Belisle Dempsey
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Chicago, Illinois

Elizabeth Donovan
Nationwide Children's Hospital
& Ohio State University
Westerville, Ohio

Janice Enriquez
University of California - Davis
MIND Institute UCEDD
Sacramento, California

Elaine Gabovitch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center – UCEDD & LEND
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Charlestown, Massachusetts

Adam Gettinger-Brizuela
United Advocates for Children & Families
Bowie, Maryland

Emily Graybill
Center for Leadership in Disability – UCEDD & LEND
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Sheila Gritz-Swift
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
Tallahassee, Florida

Sarah Haywood-Eaton
Disability Rights Washington - P&A
Seattle, Washington

Sandra Heimerl
Center for Development and Disability – UCEDD & LEND
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Julia Hernandez
Developmental Disabilities Institute – UCEDD
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Natalie Holdren
CalTASH
University of California - Santa Barbara Teacher Education Program
Goleta, California

Clarissa Hoover
Family Voices National
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Wendy Jones
Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Washington, District of Columbia

Karen Michalski-Karney
Blue Ridge Independent Living Center
Roanoke, Virginia

Brenda Liz Muñoz
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Center for Leadership in Disability – UCEDD
School of Public Health, Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Lisa Rossignol
Parents Reaching Out
Albuqueque, New Mexico

Molly Sawyer
LEND Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio

Ouida Simpson
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania – P&A
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Jenny Stonemeier
TASH
Washington, District of Columbia

Chaqueta Stuckey
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
Florence, South Carolina

Carla Thomas
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Administration on Community Living
U.S. Department of Health and Humand Services
Washington, District of Columbia

Christine Vining
Center for Development and Disability – UCEDD &  LEND
University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center 
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nachama Wilker
National Disability Rights Network
Washington, District of Columbia

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