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