Olmstead Task Force Issues Teams

Accountability Team

Wally Cline, Mount Rogers CSB, Chairperson
Jonathan Martinis, State Agency Convener, VA Office for Protection & Advocacy
Seville Allen, Dept. for the Blind & Vision Impaired
Jane Anthony, Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded
Janet Areson, VA Municipal League
Pat Bennett, Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded
Martha Bryant, Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded
Michael Cooper, VA Assoc. of Centers for Independent Living
Dr. Anita Everett, Inspector General
Vicky Fisher, Mental Health Assoc. of VA
Marilyn Riddle, Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded
Carol Schall, VA Autism Resource Center
Karen Tefelski, VA Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs
J. Thomas Treece, Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery Alliance
Susan Ward, VA Hospital & Healthcare Assoc.
Roxanne White, VA Assoc. of Counties

Educating the Public, Consumers & Families Team

Ann Cutshall - Co- Chairperson - Virginia Association of the DeafBlind
Janet Bixby - Co-Chairperson - Access Independence
Dr. David Suttle - State Agency Convener - VA Dept. of Health
Stacey Atwell - Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & SAS
Jean and Sonny Beale - Parents & Associates for the Institutionalized Retarded
Pat Bennett - Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded
Linda Broady-Myers - Old Dominion Council of the Blind & National Industries for the Blind
Martha Bryant - Parents & Associates for the Institutionalized Retarded
Jennifer Edwards-Englestead 
Stacie Fisher - Dept of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & SAS
Vicky Fisher - Mental Health Association of Virginia 
Carter Harrison - Alzheimer's Association
Dr. Anne Kisor - School of Social Work, VISSTA
Dr. Paula Kupstas - Virginia Center on the Aging
Martha Lambert - Hanover Community Services Board
Joani Latimer - VA Assoc. of Area Agencies on Aging
Katherine W. Lawson - Board for People with Disabilities
Pamela McCune - Office of Comprehensive Services
Martha Pulley - VA Assoc. of Home Care
Marilyn Riddle - Parents & Associates for the Institutionalized Retarded
David Sadowski - VA Coalition for the Aging
Ann B. Smith - VA Association of Local Human Services Officials
Margaret Walsh - Dept of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & SAS
Rev. L. William Yolton - Mental Health Planning Council of Virginia

Employment Team

Karen Tefelski, VA Assoc. of Community Rehabilitation Programs, Chairperson
Susan Payne, State Agency Convener, Dept. of Rehabilitative Services
Mark Baker, Peer Advocacy Coalition of Virginia
Elin Doval, VA Board for People with Disabilities
Michael Farley, VA Coalition of Private Provider Assocs.
Lynette Isbell, Dept. of Social Services
Susan O'Mara, VCU Benefits Assistance Resource Center
Ramont Reed, VCU Center for Public Policy
Wanda Rue, Peer Advocacy Coalition of Virginia
Michael Scione. VA Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
Ed Turner, VCU Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports
Alan Wooten, Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board

Housing Team

Barbara Gilley, Alexandria Disability Services Board, Chairperson
Bill Ernst, State Agency Convener, Dept. of Housing & Community Development
Barry Merchant, State Agency Convener, VA Housing Development Authority
Cora Dickerson, Richmond Disability Services Board
Andrew Friedman, VA Assoc. of Housing & Community Development Officials
Bill Fuller, Housing Opportunities Made Economical
Grant Goldman, VA Adult Home Assoc.
Alice Tousignant , VA Supportive Housing

Prevention & Transition Services Team

Ian Kremer, Alzheimer's Association, Chairperson
Jerry Deans, State Agency Convener, Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
Jane Anthony, Parents & Assocs. of the Institutionalized Retarded of VA
Margaret Crowe, Voices for Virginia's Children
Helga Fallis, Advocate
Vicki Fisher, Mental Health Association of VA
Nita Grignol, VA Assoc. of Community Services Boards
Joyce Kube, Parents & Children Coping Together and VA Interfaith Committee on Mental Illness Ministries
Valerie Marsh, NAMI-VA
Karen Michalski-Karney, Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council
Genni Sasnett - vaACCSES
Mike Savory, Access Independence
Teja Stokes, The Arc of VA
Claire Velzy, VA Guardianship Assoc.
William Ward, Independence Empowerment Center
Harry Weinstock, Brain Injury Assoc. of VA

Qualified Providers Team

John Toscano, The Autism Program of VA, Chairperson
Jonathan Martinis, State Agency Convener, VA Office for Protection & Advocacy
Charles Brown, National Federation of the Blind of VA
Leslie Hutcheson-Prince, Dept. for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Paige Moore, VA Spinal Cord Injury Council
Dr. Lissa Power-deFur, VA Dept. of Education
Karen Tefelski, VA Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs
Susan Umidi, VA League of Social Services Executives

Transportation Team

Doris Ray, Chair, Endependence Center of Northern Virginia
Susan Payne, State Agency Convener, Department of Rehabilitative Services
Seville Allen, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Janet Bixby, Access Independence
Bill Fuller, Housing Opportunities Made Economical
Barbara Gilley, Alexandria Disability Services Board
Neil Sherman, Rail and Public Transportation
Karen Tefelski, Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs

Waivers Team

Fred Orelove, Chairperson, Partnership for People with Disabilities 
Diana Thorpe, State Agency Convener, Dept. of Medical Assistance Services
Mary Lynn Bailey, VA Health Care Assoc.
Raymond Burmester, Advocate
Jackie Crews, Consumer
Jennifer Fidura, VA Network of Private Providers
Carey Friedman, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Barbara Gilley, Alexandria Disability Services Board
Nita Grignol, Advocate
Maureen Hollowell, Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council
Doris Ray, Endependence Center of Northern Virginia
Janet Riddick, Dept. for the Aging
Teja Stokes, Arc of Virginia
Marcia Tetterton, VA Assoc. of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging
Harry Weinstock, Brain Injury Association of Virginia
David Williams, VA Rehabilitation Assoc.

   

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