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AFP has reached out to leaders in the field of disability employment to serve in an advisory capacity. The AFP Advisory Council will assist AFP in forming goals and strategies and prioritizing activities to increase employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Advisory Council members are well-known researchers, authors, teachers and trainers, program developers, and organization leaders. The wide breadth of their knowledge and experience will keep our vision forward-thinking and our support to the field practical. We are pleased to introduce the advisory committee members:
Their bios are provided below. John Butterworth has over 30 years experience as a manager of community-based day and employment services, trainer, consultant and researcher. He is Principal Investigator of Access to Integrated Employment, a 20 year national data collection project on day and employment services for people wlith developmental disabilities, is ICI'S Project Director for the State Employment Leadership Network and is on the staff of the CMS funded Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities initiative. His interests include organizational and systems change, employment outcomes, natural supports, person-centered planning, and program management. Cary Griffin is a Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates, a consultancy that focuses on disability and employment and specializes in building communities of economic cooperation and creating high-performance organizations. He previously served as Director of Adult Community Services & Supports for the Rural Institute at The University of Montana and also the former Executive Director of the Center for Technical Assistance & Training in Denver, Colorado. Cary trains administrative and direct service level professionals in the rehabilitation field; consults to businesses and rehabilitation agencies regarding the employment of individuals with significant disabilities; conducts field-initiated research & demonstration; provides family & consumer case consultation; develops resources; and organizational development. Recently, he has been instrumental in designing self-employment protocols and training for individuals, agencies, and states. Suzanne (Suzy) Hutcheson has been serving as chief executive officer of Helping People Succeed for 33 years. She led the organization through major organizational change from a sheltered workshop/work activity center to a totally community-based organization. She is also a member of the APSE National Executive Board, the Treasure Coast Workforce Development Board, Florida APSE Board of Directors, the United Way Volunteer and Community Resource Center Board of Directors, and many others. She provides numerous trainings and consulting in the areas of supported employment, organizational change, and program development. Suzy has a master's degree in rehabilitative services administration from the University of San Francisco. William (Bill) Kiernan, PhD, is the Director of the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) and Research Professor in the Graduate College of Education and the McCormack School of Policy Studiesat the University of Massachusetts Boston. For over 36 years, Dr. Kiernan has served in a variety of capacities in ICI, as a senior staff member of the Children's Hospital, and has been a member of the faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Boston for more than 18 years. He has been a member of several national boards, has served as the President of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and is currently President of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. Besides having a PhD in Rehabilitation and Special Education from Boston College, he has a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a second Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management from Boston University. K. Charlie Lakin, PhD has more than 30 years experience in services to people with ID/DD as a teacher, research, consultant and advocate. He has directed numerous research and training projects and has (co)authored over 200 publications based on that work. He frequently consults with state, federal, and international agencies in matters of policy, research and evaluation. Among recognitions afforded Charlie are appointments by President Clinton to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the AAIDD's Dybwad Humanitarian Award and the University of Minnesota's Outstanding Community Service Award. Richard G. Luecking, Ed.D. has served as President of TransCen since 1987 and has worked to improve linkages between schools, service providing agencies, government, business, and families so that youth with disabilities can have better post-school employment outcomes. He was an original consultant in the development of the Bridges school-to-work program which has since been replicated and established in several national locations. Dr. Luecking participates and leads in numerous local, state and national initiatives, including workforce development boards, school-to-career systems, business/education associations, and professional organizations. He served in the National School to Work Office of the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor under a special appointment between 1997-1999 to promote the engagement of employers in school to work initiatives. He's authored numerous publications on topics related to employment of people with disabilities, business partnerships, school-to-work transition, and career development. David M. Mank, PhD, is Director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities. In addition, he is a Full Professor in the School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Mank has a lengthy background in the education and employment for persons with disabilities. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 articles or book chapters. In addition, he is a member of a number of editorial boards. He was elected to the Board of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) in 1997, and served as President of that association from 1999-2000. He was one of the founding board members of United States Association for Persons in Supported Employment. He was honored in 2001 by The Arc of the United States in receiving the Franklin Smith Award for National Distinguished Service. Dr. Paul Wehman has served as the Director for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention at Virginia Commonwealth University for 23 years. He has been part of a group of professionals, researchers, and advocates dedicated to the hiring, advancement, and retention of individuals with significant disabilities in competitive employment. He is a Professor of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Chairman of Rehabilitation Research with a joint appointment in the Departments of Special Education and Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Counseling. He received the VCU School of Medicine Research Recognition Award, June, 2007 and was elected Life Long Emeritus Member of APSE: He has written, co-authored, or edited 38 commercially published books and written over 150 journal articles, mostly in the transition and employment areas. He is on several editorial boards and has been Editor of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation for 17 years. Dr. Wehman is the parent of two children with disabilities. Wendy Parent, PhD, CRC, is a Research Associate Professor and Assistant Director Lawrence site for the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, a Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, at theUniversity of Kansas. She has more than twenty five years experience in the areas of supported and customized employment and trandition from school to work for individuals with servere disabilities. Dr. Parent is currently the PI on a Girls at Work project focusing on the development of a computerized, self-directed curriculum currently being field tested in 21 schools. Other recent grants include the Department of Health and Human Services Community Integrated Systems project, the National Governor's Association New Freedom Initiative Policy Academy on Transition for youth with disabilities, Christopher Reeve Quality of Life project, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities National Training Initiative on Self-Determination. She was previously with the Institute on Human Development and Disability at the University of Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Services Leadership, an M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and a B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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