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Curriculum Vitae
September 26th, 2009 by admin
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ed.D.

2009

 The George Washington University Washington, DC Department of Teacher Preparation and

Special Education.
Dissertation: Parents’ Involvement in Transition Planning for Their Young Adult Children with Intellectual Disabilities   [Ed.D. granted Nov.11, 2008]
M.A.

1999

 Chapman University, Orange, CA Special Education.
B. A.

1975

 California State University, Sacramento

Graduated with Honors

 Social Science, with focus in Anthropology Completed Teacher Education Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-Present CEO/Director, DCM-International Educational Consultant.  Advise, research, grant and report writing in the area of disability, inclusion, transition from school to career, college, and community. Guide parents, students through the special education process.
2007- 2009 Project Director, The HEATH Resource Center for Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, Research Associate, The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development (www.HEATH.gwu.edu ). Managed and directed grant project funded by Lumina Foundation for Education. Duties included maintenance of website, writing content, publishing research and fact sheets, presenting at conferences and invited workshops.
2006-2007 Interim Project Director, Candidate Program Assessment System; Research Assistant, Office of the Dean. The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
2004 Instructor, The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education (TRED 226)
2003-2004 Online Education Facilitator. Masters in Teaching (MAT) Graduate Level Preservice Teacher Training. University of Phoenix-Online, Phoenix, AZ.

Duties: Lecturer, facilitated online instruction for Master of Arts in Education, Teacher Education Program.
1999-2005 Special Education Teacher for Learning Disabilities/Non-Categorical Program. Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke, Virginia. Utilize inclusive and collaborative teaching methods within general education for grades K-6, taught students with mild-moderate retardation, autism, case manager for special education students, assess students for determination of eligibility for Special Education Programs, resource and collaborating teacher for General Education teachers.
1995-1999 Lawndale Elementary School District, Lawndale, California, Special Education Teacher. Co-taught with a general education teacher in a blended 3-4th grade of students in general education and mild-moderate retardation, autism education program.
1991-1995 Special Education Teacher, Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA

Experience includes Early Childhood Education -8th grade, students with severe disabilities, mild-moderate retardation, autism education program. Utilized inclusive and collaborative teaching methods within general education. Positive Behavior Analysis Team Member.
LEADERSHIP ROLES/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
2008-2013 Member: Project Advisory Committee (PAC) for Center for Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, grant from National Institute for Disability Rehabilitation –  Research project and Consortium for Postsecondary Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) supporting Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), Boston, MA with TransCen, Inc., Rockville, MD
2008-Present Member: Advisory Panel for Virginia Parent Education and Training Center (PEATC, RSA grant)
2008-Present Member: Transition Advisory LRE-Part B Community of Practice Advisory Committee, federal WestEd/OSEP Project
2008-Present Director:  Board of The Arc of Virginia
2008-Present Member: National Association of Secondary School Principals
2006-Present

 Chair: Government Relations Committee, CEC-Division on Career Development and Transition  http://www.dcdt.org/governmentrelations/index.html

Member: Developmental Disabilities, Council of Administrators in Special Education
2005-Present Member: Special Population Workgroup and The Advisory Consortium on Intellectual Disabilities, Virginia Department of Mental Retardation, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Services Mental Retardation
2003-Present Member: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
2005-2008 Member: Fairfax County Public Schools Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities
2003- 2007 National Advisor: National Institute for Urban School Improvement
2005-2006 Committee Member: National Coalition to Address Personnel Vacancies in Special Education and Related Services
2000-2001 Virginia Partners in Policymaking: Class of 2001
2000-Present Co-Vice President, Board Member: National Coalition on Self Determination, Inc.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCTS
In Press

 Chapter 6: Support Services, in Integrating Transition Planning into the IEP Process, Third Edition Lynda West (Ed.). Council for Exceptional Children
2007-2008 Planning for Post School Outcomes and Emerging into Adulthood: A Resource Guide for Parents of Youth with Intellectual Disabilities, The HEATH Resource Center. Plus other Website content and publications www.HEATH.gwu.edu .
2008 Planning for adulthood in Virginia: State and local support systems for individuals with intellectual disabilities (In Press). Everyone Together  (http://everyonetogether.org/index.html)
2006 Planning for post school outcomes and emerging into adulthood (2006). Everyone Together. Volume 2, Issue 2. Retrieved from: http://www.everyonetogether.org/Fall2006ET.pdf
2006 Postsecondary options for students with intellectual disabilities. (With Debra Hart, Meg Grigal, Caren Sax, and Madeline Will). Research to Practice. Issue 45. retrieved from: http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=178
2004 Opening the door to postsecondary education for all: Accessing the higher education act. White paper at http://www.rrtc.hawaii.edu/documents/products/phase3/16.pdf
REVIEWER
2006-Present Editorial Reviewer:  Journal of Religion, Disability and Health
2006-Present Editorial Reviewer:  publications of the CEC-Division Career Development and Transition
2005 Reviewer: VA Department of Education Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution
RECENT INVITATIONAL/ WORKING CONFERENCES
  • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities State of the Science Conference. George Mason University, VA. November 6, 2009
  • College Summit Institute: Igniting a College-Going Culture. Baltimore, Maryland, July 9-12, 2008
  • Guest Lecturer. Education 762: “Inclusive Education and Post-Secondary Life.” Arcadia University Department of Education, Special Education Ph.D. program, June 10, 2008
  • Guest Lecturer. Special Education 236: “Introduction to Career, Vocational, and Transition Services.” GW University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, June 3, 2008
  • Transition to Higher Education for Students with Learning Disabilities: Building Effective Partnerships and Resources: The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) Invitational Symposium. Rockland, MD,  May 30, 2008
  • HSC Foundation Youth Transitions Summit: Washington, DC, September 21, 2006
  • National Leadership Summit on Improving Results for Youth – recorder for Leadership Team, Washington, D. C..  June 14-15, 2005
  • Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Postsecondary Education Institute: Discussions of Developments in Practice and Policy, Washington, DC, September 15, 2003
  • Project Forum/NASDSE Policy Forum on Special Education Paperwork. June 12-14, 2002
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND POLICY PAPERS
  • Parent Involvement in Transition Planning for a Life Like Yours. 15th International DCDT Conference Savannah, Georgia. October 29-31, 2009
  • Position Paper on Behalf of DCDT Recommendations to National Interagency Committee on Disability Research. Arlington, VA, August 5, 2008
  • Advising High School Students with Disabilities. CEC-DCDT Conference. Orlando, FL, October 18-20, 2007
  • Testimony to the President’s Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel. Arlington, VA, August 16, 2006
  • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Implementation of IDEA 2004, and New Regulations. OSEP Leadership Conference. Washington, DC, August 28, 2006
  • Life Planning Tools. Informational regional workshop for families of individuals with disabilities to aid in futures planning for their loved ones. Arlington, Virginia, February 26, 2005
  • Maneuvering the Postsecondary Education Maze for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. TASH Conference, Reno, NV, November 17, 2004
  • Maneuvering the Postsecondary Education Maze for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. TASH Conference, Reno, NV, November 17, 2004
  • Residency Training: What People with Mental Retardation Want in Healthcare. Society of Teachers in Family Medicine, Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA,  September 20-23, 2003

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