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Board of
Representatives

Representatives

DeAnna Hattaway
Alabama
Alabama Service Providers Association
Amanda Faulkner
Alaska
Frontier Community Services
Cindy Hensley
Alaska
Cindy & Vic's R&R
Sara Drish
Arizona
Sevita
Brad Hagan
Arkansas
Easterseals Arkansas
Claire Williamson
California
Cole Vocational Services
Celeste Ewert
Colorado
Envision
Lindsay Menough
Colorado
DDRC
Jodi Walters
Colorado
Imagine!
Pamela Fields
Connecticut
MidState Arc
Barry Simon
Connecticut
Oak Hill
Ryan VenDouren
Delaware
Keystone Human Services
Danielle Darby
District of Columbia
RCM of Washington
Terrance King
District of Columbia
National Children's Center
Dorothy Walker
District of Columbia
St. John's Community Services
Jameson Dörmann
Florida
Sunrise Community
Greta O’Dell
Georgia
River Edge Behavioral Health
Ryan Whitmire
Georgia
Developmental Disabilities Ministry, Inc.
Karen Mukai
Hawaii
Abilities Unlimited
Jamie Anthony
Idaho
Developmental Options
Jason Byrd
Idaho
Sevita
Thane Dykstra
Illinois
Trinity Services
Kim Zoeller
Director
Ray Graham Association
Jim Allbaugh
Indiana
Carey Services
Board of Representatives Co-Chair
Brianne Boles
Indiana
Developmental Services, Inc.
Brandi Foreman
Indiana
Indiana Association of Residential Facilities
Maghan Bowman
Iowa
Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Board of Representatives Co-Chair
Marcy Davis
Iowa
Candeo
Marc Hines
Iowa
Crossroads, Inc.
Liz Holle
Kansas
Big Lakes Developmental Center
Rachel Neumann
Kansas
COF Training Services
Julie Josephitis
Kentucky
Dungarvin
Erica Smith Buchanan
Louisiana
CADENCE of Acadiana
Ann-Marie Mayberry
Maine
3Rivers
Brian Vye
Maine
John F. Murphy Homes
Darryl Wood
Maine
Life Enrichment Advancing People
Lori Sedlezky
Maryland
Ardmore Enterprises, Inc.
Michael Hyland
Massachusetts
Venture Community Services
Laura Smith
Michigan
Sevita
Julie Johnson
Minnesota
MSS
Suzanne Lettrell-Levy
Minnesota
Mount Olive Rolling Acres
Darlene Scott
Minnesota
The Phoenix Residence
Jessica Mathews
Mississippi
Sevita
Kit Brewer
Missouri
Challenge Unlimited
Terry Combs
Missouri
Center for Human Services
Judy Grainger
Missouri
UCP Heartland
Janessa Mosley
Montana
Consumer Direct Care Network
Cheryl Wicks
Nebraska
Mosaic
Robert Bachicha
Nevada
Dungarvin
Bernadette Griswold
New Jersey
Community Access Unlimited
Margarita Chavez–Sanchez
New Mexico
Consumer Direct Care Network
Scott Good
New Mexico
Dungarvin
Elizabeth Martin
New York
Living Resources Corporation
Dahlian Porter
New York
ADAPT Community Network
Matt Sturiale
New York
Birch Family Services
Richard Edwards
North Carolina
Amivie
Lisa Magnuson
North Dakota
Sevita
Michelle Madden
Ohio
Epic
Meg Natchwey
Ohio
Welcome House
Becky Sharp
Ohio
Open Door Columbus
William Koscher
Oklahoma
Dungarvin
Cindy Rogers
Oklahoma
Home of Hope, Inc.
Brenda Linden
Oregon
Dungarvin
Allison Stark
Oregon
Albertina Kerr
Georgie Provance
Pennsylvania
Fayette Resources, Inc.
Lisa Walkiewicz
Pennsylvania
Via of the Lehigh Valley
Greg Wellems
Pennsylvania
Keystone Human Services
Robyn Frye
Rhode Island
Community Living Rhode Island
Casey Gartland
Rhode Island
West Bay RI
Terry Rogers
South Carolina
Chesco Services
Jennifer Gray
South Dakota
ASPIRE, Inc.
Jennifer Enderson
Tennessee
Emory Valley Center
Dwayne Webb
Tennessee
St. John's Community Services
Maxine Hartranft
Texas
Consumer Direct Care Network
Troy Friden
Utah
Chrysalis
Gloria Quinn
Vermont
Upper Valley Services
Sarah Herbert
Virginia
Consumer Direct Care Network
Grey Persons
Virginia
Hope House Foundation
Kendra Ellis
Washington
Dungarvin
Scott Livengood
Washington
Community Residential Services Association
Courtney Walsh
West Virginia
Sevita
Lisa Olson
Wisconsin
Sevita
Karin Stockwell
Wisconsin
Dungarvin
Erica Gessner-Burkey
Wyoming
Sevita