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CAIC
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Purpose
The National Advisory Board will inform and advise the CAIC Board of
Directors on national perspectives and the current state of knowledge on
issues affecting the quality of life of people with developmental
disabilities. The CAIC Board of Directors recognizes that effective
leadership requires broad knowledge, independent perspectives, and
technical expertise for addressing key policy questions.
National Advisory Board Members
Dr. Mary Cerreto
Mary Cerreto has worked for 25 years in the
field of developmental disabilities, early intervention, quality
assurance and accreditation, and pediatric and primary care psychology.
She was Assistant Commissioner, Office of Quality Enhancement for the
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation, has presented at
numerous national conferences, written extensively, and has been on the
Editorial Board for many professional journals. She is currently faculty
in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University and an
independent consultant to several state governments.
Dr. David Coulter
David Coulter is a renowned medical doctor in
the developmental disabilities field. He is currently President Elect of
the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR), the leading
professional organization in our field. Recently, at the National Goals
Conference, David was leader of the workgroup charged with creating
research goals for the nation on issues of health and wellness of people
with developmental disabilities. Among his current responsibilities,
David is on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and serves as the
Director of Neurology at the Boston Children's Hospital and Institute
for Community Inclusion. David is also co-editor, with the Rev. Bill
Gaventa, of the Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health.
The Reverend Bill Gaventa
Bill Gaventa is one of the nation's leading
advocates for people with disabilities and spiritual life. He serves as
coordinator of community and congregational supports at the Elizabeth M.
Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Brunswick, NJ, where he
works on community supports, training for community services staff and
supervision of a program in CPE. He also is assistant professor, Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School, and has served as executive secretary for
the religion division of the American Association of Mental Retardation
(AAMR) since 1985. He is Co-Editor of the AAMR Journal of Health
Disability and Religion and a member of the Board of Directors of the
The Arc of the United States.
Deborah Kaplan
Deborah Kaplan has been a leader in the disability rights movement for
over twenty years. She is currently the Executive Director of the World
Institute on Disability (WID) which serves as the policy arm of the
disability right and independent living movement, nationally and
internationally. Her current responsibilities include Verizon's National
Consumer Advisory Board, The Steering Committee of the Web Accessibility
Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, and Chair of the Technology
Committee for the Ed Roberts Campus project.
Dr. K. Charles Lakin
Charlie Lakin is Director of Research and Training Center on Community
Living and a Research Fellow at the Institute on Community Integration
at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of over 100 books,
articles, and chapters on community living and residential services and
a frequent consultant to federal and state agencies. He has been a
member of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and is a past
recipient of AAMR's Dybwad Humanitarian Award.
Ms. Patricia McGill Smith
Patti McGill Smith has been one of the nation's foremost leaders of the
parent movement over the past three decades. She founded Pilot Parents
in Nebraska in the early 1970s and was the founder of the National
Parent Network on Disability. She previously served as Acting Assistant
Secretary of the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
Dr. Steven Taylor
Steve Taylor is Director of the Center on Human Policy, Professor of
Education, and Coordinator of Disability Studies at Syracuse University.
He was one of the original framers of the Community Imperative
declaration and has worked closely with self-advocates, family members,
and attorneys to expand community services and supports for people with
disabilities in New York State and nationally. Mr. Taylor is the Editor
of AAMR's journal Mental Retardation and is a past recipient of AAMR's
Research Award.
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