Community Advisory Council Members
The Community Advisory Council serves as an external advisory board to review and recommend broad programmatic directions, to evaluate the impact of the Institute within the state and region, to serve as liaison and advocate for the Institute's involvement in community-based activities, and to advise on critical areas of need that the Institute should address in future planning efforts.
Members of the Institute's Community Advisory Council include the following individuals, as of September 2009–
Barbara Case
MN Department of Special Education
Pattianne Demaray
Parent
Marge Goldberg
PACER Center (Retired)
Parent/Consultant
Brenda Goral
Opportunity Partners
Heidi Hamilton
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Disability Services
David Hancox
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, Inc.
Donna Johnson
University of Minnesota's Disability Services
Kim Keprios
Arc Greater Twin Cities
Julianne Leerssen
MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities (One-Stop Family Support Center)
Annis Lorenzo-Clark
Parent
Todd Monson
Hennepin County Human Services & Public Health
Robert Niemiec
MN Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE)
Barnett (Bud) Rosenfield
Minnesota Disability Law Center
Barb Sorum
Parent
John Thompson
Epilepsy Foundation of MN
Katie Villasenor
Minneapolis Public Schools (Interpreter)
Parent
Jesus Villasenor
PACER Center
Andrea Zuber
Ramsey County Community Human Services
If you would like to learn more about the Community Advisory Council, please contact Carol Ely at 612-626-3346 or by e-mail at elyxx021@umn.edu.