Mission
To support ongoing development of START services nationally and to provide accountability to NCSS
NAC members will:
- Interpret and advise on outcomes associated with START program implementation, training, and research
- Provide insight, feedback and advisement regarding national trends, funding, and priorities
Members
Jeff Albaugh, Project Director for PA START, Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Programs/Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Pennsylvania
Brad Backstrom, Senior Psychologist, California Department of Developmental Services, California
Dan Baker, Internal Reviewer, Positive Support Lead, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota
Joan Beasley, Research Professor, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire
Corey Boyle, DHS CA0938 Program Administrator, DHS - Denver Gov, Denver, Colorado
Andrea Caoili, Director of Research and Quality Assurance, National Center for START Services®, North Carolina
Bruce Davis, Director of Behavioral and Psychological Services, Tennessee Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Office of Civil Rights, Tennessee
Meg DePasquale, Director of Clinical Services, Maryland Dept of Health - Developmental Disabilities, Maine
Novella Evans, Program Specialist, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas
Alan Galgana, Psychologist, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, New York
Elizabeth Grosso, Director of Training, National Center for START Services®, New Hampshire
Alexis Harrington, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, New York
Kelly Hartman, President & CEO, Insights Consulting, Indiana
Jill Hinton, Clinical Director, National Center for START Services®, North Carolina
Brenda Jackson, Consultant/Principal, Brenda Jackson Consulting, LLC
Diane Jacobstein, Clinical Psychologist/Senior Policy Associate, Georgetown UCED, Washington, D.C.
Deb Johnson, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Abiba Kindo, Deputy Commissioner for Service Delivery, Regional Offices, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, NY
Ann Klein, Director of Evaluation and Outcomes, National Center for START Services®
Susan Klick, Parent Advocate
Jessica Kramer, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida, Florida
Eric Kurtz, Executive Director, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Disabilities, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, South Dakota
Tracy Levesque, Administrator, Division of Developmental Disabilities, RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, Rhode Island
Lauren Libero, Autism Specialist, California Developmental Disabilities Services System
Bob Lincoln, Project Director, Elevate, Iowa
Mark Lutte, Chief Operating Officer, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Allyson Meade, Assistant CSIDD Statewide Coordinator, Office of People WIth Developmental Disabilities, New York
Mirella Quaranta, START Specialist, Safety Net, CA DDS, California
Lorrie Mitchell, Crisis Program Administrator, Office of Aging and Disability Services, Maine
Angela Munoz, Crisis Program Administrator, California Developmental Disabilities Services System, California
Patricia Nobbie, Disability Policy Engagement Director, Anthem
Pat Osbourne, Associate Director, CDD UNM, New Mexico
Paul Partridge, Program Manager, Deschutes County Health Services (Oregon), Oregon
Jill Pettinger, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, NY Office for Persons with Development Disabilities, New York
Ann Potoczak, Executive Director, Community Bridges, New Hampshire
Christy Pruess, MHSU/IDD Care Management Regional Director, Vaya Health- Western NC, North Carolina
Luke Reynard, Management and Operations Consultant, National Center for START Services®, New Hampshire
Jody Roberts, Delaware
Cordelia Rosenburg, Director, JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado
Leslie Rubin, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Moorehouse School of Medicine, Georgia
Paul Saucier, Director, Office of Aging and Disability Services, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Jonathan Seifried, New Jersey
Lauren Spencer, IDD/Program Manager; DHHS NC START Liaison, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, NC
Vernice Thompson, Tawara's scheduling assistant at Georgetown
Joseph Tonik
Haley Turner, Deputy Associate Commissioner of IDD Services, IDD and Behavioral Health Services, Austin, TX
Karen Weigle, Associate Director, National Center for START Services®, Tennessee
Wanda Willis, Executive Director, TN Council on Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee
Wendy Yosco, New Jersey
