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AAIDD Announces its 2026-2027 Board of Directors

March 4, 2026; Silver Spring, MD:

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is extremely pleased to announce its 2026–2027 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. 

The members of the 2026–2027 AAIDD Board of Directors are:

Vincent Chesney

President:
Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD
Psychological Services Specialist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lackawanna College; and Luzerne County Community College


Sarah Hall_photo
President-Elect: Sarah Hall, PhD, FAAIDD
Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

 David Ervin Vice President: David Ervin, MA, FAAIDD
Chief Executive Officer, Makom, North Bethesda, Maryland
Julie Bershadsky
Secretary-Treasurer: Julie Bershadsky, PhD, FAAIDD
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Anthony Rodriguez

Past President: Anthony Rodriguez, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor, Providence College, 
Providence, Rhode Island

Kruti Acharya At Large: Kruti Acharya, MD, FAAIDD
Associate Professor and Director Illinois LEND Program, University of Illinois, Chicago
Carol Britton Laws At Large: Carol Britton Laws, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor and Training Director, Institute on Human Development and Disability, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

At Large: Sheida Raley, PhD, FAAIDD
Assistant Professor of Special Education,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mary Kay Rizzolo At Large: Mary Kay Rizzolo, PhD, FAAIDD
President and CEO, CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership, Towson, Maryland

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Founded in 1876, AAIDD is the oldest professional association concerned with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn more about the organization at www.aaidd.org.

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