February 16, 2021; Silver Spring, MD:
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is extremely pleased to announce its 2021–2022 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021.
The members of the 2020–2021 AAIDD Board of Directors are:
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President: Elisa Velardo, MMHS, FAAIDD
North Regional Director, Connecticut Department of Developmental Services, East Hartford, Connecticut |
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President-Elect: Karrie Shogren, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor and Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Kansas, Lawrence |
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Vice President: Dalun "Dan" Zhang, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor and Director, Center on Disability and Development, Texas A&M University, College Station |
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Secretary-Treasurer: Melissa A. DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD
Director, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care, SE Region Health Care Quality Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Past President: Leonard Abbeduto, PhD, FAAIDD
Director, UC Davis MIND Institute, Tsakopoulos-Vismara Endowed Chair, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, California
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At Large: Alexandra Bonardi, MS, MHA, FAAIDD
Senior Policy Specialist, Human Services Research Institute and Clinical Assistant Professor, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts |
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At Large: Joyce Louden, PhD, FAAIDD
Director of Education and Training, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Louisiana Department of Health, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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At Large: Amie Lulinski, PhD, FAAIDD
Project Director, State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado |
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At Large: Heather Williamson, DrPh, MBA, FAAIDD
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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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.