Community Advisory Council

Members of the Community Advisory Council partner with CDS to advance its mission. The council includes individuals with developmental and related disabilities who serve as self-advocates; parents and other family members of individuals with developmental disabilities; representatives from disability-related training, service and advocacy organizations; state agency representatives; and others who advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

Officers

Cory Nourie
Chair

Alyssa Cowin
First Vice-chair
Delaware Health and Social Services

Terri Hancharick
Second Vice-chair
Endless Possibilities in the Community, Parent

Susannah Eaton-Ryan
Secretary
The Arc of Delaware

Nancy Lemus
Member At-Large
Parent

Members

Marissa Band
Delaware Disabilities Law Program

Karl Booksh
Self-advocate

Charles Bryant
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

Selina Butcher
Self-advocate, The Freedom Center

Anthony Carter
JEVS Support for Independence

Karen Doneker Mancini
Parent

Deborah Dunlap
Parent

Brigitte Hancharick
Self-advocate

Kristin Harvey
Developmental Disabilities Council

Elisha Jenkins
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Jane Luke
Parent

Dale Matusevich
Department of Education

Daniese McMullin-Powell
Self-advocate

John McNeal
Self-advocate, State Council for Persons with Disabilities

Melissa Smith
Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities

Meedra Surratte
Parent Information Center

Debbie Talley-Beane
Division for the Visually Impaired

Pam Weir
Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens

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CLOSING THE GAPS That’s what I’m about, says CDS’s Ron Sibert. Closing the gaps in funding, awareness, training, resources, and policies that keep Delawareans with disabilities from accessing the myriad assistive technology devices that can empower them and enhance their quality of life. With CDS colleagues and partners, Ron’s currently closing the gap by surveying educators about what’s limiting student access to AT in classrooms to inform his development of AT guidelines for educators. He’s creating an AT funding guide for consumers of all ages and another for their service providers. And he's exploring reviving a program that recycles and distributes used AT. Got a question for Ron? Reach him at rsibert@udel.edu or at 302-831-7009. ... See MoreSee Less

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