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PETER BULOVA, MD, is an Assistant Pro- logical testing and services for the entire Board of the Texas Governors Committee
fessor of General Internal Medicine at the school system. Mr. Condon has done exten- for Persons with Disabilities; Chair of Texas
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He sive motivational speaking to a number of Assoc. of Centers for Independent Living;
is the Medical Director of the University of nonprofit and for-profit corporations and Board member of Texas Rehabilitation As-
Pittsburgh Adult Down Syndrome Center has been a featured speaker in numerous sociation; and is a member of Bell County
and the co-director of the Magee-Women’s national conferences. Judge and Commissioner Committee for
Hospital Center for Women with Physical Persons with Disabilities.
Disabilities. Dr. Bulova received his under-
JAMES W. CONROY, PH.D., a Medical
graduate degree from Brown University
Sociologist, has been a consultant to 18 CROSBY CROMWELL is Senior Manager
and trained at the University of Pittsburgh
federal agencies and to more than 150 state of Disability Outreach & Job Opportunity
SPEAKER BIOGR
for Medical School, Residency and Chief
and local agencies since 1970, and has Zones for the Walmart Corporation. She
Residency in Internal Medicine.
been Principal Investigator for more than joined Walmart at the end of 2007 and is
100 funded grants and contracts. He is the responsible for external programming in
LAURA BURFORD is President of LAD En- author of more than 300 formal reports in the disability community as well as the
terprizes, a Management and Information the fields of disabilities, aging, child welfare Jobs and Opportunity Zones Project, which
Technology Consulting company located in and other human service fields, including funds small business development. Ms.
West Chester, PA. She has extensive experi- 30 articles in professional journals, 12 book Cromwell is charged with building suc-
ence assisting management in defining chapters and over 280 formal deliverable cessful outreach strategies and productive
and delivering operational and technology research reports to government agencies. At relationships within the communities that
solutions. Prior to starting LAD Enterprizes, Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities, Walmart serves on a daily basis. Crosby
Inc., Ms. Burford managed International Mr. Conroy headed the Pennhurst Longitu- joined the company after spending nearly
Professional Services Consulting, a rapidly dinal Study, and replicated that longitudi- seven years working with Quality Life, a
APHIES
growing US division of a start-up organiza- nal study in New Hampshire, Connecticut, non-profit focused on improving education
tion and turned it into a profitable business. Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and and independence opportunities for adults
Ms. Burford has delivered business process California. He has designed and directed with disabilities. She was recently honored
redesign services, system development longitudinal studies of deinstitutionaliza- with a Community Distinction Award from
and technology services as well as front tion, employment, community living, and Arkansas Support Network for her work in
and back office outsourcing solutions for foster care across the United States, and the disability community.
clients. has lectured and consulted in many other
nations. *MARY KAY CUNNINGHAM
LOIS CAMPBELL, PA State Director, Ga-
maliel Foundation and Executive Director, SARAH COOK is the Program Associate BRYAN DAGUE
Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN) with the Chapter Excellence Group at The has been on faculty at the University
came to these organizations after a year Arc of the United States. She works with the of Vermont-Center on Disability &
ago following a 14 year career as a consul- Standards for Excellence
®
program, The Community Inclusion for the past 17 years
tant, facilitator and coach with nonprofit National Conference of Executives of The providing training and technical assistance
organizations, faith-based groups and Arc (NCE) and oversees other training and in the areas of supported employment
corporations. As a consultant, she assisted professional development opportunities and transition. In 2006, he earned his
organizations and teams to work effectively for our chapters. Ms.Cook has a bachelor’s doctorate in Educational Leadership
together to clarify vision, define goals and degree in Political Science, History and East and Policy Studies from the University
develop plans and projects to implement Asian Studies from Oakland University in of Vermont. His dissertation entitled
them. In addition, Ms. Campbell spent 11 Rochester, MI as well as a law degree from “Sheltered Employment, Sheltered Lives:
years as a community organizer in New the Georgetown University Law Center. Navigating the New Realities of Community
Orleans, LA, Detroit, MI and Trenton, NJ Employment” focused on the last sheltered
for over 11 years earlier in her work history.
BARBARA COPPENS is a well-known
workshop in Vermont and the impact
She holds a Masters in Applied Behavioral
self-advocate and supporter of individu-
the conversion had on the families and
Science.
als with disabilities. She is the chairperson
participants. Mr. Dague has been involved
of Council 4 of NJUSA. She also serves as
in the conversion of sheltered workshops
JESSICA CHIUMBU-MASEKO is the Train- facilitator for the Camden County Monday
to community-based employment in
ing & Technical Assistance Specialist for the Morning Network and is a member of The
Syracuse, NY as well as Vermont.
New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project. Sparked Arc of New Jersey’s Mainstreaming Medical
by the need for someone to step up and Care Advisory Board, the Consumer Advi- LEIGH ANN DAVIS, M.S.S.W., M.P.A., is
speak out to advocate for her aunt, a person sory Council, and the New Jersey Coalition Program Associate with the Chapter Excel-
with a developmental disability, Jessica re- for Inclusive Ministries. She is an Advocate lence Group at The Arc of the United States.
mains driven in her work in disability advo- Assistant on the staff of New Jersey Protec- (located in Maryland), working from her
cacy. She trains and supports self-advocates tion and Advocacy, Inc. home office in Arlington, TX. Ms. Davis has
and their advisors to ensure that their rights worked in the disability arena since 1994
are protected and their voices are heard.
PEGGY COSNER, LBSW, is the Executive
and has authored numerous publications,
Director of the Heart of Texas Independent
including a curriculum for police officers
DAVE CONDON is the Chairman & CEO Living Center (HOCTIL) in Belton, TX. She
teaching them about the vulnerabilities
of DNS Associates, LLC which he joined in has been working for persons with disabili-
people with intellectual disabilities face
June, 1985. His experiences working with ties for over 30 years and began her career
when involved in the criminal justice sys-
nonprofit agencies and volunteer organiza- working at The Arc in Washtenaw County,
tem. She has also presented on a wide array
tions began in 1968. Prior to joining DNS, MI. Ms. Cosner has been a Program Direc-
of topics, developed a curriculum on Fetal
he served as Director of Special Services for tor and Administrator of an ICF-MR and
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and authored
the Derby, Connecticut Public School Sys- HCS program, as well as vocational training
reports related to the ethics of genetic
tem where he oversaw all special education programs including supportive employ-
research and implications for the disability
services, speech and hearing, and psycho- ment. She is currently appointed to the
community.
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