Speakers

John Allen, MS OT/L
Lead Assistive Technology Specialist
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Christi Altizer
Counselor Manager, Abingdon and Wytheville DARS Offices
DARS, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Alissa Brooke, M.S., CRC, PBSF
Virginia Commonwealth University - Rehabilitation Research & Training Center

Jenn Brooks Kaluza
Founder & Executive Director
Come As You Are (CAYA)

Tammy Burns
Executive Director
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)

Melinda Caldwell
Director of Programs
Brain Injury Solutions

Martha Carabalo
Career Assessment Counselor/ Support as Pre-ETS or VR Counselor
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Deanna Carter Kelso
Area Coordinator
RSVP, Inc.

Carrie Clawson, OTD, OT/L, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Lynn Daley
Title
Company

Hasan Davis
Title
Company

Patti Drescher, OTD, OT/L, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitation Services

Marks Evans
Safety & Risk Manager
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Dr. Rob Froelich
Associate Professor of Counseling
George Washington University

Whitney Ham, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Provider/Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Virginia Commonwealth University - Rehabilitation Research & Training Center

Dominique Harrison
Director of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Eggleston

Crystal Hence, M.Ed.
Faculty Member/Director of Training
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Jodi Judge
Executive Director
Brain Injury Solutions

Michael Klinger
Workforce Programs Division-WISA Coordinator
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Leslie Lawrence
Culinary Director for Culinary Connections
Easterseals PORT Health

David Leon
Title
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Jonathan May
Workforce Programs Division-TTW Coordinator/Financial Empowerment Manager
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Jennifer McDonough, M.S., CRC
Co-Principal Investigator for the NIDILRR Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Employment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University - Rehabilitation Research & Training Center

Nedra Moncrief-Craig
Commissioner
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Heather Mossinger
Regional Manager
The Choice Group

Rhonda Osisek
CAYA Board Member and Trainer
Come As You Are (CAYA)

Ellie Rest
Guardian Training Program Coordinator
Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Nathan Roberts
Vocational Rehibition Counselor
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Carol Schall, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Education
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at Virginia Commonwealth University

Andrew Stankevich, JD
Registered Yoga Teacher with 200 Hours of Training (RYT-200) and Grants Manager for Access Plus

Darryl Washington, LCSW
Commissioner
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)

Savanna Wheeler
Team Lead
Easterseals PORT Health

Kendra Wormley
RSA Transition to Project Adulthood Coordinator
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)


