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TASH Committees

Board Committees are comprised of TASH members who are appointed by the TASH Board to serve for a designated period of time. There is an committee for each of the five major functions of the organization. These committees include Executive, Finance, Development, Member Services and Public Affairs.

Operating Committees are comprised of TASH members that work on the specific operations of the organization. They include the conference, elections, chapters, publications, journal and student membership and chapter activities.

Board Committees	Chair(s):
Executive	Lyle Romer
Development	Pat Amos
Finance	Scott Shepard and Barbara Loescher
Member Services	Jacki Anderson
Public Affairs	Susan Yuan and Leslie Margolis
Operating Committees
Chapter	John Butterworth
Elections	Carol Quirk
Conference	Diane Ryndak

2008Committee Chair Contact Information

TASH Issue Committees have a board liaison, who is appointed by the board; a chair or co-chairs, who are selected by the members of each committee; and any number of interested TASH members who comprise the body of the committee. These committees are:

Committee:	Chair(s):
Communication	Anne Marie Orlando
Community Living	Hope Dittmeier leetditt@gmail.com	Sandi Cooper sandicooper@neighbours-inc.com
Criminal Justice	Barbara Ransom Disability Rights California 100 Howe Ave., suite 235N Sacramento, CA 95825 916-488-8160 916-488-9960	Richard Sobsey University of Alberta Department of Educational Psychology 6-102 Ed North Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5 Ph 780.492.3755 Fax 780.492.1318
Early Childhood	Maria K. Denney College of Education/Special Education G315 Box 117050 Gainesville, FL 32611-7050 Ph 352.0701 ext. 255 Fax 352-392-2655
Education	Beverley Fields 80 Cynthiana Court Florissant, MO 63031 Ph 314.921.8989 Mary Fisher IUPUI 902 W. New York St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Ph 317. 274.0650 Fax 765.496.1228	Mara Sapon-Shevin Syracuse University 150 Huntington Hall Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 Ph 315.443.5088 Fax 315.443.3289
Employment and Transition	John Butterworth Institute for Community Inclusion - University of Massachusetts at Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 Ph 617.287.4357 Fax 617.287.4352	Michael Callahan 4101 Gautier Vancleave Rd. Suite 102 Gautier, MS 39553 Ph 228.497.6999 Fax 228.497.6966
Family	Lynda Baumgardner Wyoming Gov. Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities Lingle WY 82223 Ph Fax	Marilyn Skogen Parent Resource Center 500S. Jefferson Street Casper, MY 82601 Ph 307.577.0321 Fax
Individuals with Special Health Care Needs	Donna Lehr Boston University- School of Education Two Sherborn St. Boston, MA 02215 Ph 617.353.3240 Fax 617.353.3206	Nancy Ward

International Issues	Julia White Ashleigh Molloy	Allan Spaulding
Leisure and Recreation	Mark Ohrenberg Services For Independent Living 1401 Hathman Place Columbia, MO 65201 573-874-1646 x216	Donna Wickham
Multicultural Issues	Susie Schaeffer Division of Developmental Disabilities 907 NW Ballard Way Seattle, WA 98107-2905 Ph: 425-771-8165 Cell: 425478-9383 Fax	Sungho Park 323-343-4398

Personnel Preparation	Rene Wroblewski St Bonaventure University Assistant Professor School of Education B-6 Plassmann Hall St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 Ph 716.375.4078
Positive Approaches/ Positive Behavior Support	Christopher M. Oliva Special Education Queens College City University of New York Cell 914.522.0525 Ph. 518-392-0707
Post Secondary Education	Cate Weir cathryn.weir@umb.edu
Related Services	Beverly Rainforth SUNY Binghamton SEHD – Division of Education Academic B Rm 238, Vestal Parkway Binghamton, NY 13903-6000 Ph 607.777.2277 Fax 607.777.3587
Sexuality	Charles Dukes Florida Atlantic University – Exceptional Student Education 777 Glades Rd. Boca Raton, FL 33431 Ph 561.297.1081 Fax 561.297.2507	Pamela Lamar-Dukes Florida Atlantic University Department of Exceptional Student Education 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33431

All committees welcome additional energy and interest. TASH members are invited to participate in committee activities.