Presenters A - B
Presenters C - D
Presenters E - G
Presenters H - K
Presenters L - M
Presenters N - R
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Sessions & Topics
Session Strand Descriptions
Presenters
Keynote Speakers
TASH Tech workshops
Special Forum on IDEA
Roundtable Luncheons
Saturday Institutes
Re-Affirmation of Community
Global Community Town Hall
TASH 30th Anniversary
Silent Auction

Anne I. Eason
Norwalk, CT
eason55@aol.com
Anne I. Eason is a Connecticut attorney who limits her practice to inclusive education. She also trains parents and professionals about least restrictive environment for students with disabilities. Anne writes and facilitates Mock IEPs; the performances are hilarious, dramatic, and educational. She also teaches a 15 class on Understanding Special Education, sponsored by the University of CT, A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities. Anne is a founder and co-president of SPED*NET ew Canaan, a monthly forum focused on special education issues. She also created and maintains the website - www.spednet.org, which received the 2004 Media Award from the CT Coalition for Inclusive Education. Anne graduated Hofstra University School of Law School in 1985, and is admitted to the NY, NJ, and CT bars. Prior to running a law practice, Anne was a social worker. She holds an MA in Community Leadership.
Friday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT C

Marian A. Ecklund
Milwaukee, WI
mecklund@independencefirst.org
Marian is proud to be deaf and doesn't see herself as having a disability. Marian believes that everyone should be motivated to do and be what they want in their lifetime. They have the knowledge to do many things in life! Nothing should be a real obstacle for them. Marian was born profoundly deaf into a deaf family and was brought up completely in both deaf and hearing world, couldn't hear any sounds but was forced to wear the hearing aids (for about 2 years), did not use her voice, had to write back and forth n the paper and can read lips very little. She attended both deaf and hearing mainstream schools. A native (ASL) American Language user. ASL is more than forming shapes with my hands, facial expressions, and posture and body movements, all aimed at conveying meaning and feeling expressive communication.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 201 C

Ralph Edwards
Swampscott, MA
ralph.edwards@state.ma.us
Ralph W. Edwards is the father of Jon Kofi Edwards, a young adult served by Massachusetts DMR, and Director of the DMR Office of Citizen Leadership. This intersection of family and professional life provides an impetus for study and advocacy of change regarding ethnic inequities, community building, and organizational development. He received his MPH from the University of Texas, School of Public Health, and MPA from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has policy making and program development experience in substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 201 C
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 D
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 D

Sonia Edwards
Edinburgh,
SDE@st-georges.edin.sch.uk
Sonia Edwards is responsible for the development, accreditation and delivery of the University of Dublin, Trinity College certificate programme for individuals with intellectual disability. She brings to the post of Education Officer for the Nationl Institute for the Study of Learning Difficulties her experience of mainstream inclusion for secondary students from her previous appointment as Head of Learning Support at St George's School for Girls, Edinburgh. Sonia's educational interests liein effective pedagogy and inclusion for all in the educational mainstream and she has undertaken research into differentiation techniques used by mainstream teachers in the inclusive classroom.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 B

Mary Anne Ehlert
Lincolnshire, IL
mehlert@protectedtomorrows.com
Mary Anne CFP®, is a financial professional and sister to an individual with disabilities. She is highly regarded as a specialist in working with families of individuals with disabilities and the elderly and speaks to conferences and television audiences on financial planning. President and founder of Protected Tomorrows, Inc., Mary Anne has served as a member of the Board of Directors of many organizations providing services to children and adults with special needs, including Clearbrok, the SEDOL Foundation (Special Education District of Lake County, IL), North Pointe Achievement Center (formerly Lake County Society for Human Development), Opportunity, Inc., St. Coletta's Development Committee (WI), and Illinois Special Olympics Planned Giving Committee. She is a member of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, ARC of Illinois, Council on Planned Giving and the National Council on Aging.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 103 A

Pam Ekpone
Washington, DC
ekpone@gwu.edu
Pamela holds her Ed.D., and is currently the Director of The George Washington University HEATH Resource Center National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities. She has more than 17 years of experience in special education and administration. An adjunct Professor at The George Washington University, Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education, has directed and facilitated public and private consulting projects for the federal government, local school districts, and parents of children with disabilities.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 B

Julie Ellis
Racine, WI
jellis@racine.k12.wi.us
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

Jill England
Ypsilanti, MI
englandjil@aol.com
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 202 B
Pat English-Sand
Norwalk, CT
pengsand@yahoo.com
Patricia has been a teacher of students with significant disabilities for the past eighteen years. Currently, she is an assistant professor at Fordham University. Her dissertation research examined the experience of students with significant disabilities, in inclusive educational settings with a focus on the development of literacy skills. Her professional interests include how literacy skills are assessed in general education, inclusive education pedagogy, the partnering of teaches and parents as a teaching model, and disability rights issues as they relate to race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 202 E

Betsy Enright
Windham, MA
betsy.enright@umit.maine.edu
Betsy coordinates inclusive education projects at The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, Maine's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Betsy currently coordinates LEARNS, Main's Statewide Systems Change Initiative for Inclusive Education, and she is a Co Director on Literacy by Design: Creating a Universally Designed Reading Environment for Students with Significant Disabilities, in partnership with CAST, The Center for applied Special Technologies. Betsy has served as the Coordinator of the SAM- E, Standards for All Model: Personalizing Elementary Education Project; the Maine Coordinator of the Principals' Project, a multi state action research project; and as Interim Coordinator of Maine's Statewide Systems Change Grant, Maine's five-year federal systems change grant.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 A

Lauren Erbach
Dubuque, IA
lauren.erbach@clarke.edu
Lauren, a sophomore honors student as Clarke College, developed a story about a nine year old identified as being on the autism spectrum. She
continues weekly contact with the family which includes two other boys on the spectrum
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 103 B

Rhoda Erhardt
Maplewood, MN
rperhardtdp@att.net
Mrs. Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, ORT/L, FAOTA, received her B.S. in occupational therapy from the University of Illinois, and her M.S. in child development and family relations from North Dakota State University. She was trained in pediatric Neuro-Develomental Treatment of Cerebral Palsy (NDT) in London, England. The former director of the Easter Seal Mobile Therapy Unit in Fargo, North Dakota, she is currently in private practice in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and has provided evaluation and cnsultation services to a variety of health agencies, educational systems and national corporations, as well as presenting workshops throughout the world. Publications include books, chapters, journal articles, assessments, and videotapes on topics such as normal and atypical development of apprehension, handwriting, vision, eye-hand coordination, and feeding in children with cerebral palsy . Thursday 12:45 pm -Roundtable Luncheon

Joseph Erpenbeck
Cincinnati, OH
joeerp@yahoo.com
Joe Erpenbeck has been working with people with disabilities for over twenty years. He has worked in sheltered workshops, supported employment, group homes, and case management. Joe earned a Bachelor's degree from Bellarmine University and a Master' degree from Wright State University. He is also on the Board of the Ohio Self-Determination Association. For the past eight years he has assisted a large public organization in Cincinnati, Ohio serving 5700 people with disabilities figure out how t shift control and choice to the individuals served.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 C

Ian Evans
Palmerston North,
i.m.evans@massey.ac.nz
Ian Evans is Professor of Psychology at Massey University, and his teaching and research interests encompass cognitive behavioral interventions, the emotional climate of classrooms, challenging behavior, and culturally appropriate support networks ad clinical practice.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 102 C

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Maya Fairchild
Madison, WI
fairchild@co.dane.wi.us
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 202 A

Sharon Fallis
Sacramento, CA
sharonfallis@mac.com
Sharon is a Community Support Facilitator for Options In Supported Living, and facilitator for the Wellness Project. Sharon has worked with
individuals with disabilities since 1989.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 C

Mary Falvey
Los Angeles, CA
mfalvey@calstatela.edu
Mary is an educator, advocate, parent and community activist. She is a long-time TASH member, Editorial Board Member of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD); Cal-TASH Chapter Officer, and a past International Board member of TASH. Mary is the Director of Student Services in the Charter College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) where she is responsible for admission into credential programs, student teaching, and credential recommendations to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). She coordinated the credential and masters programs in moderate/severe disabilities, as well as the masters program in Inclusion Facilitation at CSULA for 25 years. Mary has written, edited, and contributed chapters to over 14 books and has written 4 books of her own, the most recent: Believe in My Child with Special Needs was published by Paul Brookes Publishing Company.
Thursday, 11:00 am - Keynote Session in Ballrooms/CD

Anne Farah
Milwaukee, WI
afarah@milwenty.com
Ann Farah is a Masters Candidate in the Department of Exceptional Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is a case manager for the
Milwaukee County Special Needs Child Care Program.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 E

Amanda Fenlon
Baldwinsville, NY
afenlon@twcny.rr.com
Amanda is an Assistant Professor in the graduate special education program at SUNY Oswego. She teaches courses in inclusive schooling,
educational planning for students with significant disabilities, proactive behavior supports, and leadership ad program management for special educators.
She is also a part-time special education administrator for the Baldwinsville School District in Baldwinsville, New York.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 202 E

Pamela Fenning
Chicago, IL
pfennin@luc.edu
Pam is an associate professor in the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago. Her research interests focus on discipline policies and
practices and the implementation of proactive alternatives to traditional discipline. She is a certified school psychologist and licensed clinical psychologist
in Illinois. She consults in school districts around issues of prosocial discipline practices and policies.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 C

Dianne Ferguson
Eugene, OR
diannef@uoregon.edu
Dianne is a Professor in the area of Special Education at the University of Oregon. Her areas of interest and expertise include issues and strategies for school inclusion for students with disabilities, administrator and teacher support for professional development and collaboration and teacher education reform. In addition to her teaching skills, She is an experienced researcher, especially in interpretivist, or qualitative methodology and has published research reports using this methodology to investigate curriculum decision-making, general education experiences of students with disabilities, and the experiences of families of students with disabilities. Dianne has taught classes and provided consultation for general and special educators in Canada, Iceland, India, Denmark, New Zealand and Finland.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 B

Philip Ferguson
Eugene, OR
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 B

Polly Fernhout
Los Angeles, CA
sofergal@yahoo.com
Polly is an inclusion facilitator within the Los Angeles Unified School District. She supports students labeled with severe disabilities in elementary, middle and high school. Polly began her special education career supporting students with a wide variety of challenges and disabilities in various schools in Israel. She is currently completing her M.A. Studies at California State University, Northridge - Special Education, Moderate to Severe Disabilities.
Friday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT A

Janice Fialka
Huntington Woods, MI

RUAW@aol.com

Janice is a nationally recognized author, social worker and speaker presenting in over 25 states and  Canada on the topics of parent-professional partnerships and inclusive education.  Her keynote address, "The Dance of Partnership:  Why do my feet hurt?" has received rave reviews by both the parent and professional communities.  She draws from her unique vantage point as a social worker and as a mother of two children, Micah and Emma.  Micah has a cognitive impairment and has been fully included in regular education, continuing now on a college campus. Janice has co-authored three books and is the author of the much-published "Advice to professionals who must conference cases."  (www.danceofpartnership.com)  Janice is also the Special Projects Trainer of CCRESA-Early On (Part C of IDEA) Training and Technical Assistance.Janice and her family have enthusiastically participated in the Disability Pride Parade in Chicago for the past two years. She will be sharing her poem with photos about this historic event during the TASH plenary.  Her hope is that hundreds will be moved to join in the next parade in Chicago or initiate one in their own community.  This poem, From Puddles to Pride, is about transformation.  (To learn more about the pride go to www.disabledandproud.com/parade.htm.)

Thursday 11:00 am - Keynote Session MIDWEST Ballrooms C/D

Kevin Fiene
Waverly, IA
kevin.fiene@wartburg.edu
Kevin is an Assistant Professor of Education at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He earned his ED.D from the University of Northern Iowa in
Educational Leadership. He also has experience as a high school teach and principal.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 B

Tyler Fihe
Santa Cruz, CA
gogetem2@skyhighway.com
Tyler is a young man with autism who lives in Santa Cruz, CA and attends public high school. Tyler presents at conferences across the US and is
an activist in California fighting for the rights of AAC users.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 201 D

John Filler
Las Vegas, NV
jfiller@unlv.nevada.edu
John is a professor in early childhood special education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Filler's research interest involves
developmental assessment and inclusion of young children labeled with severe disabilities.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 E

Donald Finn
Richmond, VA
definn@vcu.edu
Don is a Research Assistant with the Professional Development Academy, a grant-funded project of the Rehabilitation Research and Training
Center. He has conducted research on adult education and training, universal design for instruction, and he transition of students with disabilities to post-
secondary education.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 A

Mary Fisher
Indianapolis, IN
fisherm@iupui.edu
Mary is on the faculty in the School of Education at Indiana University at IUPUI. She teaches about inclusive school communities in the general education elementary teacher preparation program.
Wednesday 10:00 am - MIDWEST 102 E
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 B

Elizabeth Fleming
Wellesley, MA
fleming@simmons.edu
Elizabeth is a faculty member in the Department of Special Education at Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts. She is a past Assistant Dean, Chair, and Program Director of undergraduate and graduate programs in the Department of Special Education, which is one of the largest graduate teacher training programs in special education in the country. She has been the principal investigator on several federal teacher education grants, conducted numerous program curriculum evaluations and statewide professional trainings, chaired college accreditation evaluations and has been a grant reader for several state and federal grants in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth has also conducted national and local presentations, has initiated programs for the practice of inclusion, and is actively committed to training professionals to expand educational skills to educators at all levels.
Thursday 12:45 pm - Roundtable Lunch

Sheila Foglesong
Harrisonburg, VA
foglessd@jmu.edu
Sheila has a degree in Art Education from James Madison University and works with classes and individuals with disabilities in adapting equipment so that they can express themselves through art. She conducts workshops and presents adaptive art at various conferences concerning the subject of art.
Friday 9:45 am - BALLROOM A/B

Alison Ford
Milwaukee, WI
alison@uwm.edu
Alison holds her Ph.D. degree and is an associate professor and the Teacher Education Coordinator in the Department of Exceptional Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her long-standing interest is in the development of curriculum materials that support an inclusive education and meaningful learning accomplishments. Her recent interests include urban teacher education programs for special Educators and meaningful alternate assessment.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 E

Yulika Forman
Cambridge, MA
yulika.forman@gmail.com
Yulika has a Ph.D. in Child Development from Tufts University. She has conducted research projects in Ukraine and Russia. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked with families of children with severe emotional and behavioral problems. Her current interests include advocacy, family support, program development and evaluation, and grant-writing.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 103 B

Brenda Fossett
Vancouver, BC CANADA
bfossett@shaw.ca
Brenda holds her M.A. degree and is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia. In addition, Brenda maintains a private practice providing consultative services to families and schools in the areas of positive behaviour support, augmentative and alternative communication, and adaptive curriculum.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 C

Patricia Fratangelo
Syracuse, NY
patfrat@oclinc.org
Pat is the Executive Director of Onondaga Community living in Syracuse, New York, a relatively small agency that provides personalized services. Pat has worked to bring OCL through a major organizational change. She is also working to develop a new organization in the community that will also develop personalized services. Pat has the New York State Governor's appointment to two different state committees that affect the lives and services of those with differing abilities. Pat has done numerous presentations on personalized services, organizational change, and learning to listen differently, and has done many other values based presentations both nationally and internationally. Pat has also published many articles on the work t OCL and is the co-author of the book "One Person at a Time".
Friday 12:15 pm - Roundtable Luncheon
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 103 C
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 C

Elise M. Frattura-Kampschroer
Milwaukee, WI
frattura@uwm.edu
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 A

Rachel Freeman
Lawrence, KS
rfreeman@ku.edu
Rachel works at the University of Kansas as a Associate Research Professor within the Life Span Institute and is also an adjunct faculty member in the department of Special Education at KU. She is the Project Director of the Kansa Institute for Positive Behavior Support and is a member of the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports funded through the University of Oregon. She has experience facilitating positive behavior support in families, school, residential, and vocational settings in both America and England. Her research interests include online instruction and staff development systems related to PBS, organization and school-wide positive behavior support, and issues related to children and adults with developmental disabilities including self-injury, self-restraint, and bio behavioral assessment.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 102 C

Ronda Fullerton
Tacoma, WA
rfullerton@washingtonpave.com
Ronda is the wife of a Retired Navy Sailor and mother of three beautiful children. Her oldest daughter attends San Diego State University in California. Her second daughter is gifted and is enrolled in the Running Start Program, which mean she attends high school and college at the same time. Her youngest and only son has multiple mental health disorders and was enrolled in EFMP. Now that Dad is retired, he loves fishing and playing outdoors with him! Before joining STOMP, Ronda was instrumental in her advocacy for her son and dealing with numerous military experiences. Ronda feels that "one voice can make a difference, BE THAT VOICE, until your child(ren) can voice for themselves."
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

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Bernadette Gadzella
Commerce, TX
Bernadette_Gadzella@tamu-commerce.edu
Bernadette is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education. Her current research interests are in the areas of thinking, reasoning, decision-making and development of lifespan. She has taught in these areas for several years and published numerous articles.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

Deborah Gallagher
Cedar Falls, IA
Deborah.Gallagher@uni.edu
Deborah is a professor of education in the Department of Special Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Her research center on disability studies, qualitative research, and the philosophy of science as it pertains to research methodology, pedagogy, and policy in education.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 203 B

Kara Garcia
Milwaukee, WI
kschur@milwaukee.gov
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 101 D

Jack Garrett
Rock Island, IL
edgarrett@augustana.edu
Dr. Jack Garrett is an Associate Professors in the Education Department at Augustana College, in Rock Island, IL.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 202 D

Kathleen Gee
Berkeley, CA
kegee@comcast.net
Kathy Gee is a lifetime member of TASH, and has been an active member since 1977, and is the current President of the TASH Board. For over 20 years she has worked in school and community settings to promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of life. Her bold leadership in the area of inclusive schooling has been focused on the use of respectful and effective support strategies which allow all children, especially those with the most significant disabilities, to feel honored, challenged, and successful in school as well as in community and family life. Kathy's work, as a teacher, teacher educator, researcher, advocate, monitor, and professor has always been done amidst the realities of the complex daily lives of children, youth, and adults, their families and friends, their teachers and support providers. She is well known for the amount of time she spends in classrooms, homes, and schools, working to develop successful ways for individuals to communicate, gain new skills and supports to improve their quality of life, and develop meaningful relationships and friendships to support their quality of life.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST BALLROOM C

Jeffery Gelfer
Las Vegas, NV
gelfer@nevada.edu
Jeffrey Gelfer is a professor in early childhood education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Gelfer's research area is authentic assessment
and program development in inclusive early education.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 E

Raymond Gerke
Woodward, IA
rgerke@dhs.state.ia.us
Ray is the Co-President for the National Coalition on Self Determination. It is 4-year-old organization of self-advocates and parents. The intention of the organization is to work or support legislation on the Federal level. Ray is a 2001 graduate from project leadership. He has worked for Woodward Resource Center, April 1st, 1977 to present. Positions are Co-Chairperson on the Human Rights Committee, Chairperson for the Environmental Awareness Committee, Committee member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. Ray offers technical support, arrange training activities in self-advocacy and self determination.
Saturday 10:30 am - MIDWEST 102 B

Elizabeth Evans Getzel
Richmond, VA
lgetzel@mail2.vcu.edu
Elizabeth Getzel has been a Research Director/Principal Investigator at the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for over twenty years. Her research has focused on transition planning, and particularly the transition to post-secondary education for students with disabilities. She and Paul Wehman are editors of a new book by Brookes Publishing entitled, Going to college: Expanding opportunities for people with disabilities. She directs grant-funded projects on post-secondary education, universal design for instruction, and transition services.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 A

Michael F. Giangreco
Burlington, VT
michael.giangreco@uvm.edu
Michael is a Research Professor at the University of Vermont (UVM) assigned to the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion. Prior to joining the faculty at UVM in 1988 he spent 13 years serving a variety of capacities (e.g. community residence counselor with adults with disabilities, special education teacher, special education administrator). His work focuses on various aspects of education for students with disabilities within general education classrooms such as curriculum planning and adaptation, related services decision-making and coordination, and most recently paraprofessional issues. He is the author of numerous professional publications (e.g., books, research studies, journal articles) on a variety of special education topics and recently has created over 300 cartoons depicting educational issues and research findings.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 202 B

Donna Gilles
Gainesville, FL
gilles@mbi.ufl.edu
Donna is an Associate Director for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities and the Director of the Florida Outreach Project for Children and Young Adults who are Deaf-Blind at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Both projects provide individualized technical assistance and training for families, school personnel, and other service providers who live with or work for people who experience a variety of significant disabilities. She has conducted preservice and inservice training for teachers and other service providers for over 20 years through the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Florida. She is a past President of TASH. She received her M.S. and Ed.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University in Severe Disabilities and a B.S. from the University of Maryland in Special Education and Elementary Education.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 B
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 101 B

Christina Gilley
Christiansburg, VA
cgilley@mail.mcps.org
Christina is the Director, Special Education, Montgomery County Public Schools, and Montgomery County, Virginia. Christina has served as Director of Special Education for over 20 years. During her tenure she has pioneered the implementation of inclusive education for MCPS students with disabilities. In addition, Christina has been influential in developing and implementing innovation educational opportunities for all MCPS
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 102 B

Deborah A. Gilmer
Orono, ME
gilmer@maine.edu
Debbie is the Assistant Director at the Maine Support Network and the Western Maine Partnership at the University of Maine at Farmington. She directed the Maine Employment Curriculum Implementation Project for its first two years. She has bee involved in school reform, adolescent transition and adult services in Maine for more than twenty five years.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 E
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 E

Carol Gilson
Minocqua, WI
Carol is the mother of Lisa Gilson, and has been behind her 100%, so Lisa could accomplish what it is that she wanted to do.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 D
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 B

Christie Gilson
Champaign, IL
cgilson@uiuc.edu
Christie is a doctoral student in the Special Education Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a person who is blind, she
is interested in empowering people with all types of disabilities, both nationally and abroad.Ms. Gilson is Chair of the Access Committee, whose purpose
is to ensure that TASH conferences are as accessible as possible.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 D
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 C

Lisa Gilson
Minocqua, WI
selfadvocates@frontiernet.net
Lisa Gilson is a self-advocate from Minocqua, WI. She is 27 years old and has been living on my own since April of 2000. Lisa has three part-time jobs and one volunteer job. She is a lector, host and wine distributor at two local churches. Lisa is involved with Special Olympics and plays piano and guitar. Lisa was born with Down Syndrome which she calls Ups.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 B
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 D

Laura V. Glomb
Ellington, CT
Laura has more than 15 years experience advocating for individuals and families with disabilities and has attended many, many team meetings for her
own son (whom she share with Walt) and others. She has provided testimony and assisted with research and discovery in numerous due process
hearings and several class action lawsuits involving inclusive education and community living. Laura is a consultant to the DD-funded Recreation
Inclusion Project in addition to serving as the Guardian ad Litem n the Springfield Juvenile Court for children with disabilities.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 A

Walter Glomb
Ellington, CT
glomb@sbcglobal.net
Walt has had a 20+ year business career with extensive project management experience. He is the father of three sons, one of whom is an adolescent
with Down Syndrome. Walt has been a pioneer in the areas of fully inclusive community recreation and schooling both for his son and for other
youngsters. He currently serves as the Project Administrator of the DD-Funded Recreation Inclusion Project.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 A

Gail M. Godwin
Baltimore, MD
gailghsi@prodigy.net
Gail is a Master's graduate from the Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Program in Severe Disabilities. Currently, Gail is the Maryland Executive
Director for Shared Support, Inc. For over 17 years she has been an advocate with people with disabilities and has worked in service provision
organizations at the direct care level, middle management and program direction and development. Her current affiliations include Chair for the Mid-
Atlantic TASH and Member of the MD Developmental Disabilities Council. She is the co-founder for the New York Downstate Person Centered
Consortium.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 202 C

Jerimie Goike
Homewood, AL
jgoike@rehab.state.al.us
Jerimie works for A.D.R.S. (Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation Services) and is an individual with the label of autism. For a long time Jerimie didn't like to
talk to others about my experiences with autism out of fear of misunderstandings and negative reactions. Jerimie began to slowly share experiences with colleagues at work and those fears slowly diminished. Jerimie also realized that there was a need for firsthand knowledge on autism, and began to get into public speaking.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 102 A

Sara Goldberg-Hamblin
Long Beach, CA
sgoldber@csulb.edu
Sara is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Long Beach in the Special Education credential program. Her areas of interest and expertise include positive behavioral supports, curriculum modifications in inclusive settings, and collaboration with families.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

Jean A. Gonsier-Gerdin
Elk Grove, CA
jgonsiergerdin@csus.edu
Jean is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. Her teaching and research interests include: inclusive education policies and practices, social relationships between students with and without disabilities, teaching students who have autism spectrum disorders, instructional strategies for students with moderate/severe disabilities, positive behavioral support, interprofessional collaboration, family support and the use of service-learning in special education teacher preparation to promote advocacy and leadership skills.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

Diane Graham
Peterborough, ON
Diane Graham is a teacher with the Norwood High School and has been an educator for several years. Her passion for inclusion is infectious. Her
perspective on the introduction of Creating Inclusive School Cultures into their school and its impact is powerful.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D

Judith Gran
Philadelphia, PA
judygran@aol.com
Judith is a staff attorney with the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP). She says, "I always wanted to practice civil rights law." Returning to law school when she was in her thirties, after having her kids, she was a student intern at PILCOP where she worked with Tom Gilhool and Frank Laski. After her graduation in 1984, she joined that firm. Her clients have included People First of Tennessee, for whom she won two cases. Those cases resulted in the coming closing of all of that state's MR/DD institutions.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 E

Kathy Grant
Denver, CO
kgrant5709@aol.com
Kathy's parents recognized the difference in their seventh child (her mother had contracted German measles during her pregnancy), they responded by ensuring that Kathy would receive lots of individual attention from everyone in the family. Katy was able to complete school with a degree in Political Science. She now lives in Denver, writes for journals and newsletters, and has been speaking publicly at conferences for years. Her interests include geography, science fiction, countries, map, and flags.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 E

Betty Green
Bradenton, FL
greenb@fc.manatee.k12.fl.us
Betty is a second generation Floridian who lives in Bradenton, Florida. She is currently working in a co teaching inclusion resource setting with third, fourth, and fifth grade exceptional students at Bashaw Elementary School, and, in addition, teaches the Gifted Student Program third, fourth, and fifth graders. Betty received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University and a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education from the University of South Florida. She also holds National Board Certification in Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional Needs Specialist. Betty has spent 20 years providing supportive, quality education to diverse student populations in both the elementary an middle school settings. She is a member of the Council of Exceptional Children, FLAG, and Phi Kappa Gamma.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 202 E

Laura Greene
New Brunswick, NJ
laura.greene@umdnj.edu
Laura is employed at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as an interventionist working with families with children who have developmental disabilities
on a National Institute of Health research grant. In her role as an interventionist, Laura provide assistance to families to develop and implement behavior
support strategies within the context of natural routines. Currently, Laura is working on her doctorate in School Psychology at Rutgers University.
Wednesday 10:00 am - MIDWEST 102 D
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 C

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer
Long Beach, CA
mgrenot@csulb.edu
Marquita joined the faculty at California State University, Long Beach in 1988. Her teaching, research, scholarly activity and community efforts focus on the improvement of educational services and options for individuals with severe disabilities and their families. Prior to joining the faculty at CSULB, she was a special day class teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Marquita is a member of the advisory board for the National Institute for Urban School Improvement and serves on the editorial board for several special education journals. She is co-editor of the book, At the end of the day: Lessons learned in inclusive education (Paul H. Brooke, 2001), and has published numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of severe disabilities and teacher preparation.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 E

Dolly Grimes-Johnson
Milwaukee, WI
dgjohnson@sojournertruth.org
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 101 D