Year 2 Team Members

Training Action Plan

The Consortium team has members from the following UCEDD and LEND programs:

  • Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD)
  • Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) at Georgia State University
  • Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program, University of Vermont
  • JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
  • Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD)
    is home to the UCEDD of the District of Columbia and the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC). Since 1995, the NCCC has provided national leadership and contributed to the body of knowledge on CLC within systems and organizations.

    Tawara D. GoodeTawara D. Goode, MARead Bio
    Director, National Center for Cultural Competence
    Deputy Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Child & Human Development,
    Georgetown University Medical Center

    Principal Investigator, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training

    Wendy JonesWendy Jones, M.Ed., MSWRead Bio
    Senior Policy Associate
    Leadership Institute for Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence
    Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence
    Georgetown Univercity Center for Child & Human Development- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
    Research Instructor, Georgetown Univercity Medical Center

    Program Manager, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training

    Sharonlyn HarrisonSharonlyn Harrison, PhDRead Bio

    CEO, Public Research and Evaluation Services


    Senior Project Consultant, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training


    Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) at Georgia State University
    conducts a range of activities related to enhancing cultural competence and diversity, including collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine on GaLEND and the previously-AIDD-funded Minority Partnership.

    Daniel CrimminsDaniel Crimmins, PhDRead Bio
    Professor, Georgia State University’s School of Public Health
    Director of Georgia State University's Center for Leadership in Disability
    Director of the Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (GaLEND)

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training


    Emily GraybillEmily Graybill, PhDRead Bio
    Clinical Assistant Professor, Georgia State University's School of Public Health

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training



    Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, University of Vermont

    Maria Mercedes AvilaMaria Mercedes Avila, PhD Read Bio
    Director, Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Prorgam

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training



    JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Renee Charlifue-SmithRenee Charlifue-Smith, MA, SLPRead Bio
    Senior Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Speech-Language Pathology Discipline Director

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training




    Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota

    Anab GulaidAnab Gulaid, BASc, MPARead Bio
    Program Coordinator, Research and Training Center on Community Living

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training




    Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston

    Paula SotnikPaula Sotnik, BARead Bio
    Project Director, Institute for Community Inclusion, School for Global Inclusion an Social Development

    Project Partner, Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training

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