Thank you to everyone who attended the 2018 NACDD Annual Conference and Associated Meetings! This year’s events were a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without all of YOU!
On Wednesday, July 11, NACDD held the annual Champion of Equal Opportunity (CEO) Award Luncheon, hosted by Optum. During the luncheon, we awarded Ken Capone with the CEO Self-Advocate Award; Scott Lindbloom with the CEO Start Your Journey Award; and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) with the CEO National Policymaker Award. Congratulations to Ken, Scott, and Senator Casey on these awards, and thank you for all of your hard work to help people with developmental disabilities.
The next day, we held a general assembly meeting where we elected members to the NACDD Board of Directors for FY 2019. Two members of the current Board have terms that will be ending on September 30. A huge thank you to Heidi Lawyer (Executive Director, VA) and Joanna Cordry (Planning Director, TX) for your time and support. The NACDD Board of Directors for FY19, beginning on October 1, 2018 is as follows:
President: Shannon Buller, Executive Director, Wyoming
Vice President: Steve Gieber, Executive Director, Kansas
Treasurer: Dan Shannon, Executive Director, Massachusetts
Secretary: Charles Hughes, Executive Director, Mississippi
At-Large Directors: Valarie Bishop, Executive Director, South Carolina
Toni Brinegar, Program Specialist, Idaho
Kristin Britton, Policy Director, Massachusetts
Vicky Davidson, Executive Director, Missouri
Mitzi Proffitt, Council Chair, Georgia
Beth Swedeen, Executive Director, Wisconsin
Ann Trudgeon, Executive Director, Oklahoma
We hope everyone had a great time at the Annual Conference and we can’t wait to see you again next year in New Orleans, LA!
