2021 Executive Planning
Committee Members
The members of our Executive Planning Committee oversee conference planning, agenda structure, keynote selection and leadership award application review.
- Mary H. Bryant, Director, Path to Independence, Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities
- Katie Ducett, Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education
- Micah Fialka-Feldman, Outreach Coordinator of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
- Grace L. Francis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Special Education at George Mason University
- Karly Grifasi, Assistant Director of Operations and Communications, Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
- Linn Jorgenson, Director of Disability Services at George Mason University
- Christi Kasa, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Inclusive Services, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Rachel Korpan Lee, Logistics Coordinator for the 2019 State of the Art Conference at George Mason University
- Stephanie Smith Lee, Chair of the Think College Accreditation Workgroup, and Senior Policy Advisor, National Down Syndrome Congress
- Dr. Linda Mason, Director of the Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities at George Mason University
- Dr. Beth Myers, Executive Director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
- Denise Rozell, Director of Policy Innovation at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities
- Sara Jo Soldovieri, Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University
- Cate Weir, Project Coordinator at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts, Boston
- K. Ryan Wennerlind, Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders/Project F.O.C.U.S program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2021 Advisory Board members
The members of our Advisory Board are instrumental to the State of the Art Conference's success. They provide input, review proposals, and share information. Many thanks go to:
If you are interested in serving on our Executive Planning Committee or Advisory Board for the 2022 State of the Art Conference, please contact Karly Grifasi at kgrifasi@syr.edu. Reviewer/Advisors receive a discounted registration in appreciation of their hard work.
- Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke, Ability Revolution, Inc.
- Dr. Stuart Carroll, The College of New Jersey
- Joan Cornachio, CUNY/Hunter
- Edie Cusack, College of Charleston
- Rebecca Daley, Beyond Literacy
- Erica He, Highline College
- Amy Housie, parent
- Yvonne Hu-Cotto, Chesapeake Down Syndrome Parent Group
- Dr. Cindi May, College of Charleston
- Kerry McKenna, K3 Transition Resources LLC
- Sue Moraska, Houston Community College
- Dr. Susan Onaitis, Mercer County Community College
- Clare Papay, Think College UMass Boston
- Dr. Sue Reeves, Aggies Elevated at Utah State University
- Dee Sapp, parent
- Amy Schuler, The College of New Jersey
- David Summers, AHRC New York City
- Anna Ward, Appalachian State University
If you are interested in serving on our Executive Planning Committee or Advisory Board for the 2022 State of the Art Conference, please contact Karly Grifasi at kgrifasi@syr.edu. Reviewer/Advisors receive a discounted registration in appreciation of their hard work.