About the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC)
Consumer involvement and input is a crucial component of any UCEDD program. The UCEDD must involve consumers, in the form of a committee, who represent individuals with developmental disabilities in the state, including those who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Role of Consumer Advisory Members
Members serve as a link to consumers and organizations. They encourage others to participate in UCEDD's activities and represent their own interests related to disability issues, as well as the interests of the communities they represent. CAC members play an active role in the development of the UCEDD's five year strategic plan.
| Name | Representing |
|---|---|
| Anton Alerte | UConn School of Medicine |
| Karen Archambault | Hartford Public Schools |
| Emily Ball | Advocate |
| Julie Ball | Parent |
| Chris Blake | Advocate |
| Alexia Antczak Boukoms | Individuals with Disabilities and their Families |
| Scott Brown | UCONN Neag School of Education |
| Karen Carney | Individuals with Disabilities and their Families |
| Molly Cole | Developmental Disabilities Council; Families |
| Don Conklin | Special Olympics Connecticut |
| Caitlin Daikus | Special Olympics Connecticut |
| Edwin "Win" Evarts | The ARC of Connecticut |
| Walter Glomb | CT Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Llee Hardy | Hartford Public Schools |
| Steven Hernandez | Commission on Women, Children and Seniors, Connecticut General Assembly |
| Jean Herzog | Special Olympics of CT |
| Mark Keenan | Connecticut Department of Public Health |
| Brian Klimkiewicz | Connecticut Department of Education |
| Diana J. LaRocco | Goodwin College |
| Nanfi Lubogo | PATH Parent to Parent / Family Voices of Connecticut, Inc. |
| Gary Mala | EASTCONN |
| Linda Mizzi | Disability Rights of Connecticut |
| Stephen Morris | The ARC of Farmington Valley, Inc |
| Keith Mullinar | CC=A |
| Antonio Orriola | Individuals with Disabilities and their Families |
| Regina Owusu | Connecticut State Department of Health |
| Allyson Powell | UConn Adoption Assistance Program |
| Deb Richards | Capital Region Education Council |
| Lolli Ross | Individuals with Disabilities and their Families |
| Joshua Rucker | UCONN Office of Institutional Equity |
| Karen Sassu | Center on Autism of Southern CT State University |
| Abby Senitch | Self-advocate |
| Ann Smith | African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities |
| Daria Smith | Connecticut State Independent Living Council |
| Christine Sullivan | Parent |
| Deirdre Summa | Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation |
| George Synott | CT Association of Schools |
| Michelle Weaver | Connecticut State Education Resource Center |
Newsletter
UCEDD Newsletter Spring 2019
