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ODDC Committees

 

Business Meeting Minutes

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Executive Committee

Members - 2009

Peter Keiser, Council Chairman

Chuck Beatty, Vice-Chair
Tina Adams, Council Secretary

Shari Cooper, Leadership Development Committee Chair,

Courtney Jordan, Community Living Committee Chair

Susan McCrary, Public Policy Committee Chair
Nestor Melnyk Children's Issues Committee Chair
Michael Schroeder Health and Employment Committee Chair

Carla Sykes, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the link below to learn about the projects
Asian American Developmental Disability Awareness Project
Abuse, Violence, Education, Recognition Training Project
Project Reach
Public Awareness
"Reach Out" E-Diversity Newsletter
Spanish Language Injury Prevention Booklet for Children

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                                   approved Outreach Sub-committee minutes

                                   approved Public Awareness Sub-committee minutes

Childrens Issues Committee

Mission Statement:
To promote, evaluate and monitor the development and reinforcement of strategies and approaches that prepare and support children, young adults and their families with developmental disabilities to live, work, and be included in their community.

Members - 2009

Kevin Aldridge

James A. Bryant

Judith Carey

Helen Dunlap

Mark Greenblatt
Carolynn Head
Susan McCrary
Nestor Melnyk, Chair
Margaret Demko, Vice Chair
Paula Rabidoux

Frederick Williams

Renee Wood

Kay Treanor, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the links below to learn about the projects
Educational Options for Children
Family Support Council
Infant and Toddler Mental Health
Professional and Teacher Development Task Force

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Community Living Committee

Mission Statement:
To identify and promote strategies, approaches, and resources that support adults with developmental disabilities as they choose where and with whom they wish to live... and children with developmental disabilities in safe and nurturing family settings.

Members - 2009

Tina Adams, Vice Chair

Courtney Jordan, Chair
Susan McCrary
Nestor Melnyk

Biljana (Bibi) Manev

John Pekar
Michael Schroeder
Carol Shkolnik
Dee Tobias

Curt Wellman

Frederick Williams

Renee Wood

Fatica Ayers, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the links below to learn about the projects
Blue Print for Accessible Housing Regional Training Project
Ohio Housing Locator
Housing Accessibility/Visitability Training
Juvenile Offenders With DD and Victims of Crime Statewide Training Project
Project: S.O.S. (Suppport of Siblings)
Replication of the Personal Assistance Services (PAS)
Sustaining the Ohio PATHS Project - Phase 2
Transportation Rights Project

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Health and Employment Committee

Mission Statement:

To achieve the best possible health and health care for people with developmental disabilities. To improve and expand opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to obtain and maintain employment in the community to the best of their ability.

Members - 2009

Tina Adams, Vice Chair

Charles Beatty
James Bryant
Carolynn Head
Courtney Jordan
Peter Keiser
Susan McCrary
Michael Schroeder, Chair
Carol Shkolnik

Dee Tobias
Curt Wellman

Teri Clark, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the links below to learn about the projects
Every Healthy Person Initiative
Funding for the Arts Mini-Grants
Project DOCC Ohio
Project SEARCH
Real Jobs Mini-Grants
Technical Assistance and Training: MR/MI

Transition Grant for Inner City Youths

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Leadership Development Committee

Mission Statement:
To provide opportunities for Council members to be effective leaders in Council and in the community, to provide opportunities for skill development for future leaders for Ohio, and to collaborate with other groups to promote Council's vision.

Members - 2009

Charles Beatty

Tanya Benore
Shari Cooper, Chair
Margaret Demko

Mark Greenblatt
Courtney Jordan, Vice Chair
Peter Keiser
Susan McCrary
Paula Rabidoux

Emily Schmidlin
Dee Tobias
Curt Wellman

Paul Jarvis, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the links below to learn about the projects
People First of Ohio
Solidarity 2009

Statewide Coordinator and Annual Gathering of Partners in Policymaking Graduates

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Public Policy Committee

Members - 2009

Charles Beatty

Tanya Benore
Margaret Demko, Vice Chair

Helen Dunlap

Mark Greenblatt

Carolynn Head

Courtney Jordan
Peter Keiser
Susan McCrary, Chair
Nestor Melnyk
Michael Schroeder
Curt Wellman

Renee Wood

Paul Jarvis, Staff

Project Oversight, follow the links below to learn about the projects
DD Council Centers for Public Policy
Legislative Advocacy Day Coordinator

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