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Department Of Safety And Homeland Security (DSHS) >> Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council



Delaware Developmental Disabilities
Council Membership

According to Federal Law, the state council representing individuals with developmental disabilities must be composed of no less than sixty percent of people who are:
  • individuals with developmental disabilities;
  • parents or guardians of children with developmental disabilities; or
  • immediate relatives or guardians of adults with mentally impairing developmental disabilities who cannot advocate for themselves; and
  • those individuals must not be employees of a state agency that receives funds or provides services under this subtitle, and who are not managing employees (as defined in section 1126(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 132a-5(b)) of any other entity that receives funds or provides services under this subtitle.

Individuals with a developmental disability:

  • Brian Donovan
  • Tracy Eastman
  • Karen Gallagher
  • Steve Slotkin
  • Larry D. Henderson
  • Jennifer Ridgley
  • Steve Slotkin
  • Earline Bessix
  • Jamie Wolfe
  • Vince Boehm
  • James Tapert
  • Barbara Monico
  • Sue Ellen Powell

Parents or guardians of a child with a developmental disability, or immediate relatives or guardians of an adult with a mentally impairing developmental disability who cannot advocate for himself or herself.

  • Raymond P. Beaudry
  • Bethel Chang
  • Diann Jones
  • Brenda Kramer
  • Helen Skinner*
  • Pamela Harris
    *mother of a former resident of an institution
  • Mark DeVore
  • Liz McLaughlin
  • Lorraine Loera
  • Laura Simmons
  • Steve Tull
  • Marcy Kempner
  • Harline Dennison

Members in accordance with other Federal requirements:

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Ed Tos (DOL)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Karen Jones (DOE)
Older Americans Act of 1965 Carol Barnett
Title XIX of the Social Security ActMary Anderson
DD University-Affiliated Program Beth Mineo
Protection and AdvocacyBrian Hartman, Esq.
Private Non-Profit AgencyMarie Anne E. Aghazadian
Title V of the Social Security Act Alisa Olshefsky (Div. of Public Health)


Council Members who are interested and active:

Dept. of Health & Social ServicesLinda Barnett, Ph.D.
Dept. of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families Daniel Hoover , Ph.D.
Interested Citizen 
Interested CitizenJean Knotts


Last Updated: Monday, 13-Jul-2009 08:11:46 EDT 1/23/2009
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