National Advisory Council
NCADEMI’s National Advisory Council serves as a consultative body that gives expert advice, guidance, and recommendations on the Center’s technical assistance activities, products, and services. Each member of the Council holds specialized knowledge, experience, and expertise related to one or more of the Center’s five targeted priority populations:
- State and Local Educational Agencies (SEAs & LEAs)
- Part C Lead Agencies and Early Intervention Service Providers
- Parent Centers
- Educator Preparation Programs
- OSEP-Funded Centers
The NCADEMI team facilitates opportunities for Council members, collectively or individually, to suggest strategic priorities, approaches, and directions for the development of high quality, relevant, and useful products and services.
NCADEMI is grateful to the following individuals for their current or past service:
- Craig Barnum, Chief Information Officer, Cedar Rapids Community Schools (retired)
- Mary Beth Bruder, PhD, Director, Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center (ECIPC), University of Connecticut
- Sarah Chatfield, CEO, SBES, Inc, and parent of a child who requires accessible digital educational materials and instruction
- Laurene Christensen, PhD, Director of Accessibility Research, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- John Eisenberg, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
- Tawara Goode, Co-Director, Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center (ECIPC), Georgetown University
- Eric Grebing, Co-Director, National Center for Homeless Education and Project Director, SERVE at University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- Debby Loveall-Stewart, Executive Director, Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
- Tania May, Assistant Superintendent, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Jessica McKay, MT-BC, ATP, Assistive Technology Specialist, Accessing Potential Through Assistive Technology (Alabama’s Assistive Technology Program)
- Zerrin Ondin-Fraser, PhD, Interim Executive Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at Georgia Tech
- Kelsey Ortiz, MS, MPA, iDEC Director, LifeSpan Institute, University of Kansas
- Johan Rempel, Associate Director, Research Operations, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, Georgia Tech; and Co-Director, Rhonda Weiss Center
- Mary F. Rice, PhD, Associate Professor of Literacy, University of New Mexico
- Brandon Riesett, Web and Content Accessibility Manager, Office of Information Technology – Accessibility Branch, Maryland State Department of Education
- Rachael Sessler Trinkowsky, PhD, CRC, CATIS, CPACC, Assistive Technology Program Coordinator, Vision Studies Program, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Michele Tyler, Associate Director, Center for Parent Information & Resources; and Co-Director, NE-PACT/Region A Parent TA Center
- Shannon Urban, Accessibility Director, McGraw-Hill
- Lisa Wadors Verne, PhD, Vice President, Programs, Benetech
- Daniel Williamson, Managing Director, OpenStax at Rice University