Board & Governance

Page last updated: 12/17/09                   

A 17-member Board of Directors elected by the membership governs NDRN. Three Representatives are elected from each of five geographic regions. One person from each region must be a person with a disability consistent with the definition of disability in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). There are also two at-large Board positions. These individuals also must be persons with disabilities and must be affiliated (as a member of their governing board or advisory council) with a member agency. A five-person Executive Committee is elected from among the members of the Board of Directors.

The NDRN Board of Directors has an active committee structure, including such working committees as the Technical Assistance Support Center (TASC) Project Advisory Council; Training; Multicultural; Legal; Resource Advocacy; and Quality Assurance Committees. Its committees also provide advice and coordinate member activities on legal issues, standards, training, quality assurance, and diversity concerns, as well as legislative issues. The Board also has a Strategic Planning Committee, which has developed a five-year strategic plan, and a Finance Committee and Development Committee.

Board of Directors

President:	V. Colleen Miller, Executive Director Virginia Office for Protection & Advocacy (Region III)
Past President :	Margaret Jakobson-Johnson, Advocacy Director Disability Rights California (Region I)
Vice President :	Michael T. Bailey Disability Rights Oregon (OR - Region I)
Secretary:	Gloria Prevost, Executive Director Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc (SC - Region II)
Treasurer:	Shirley Shea, Executive Director Disability Law & Advocacy Center of TN (Region IV)
Region I:	Mary Faithfull, Executive Director Advocacy, Inc. (TX)
	Michael T. Bailey Disability Rights Oregon (OR - Region I)
	Margaret Jakobson-Johnson, Advocacy Director Disability Rights California
	Alternate: Bernadine Chavez Disability Rights New Mexico (NM)
Region II:	Amelia Headley LaMont, Executive Director Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
	Gloria Prevost, Executive Director Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc (SC)
	Ellen Gillespie, Executive Director Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
	Alternate: Margaret Morales, Deputy Executive Director Office of the Governor Ombudsman for Persons w/Disabilities (PR)
Region III:	V. Colleen Miller, Executive Director Virginia Office for Protection & Advocacy
	Ed Paquin, Executive Director Vermont Protection & Advocacy
	Virginia Knowlton, Executive Director Maryland Disability Law Center
	Alternate: Tasha Jones
Region IV:	Rocky Nichols, Executive Director Disability Rights Center of Kansas
	Shirley Shea, Executive Director Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee
	Gerry Gordon-Brown, Director Kentucky Client Assistance Program
	Alternate: [Vacant]
Region V:	Elmer Cerano, Executive Director Michigan Protection & Advocacy Services
	Jeanne Thobro, Executive Director Wyoming Protection & Advocacy System, Inc.
	Teresa Larsen, Executive Director North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project
	Alternate: [Vacant]
At-Large:	Stoney Polman (MI ) Fred Friedman (IL) Alternate: Peg Kepner

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