Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council

Health and Human Resources

Purpose

The State Interagency Coordinating Council shall advise and assist the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in the development and implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

Term

Three year terms

Composition

The Council shall be composed of members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Twenty percent must be parents, including minority parents of infants with disabilities (12 years or younger); at least one parent with an infant with a disability (6 years or younger); at least one member of the state legislature; at least twenty percent of the members are public and private intervention providers; at least one person involved in personnel preparation; at least one member from the agency responsible for the governance of insurance; and other members representing each of the agencies involved in the provision of or payment for early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The Governor appoints a chair or designates the council to do so. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title20/chapter33/subchapter3&edition=prelim

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Current Board Members

Member:Florije Shala
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Leann White
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Nyesha Nicholas
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr. Dana Childress
Seat: Personnel Preparation
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr. Kirsten Carlson Hodge
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Executive Director Dawn P Ault
Seat: Head Start
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Mrs. Christina Harrison
Seat: Early Intervention
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:MRs. Stephanie Tharp
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr. Tracey Deal
Seat: Provider
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr. Katheryn Frazier
Seat: Public Provider
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:TRICIA M PENY
Seat: Early Intervention
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr. Sheila Tillet-Holas
Seat: Private Provider
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Dr Kristen Heinan
Seat: Provider
End Date:9/30/2026
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Member:Will Ritter
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2027
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Member:Jill Yates
Seat: Local System Manager
End Date:9/30/2027
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Member:Senator Emily Jordan
Seat: Legislator
End Date:9/30/2027
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Member:Ms. Teddi R. Kenyear
Seat: Person with experience in MH
End Date:9/30/2028
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Member:Mary A. Bishop
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2028
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Member:Sarah Jeffries
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2028
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Member:Matthew Kreitz
Seat: Parent
End Date:9/30/2028
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