Disabilities, Virginia Board for People with

Health and Human Resources

Purpose

The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities shall advise the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Governor on issues and problems of interest to persons with disabilities; and serve as the state planning council for administration of certain federal public health and welfare laws.

Term

Four years; no more than two full successive terms

Composition

The Board shall consist of thirty-nine members, to include the head or a person designated by the head of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Department of Education, Department of Medical Assistance Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; one representative of the protection and advocacy entity; one representative of the university center for excellence in developmental disabilities; one representative each, to be appointed by the Governor, of a local governmental agency, a manufacturing or a retailing industry, a high-technology industry, a public transit interest, and a nongovernmental agency or group of agencies concerned with services for persons with developmental disabilities; a banking executive; one person with disabilities other than developmental disabilities; and 24 persons 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. Of the last twenty-four persons, one-third shall be persons with developmental disabilities; one-third shall be a combination of parents or guardians of children with developmental disabilities and immediate relatives or guardians of adults with mentally impairing developmental disabilities who cannot advocate for themselves; and one-third shall be a combination of persons with developmental disabilities, parents or guardians of children with developmental disabilities, and immediate relatives or guardians of adults with mentally impairing developmental disabilities who cannot advocate for themselves. At least one person shall be either an immediate relative or guardian of a person who resides in or previously resided in an institution or a person with a developmental disability who previously resided in an institution. Each member appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a four-year term. Members so appointed shall be subject to removal at the pleasure of the Governor. Any vacancy other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person appointed by the Governor shall serve for more than two successive terms. The Board shall elect its chairman.

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Current Board Members

Member:Nicholas G. Sladic
Seat: Banking Executive
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Jennifer Greene
Seat: Relative/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Amber Lee
Seat: Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Nadia C. Rauhala
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Mary Vought
Seat: Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Karen Grizzard
Seat: Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Jennifer F. Kelly
Seat: Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Mr. Adrian Brian Frierson
Seat: Public Transit Representative
End Date:6/30/2026
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Member:Mr., Cesar Ricardo Dulanto
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Melinda Hanko
Seat: Parent/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Allison K. Coles-Johnson
Seat: Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Conner Cummings
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Matthew Aaron Shapiro
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Cathy Edwards
Seat: Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Mrs Lindsay Pearse
Seat: Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Melanie Rice
Seat: Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Erika Rogers
Seat: Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Mr. James Emerson Hall
Seat: Member of the Manufacturing/Retail Industry
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Shay Nicole Ruff
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Mr. Jeffrey Adam Katz
Seat: Relative/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Mr. Thomas J Leach
Seat: Relative/Guardian of an Adult Person with MIDD, Institution
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Timothy Capoldo
Seat: Local Government Agency Representative
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Ms. Cynthia Pettus
Seat: Person with a Disability other than a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Kristie A Bowie-Young
Seat: Non-Government Service Provider
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Amaan Karim
Seat: Member of the High Technology Industry
End Date:6/30/2028
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Member:Amanda Fino
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2029
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Member:Dana Taormina
Seat: Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2029
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Member:Kate Olson
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2029
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Member:Ginny Conroy
Seat: Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD
End Date:6/30/2029
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Member:Kyle E Jones
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2029
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Member:Alexander Campbell
Seat: Person with a Developmental Disability
End Date:6/30/2029
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