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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.

Vacant Seats

The seat descriptions indicate if there is a specific requirement for that seat (a profession, consumer, someone who lives in a certain congressional district, etc.). If there is only a number listed (Seat 7), there is no specific criteria for that seat. A “citizen” seat requires someone who is not affiliated with that profession. If you're interested in any of these seats, please submit an application here.

Banking Executive	1 seat
Public Transit Representative	1 seat
Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD	1 seat
Total seats available: 3

Current Board Members

Erika Rogers

Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Mr. James Emerson Hall

Member of the Manufacturing/Retail Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Mr. Thomas J Leach

Relative/Guardian of an Adult Person with MIDD, Institution Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Timothy Capoldo

Local Government Agency Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Ms. Cynthia Pettus

Person with a Disability other than a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Kristie A Bowie-Young

Non-Government Service Provider Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Amaan Karim

Member of the High Technology Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Amanda Fino

Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2029

John Lurting Williams

Relative/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2030

Olivia Price

Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2030

Sarah Graham Taylor

Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2030

Amanda Mary Ellen Branam

Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2030

Anne Nicole Kelsey

Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2030