Disabilities, Virginia Board for People with
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
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Nicholas G. Sladic
Banking Executive Membership expires on 6/30/2026Jennifer Greene
Relative/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2026Amber Lee
Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2026Nadia C. Rauhala
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mary Vought
Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2026Karen Grizzard
Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2026Jennifer F. Kelly
Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr. Adrian Brian Frierson
Public Transit Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr., Cesar Ricardo Dulanto
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Melinda Hanko
Parent/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Allison K. Coles-Johnson
Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2027Conner Cummings
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Matthew Aaron Shapiro
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Cathy Edwards
Relative/Guardian of Adult Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2027Mrs Lindsay Pearse
Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Melanie Rice
Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2027Erika Rogers
Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr. James Emerson Hall
Member of the Manufacturing/Retail Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028Shay Nicole Ruff
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr. Jeffrey Adam Katz
Relative/Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr. Thomas J Leach
Relative/Guardian of an Adult Person with MIDD, Institution Membership expires on 6/30/2028Timothy Capoldo
Local Government Agency Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2028Ms. Cynthia Pettus
Person with a Disability other than a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2028Kristie A Bowie-Young
Non-Government Service Provider Membership expires on 6/30/2028Amaan Karim
Member of the High Technology Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028Amanda Fino
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2029Dana Taormina
Parent/Guardian of Minor with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2029Kate Olson
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2029Ginny Conroy
Relative/Guardian of a Person with MIDD Membership expires on 6/30/2029Kyle E Jones
Person with a Developmental Disability Membership expires on 6/30/2029