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Council Members
Council members set goals for the Council and help guide our work. They bring different experiences, skills, and ideas that help us make progress on our goals.
The governor appoints Council members. A federal law called the Developmental Disabilities Act (DD Act) has rules about who serves on the Council. Most Council members are people with developmental disabilities and family members.
Council members include:
- People with developmental disabilities
- Family members of people with developmental disabilities
- State agencies
- Community organizations
- Community Legal Aid Society, Inc./Disabilities Law Program
- Center for Disabilities Studies/University of Delaware
Members
Chair
Dielle De Noon
Individual with a Developmental Disability, Advocate
dielleaiko@hotmail.com
Vice-Chair
Daniese McMullin Powell
Individual with a Developmental Disability, Advocate
imbest222@aol.com
- Marissa Band
Disabilities Law Program, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. - Stacey Bragg
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Representative - Maitri Campbell
Individual Now/Ever in an Institution - Nadine Chance
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Mary Ann Comparetto
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Andrea Creed
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Susannah Eaton-Ryan
A Local and Non-Governmental Agency Concerned With Services for People With DD - Alvin Emory
Individual with a Developmental Disability, Advocate - Marcus Grothues
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Terri Hancharick
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Michael Harris
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Cathy Kanefsky
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Kayla Kosmalski
Individual with a developmental disability, Advocate - Nancy Lemus
Parent or guardian of a child with a developmental disability or immediate relative - Kelly Manogue
Individual with a developmental disability, Advocate - Dale Matusevich
Department of Education - Arte Mays
Individual with a Developmental Disability, Advocate - Molly Merrill
Division of Services for Aging and Adult With Physical Disabilities - Beth Mineo
Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware - Amber Rivard
Individual with a developmental disability, Advocate - Isabel Rivera-Green
Division of Public Health - Jody Roberts
Division of Developmental Disabilities Service - Abby Stewart
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