Council Staff
Telephone: (617) 770-7676 (Voice)
- Jennifer Bertrand, Deputy Director - ext. 103
- Jackson Crilley, Communications Coordinator - ext. 104
- Adelia DelTrecco, Member Services Coordinator - ext. 101
- Liz Fancher, Program Coordinator - ext. 105
- Craig Hall, Executive Director - ext. 106
- Tamara Huntley, Self-Advocacy Liaison - ext. 122
- Cathy Jackson, HR Manager - ext. 120
- Patricia Jackson, Administrative Services Specialist - ext. 107
- Christine Joyal, Administrative Coordinator - ext. 109
- Lee Larriu, Training Coordinator - ext. 118
- Dan Shannon, Advisor - ext. 108
- Kaitlin Stober, Policy Research Associate - ext. 121
- Andre Williams, Self-Advocacy Liaison - ext. 110
DD Suite Project Team Staff
Telephone: (617) 770-7676 (Voice)
- Stephen Vicino, Digital and Technology Coordinator
Council Members
Executive Committee
- Chairperson: Raquel Quezada – ext. 130
- Vice-Chairperson: Cody Rooney
- Secretary: Alana Russo
- Member-at-Large: Sandra Heller
Citizen Members
- Asha Abdullahi
- Priscilla Bessa
- Melissa Bradley
- Gyasi Burks-Abbott
- Andrew Carr
- Austin Carr
- Cristina Cortez
- William Edes
- Chelsey Goddard
- Cynthia Laine
- Bridget Levandowski
- Paul Lutfy
- Amber Pettell
- Tatiana Thomas
DD Network Representatives
Disability Law Center - Protection & Advocacy Agency
- Barbara L'Italien, Executive Director
The Disability Law Center
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, Massachusetts, 02108
Voice: (617) 723-8455
Fax: (617) 723-9125
TTY: (617) 227-9464
Email: mail@dlc-ma.org
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Chan Med School - University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
- Emily Lauer, PhD, MPH
Center for Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Research (CDDER)
E.K. Shriver Center
UMass Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North, S3-301
Worcester, MA 01655
Voice: (774) 455-6527
Email: emily.lauer@umassmed.edu
Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston - University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
- Julisa Cully, Interim Director
Institute for Community Inclusion
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
Voice: (617) 287-4312
Email: Julisa.Cully@umb.edu
State Agency Representatives
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS): Timothy Cahill
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): Winnie Koko
- Department of Public Health (DPH): Lisa Sheehy
- MassAbility: Kathleen Biebel
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (AGO): Ann Lynch
- Massachusetts Office of Medicaid, EOHHS: Carolyn Kain
- Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD): Camille Karabaich
- Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE): Annette Peele