Community Advisors
We work in partnership with a Community Advisory Council, (CAC) advisers who represent the voice of the disability community, advising and supporting the Center in meeting its responsibilities to the citizens of Maryland in accordance with the DD Act. The Council is led by CAC chair and vice chair:
Elizabeth Benevides
Hussman Foundation
Community Advisory Council Members
| Name | Title | Agency |
| Rene Averitt-Sanzone | Member | Parents Place of Maryland |
| Carol Beatty | Member | Maryland Department of Disabilities |
| Beth Benevides | Chair | Hussman Foundation |
| Carmen Brown | Member | Maryland State Department of Education |
Alicia Chernak | Consumer | Family Member |
| Elizabeth McKinney de Burgos | Consumer | Family Member |
| Stephanie Dolamore, DPA | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council |
| Marianne Doremus | Consumer | Family Member |
| Trineice Gillom | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
| Tami Goldsmith | Consumer | Direct Support Professional |
| Katherine Jones, EdD | Member | Bay Area Center for Independent Living |
| Rebecca Little | Consumer | Direct Support Professional |
Rachel London | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council |
| Hunter McIntyre | Consumer | Family Member |
Katherine Elise O'Connell | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
| Matthew Plantz | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
Victoria Rodriguez-Roldan | Member | Maryland Department of Disabilities |
| Audrey Sellers | Member | Disability Rights Maryland |
Lauren Silverstone | Member | Maryland Inclusive Housing |
Joseph (Ben) Sloboda | Consumer | Family Member |
| James Williams, Jr. | Consumer | Family Member |
Patrice Williams | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
Rhonda Workman | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration |
Kennedy Krieger Institute Staff
| Name | Title | Department |
| Miya Asato, MD | Vice President | Training Administration (LEND) |
| Cindy Ibarra | Administrative Coordinator | MCDD |
| Mallory Legg, Esq. | Director | MCDD |
| Christopher Mason-Hale | Community Advocate | MCDD |
| Megan Meck, MS | Project Manager | MCDD |
| Kendall Murphy | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
| Kristine Nellenbach | Resource Finder | MCDD |
| Mirian Ofondedu, PhD | Training Director | MCDD |
| James Orman | Program Coordinator | MCDD |
| Mat Rice | Advocacy Coordinator | People On the Go Maryland |
| Jackie Stone, PhD | Chief Clinical Officer | Clinical Programs and Inpatient Services |
| Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS | Director | MCDD |
| Tracy Waller | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
| Tracy Wright | Training Coordinator | People On the Go Maryland |