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 |
| Lisa Belcastro | Member | Maryland Department of Disabilities |
| Beth Benevides | Chair | Hussman Foundation |
| Carmen Brown | Member | Maryland State Department of Education |
| Meeka Caldwell | Consumer | Family Member |
| Stephanie Dolamore, DPA | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council |
| Marianne Doremus | Consumer | Family Member |
| Justine Duffy | Consumer | Family Member |
| Trineice Gillom | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
| Tami Goldsmith | Consumer | Direct Support Professional |
| Marlana Hutchinson | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration |
| 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 |
| Matthew Plantz | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
| Millie Santos | Consumer | Direct Support Professional |
| Audrey Sellers | Member | Disability Rights Maryland |
| James Williams, Jr. | Consumer | Family Member |
Kennedy Krieger Institute Staff
| Name | Title | Department |
| Miya Asato, MD | Vice President | Training Administration (LEND) |
| Emma Barbato | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
| Tyler Cochrane | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
| 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 |
| Valeria Tskhay | Training Coordinator | MCDD |
| Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS | Director | MCDD |
| Tracy Waller | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
| Tracy Wright | Training Coordinator | People On the Go Maryland |