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 |
Diane Bark | Consumer | Family Member |
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 |
Justine Duffy | Consumer | Family Member |
Kendall Foster | Member | Disabilities Rights Maryland |
Trineice Gillom | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
Katherine Jones, EdD | Member | Bay Area Center for Independent Living |
Rebecca Little | Consumer | Direct Support Professional |
Christian Miele | Member | Maryland Department of Disabilities |
Matthew Plantz | Consumer | Self-Advocate |
Millie Santos | Consumer | Case Manager |
Lauren Schifter | Consumer | Direct Support Professional; Family Member |
Bernie Simons | Member | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration |
Bonnie Smith-May | Consumer | Family Member |
Christina Spangler | Member | Maryland Coalition of Families |
William Webster | Consumer | Family Member |
James Williams, Jr. | Consumer | Family Member |
Kennedy Krieger Institute Staff
Name | Title | Department |
Miya Asato, MD | Vice President | Training Administration (LEND) |
Tracy Hincke, MPH, MSW | Administrative Coordinator | MCDD |
Alex Houff | Resource Finder | MCDD |
Mallory Legg, Esq. | Staff Attorney | MCDD |
Megan Meck, MS | Data Coordinator | MCDD |
Mirian Ofondedu, PhD | Training Director | 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 Wright | Training Coordinator | People on the Go Maryland |