Our Team and Partners
Backbone Team
Provides administrative support for project activities
Anna Ward
WTNC Project DirectorMA, MFA, UNC Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Adela Van Name
Parent Advocate
Dara V. Chan
WTNC Co InvestigatorSc.D., CRC, UNC Division of Clinical Rehab and Mental Health Counseling
Nancy Bagatell
WTNC Co-InvestigatorPhD, OTR/L, UNC Division of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
Ali Marie Marx
Research Assistant
Steering Committee
Develops the common agenda and assesses progress
| Name | Affiliation |
| Barbara Leach | Family Support Network |
| Jennifer Michalenok | Chapel Hill Carrboro School Districts |
| Gerald Parrish | Self Advocate |
| Malinda Todd & Jasmin Volkel | Capital Area Workforce Development Board |
| Todd Day & Ruth Thompson | Alliance Health |
| Trudie Hughes | NC Community Colleges |
| Kenneth Kelty | Self Advocate |
| Lisa Kaylie | Extraordinary Ventures |
| Jessica Aguilar | Grupo Poder Y Esperanza |
| Adrienne Kittle & Kristy Brinson | NC Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities |
| Tony Hall | Triangle Disability and Autism Services (formerly the Arc of the Triangle) |
| Talley Wells & Irlanda Ruiz | NC Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Beverly Colwell | NC Department of Public Instruction |
| Claire Colligan | NC Department of Health and Human Services |
| Cheryl Powell | Self Advocate |
| Taylor Williams | Peacehaven Farm |
| Victoria Nneji | AKALAKA |
| John Nash | The Arc of North Carolina |
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