Building the premier organization to advance civic, economic and social participation of persons with disabilities in a global society.
Burton Blatt Institute Staff
- Chairman -
- Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D.
- E-mail: pblanck@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-9703
- Chief Executive Officer -
- Michael Morris, J.D.
- E-mail: mmorris@ndi-inc.org
- Phone: (202) 296-2046
- Fax: (202) 296-2047
- Senior Vice President -
- Eve Hill, Esq.
- E-mail: ehill@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (202) 296-2044
- Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director -
- James Schmeling, J.D.
- E-mail: jschmeli@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-8953
- Executive Director -
- Brian McLane, M.Ed.
- E-mail: bpmclane@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-6140
- Managing Director for Program Development -
- Gary Shaheen, M.P.A
- E-mail: geshahee@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-9818
- Research, Technical Assistance, Training, & Outreach -
- Meera Adya, J.D., Ph.D. - Director of Research
- Affiliated Faculty, Psychology Department
- E-mail: madya@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-7346
- William N. Myhill, M.Ed, J.D. - Senior Research Associate
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- E-mail: wmyhill@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-1367
- Jill Houghton, Research Project Coordinator
- E-mail: jbhought@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (954) 461-4726 [voice]
- Fax: (954) 920-4628
- Tal Araten-Bergman, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
- E-mail: taratenb@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-6173
- Michal Soffer, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
- E-mail: msoffer@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-8351
- Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
- E-mail: ofakinpe@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-8351
- Johnette Hartnett, Ed.D., Co-PI and Project Director
- Asset Accumulation & Economic Self-Sufficiency Project
- E-mail: jthartne@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (202) 296-2043
- Steve Mendelsohn, J.D., BBI Researcher and Co-PI
- Asset Accumulation & Economic Self-Sufficiency Project
- Stephan Haimowitz, J.D., Research Associate
- E-mail: sjhaimow@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (518) 861-8522
- Deborah L. Greene, M.A., Senior Program Development Associate
- E-mail: dlgreene@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 560-6348
- Nicole LaCorte-Klein, M.A., CRC, Senior Program Development Associate
- E-mail: nllacort@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 480-9153
- Mary Killeen, M.A., Research Project Coordinator
- E-mail: mbkillee@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (703) 619-1703
- Elizabeth Jennings, Research Project Coordinator
- E-mail: evjennin@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (561) 351-9140
- Miranda Kennedy, Research Project Coordinator
- E-mail: mkennedy@ndi-inc.org
- Phone: (720) 890-3990
- Yiyan Wu, M.A., Research Assistant
- E-mail: ywu02@syr.edu
- Phone: (315)443-2502
- Administration -
- Me‘Shae Brooks-Rolling, M.P.A., C.S.E.P.
Director of Special Events & Public Relations
- E-mail: mrolling@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-8455
- Diana Foote, B.S., Accounting
Business Manager
- E-mail: dmfoote@syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-5915
- Cathy Hartquist - Administrative Assistant
- E-mail: clhartqu@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-2863
- Da Thao Nguyen - Computer Consultant
- E-mail: dnguye02@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (315) 443-8017
- Ajay Babu - Project Assistant
- Research Assistants -
- Kenneth Hunt, B.A. Political Science (J.D. candidate)
- Eric Moll, B.A. Psychology / B.S. Special Education (J.D. / M.S. candidate)
- Jason Benetti, B.A. Broadcast Journalism (J.D. candidate, Wake Forest University)
- Interns/Work Study -
- Nicole Loring (B.A. Political Science candidate)
- Erica Dolak (B.S. Chemistry candidate at Villanova University)
- Washington, D.C. office -
- Eve Hill, Esq.
Senior Vice President
- E-mail: ehill@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (202) 296-2044
- María Verónica Reina, M.E.
Executive Director, Global Partnership on Disability and Development (GPDD)
- E-mail: mvreina@law.syr.edu
mreina@verizon.net or mariaromerous@yahoo.com
- Phone: (202) 296-2042 or
(703) 465-1369
- Deepti Samant, M.S. (Rehab), M.S. (ECE) - Research Associate
- E-mail: ddsamant@law.syr.edu
- Nakia Matthews - Program Administrator
- E-mail: nmatthews@ndi-inc.org
- New York, NY office -
- Phone: (212) 754-2323
- Fax: (212) 826-0326
- Tel Aviv, Israel office
- Shira Yalon-Chamovitz, Ph.D. - Director
- DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
Atlanta, GA office
- Email: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (404) 541-9001 [voice/tty]
- Fax: (404) 541-9002
- Web: sedbtac.org
- Shelley A. Kaplan, B.A., M.S., C.C.C.,
Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director
- E-mail: sakaplan@law.syr.edu
- Pamela R. Williamson, B.S.,
Director of Training and Technical Assistance
- E-mail: prwill01@law.syr.edu
- Mary Morder - B.A.,
Help Desk Specialist and Alternate Formats Coordinator
- E-mail: mjmorder@law.syr.edu
- Amparo "Amy" Oliveras
Administrative Assistant / Multicultural Outreach Coordinator
- E-mail: aolivera@law.syr.edu
- Sally Z. Weiss - B.A.,
Director of Materials Development & Dissemination
- E-mail: szweiss@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (828) 456-9209 [voice]
- Cheri Hofmann,
Distance Learning Coordinator / Information Specialist
- E-mail: adaforyou@bellsouth.net
- Business Leadership Council (BLC)
for DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
- Training Team for DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
- TACE Center Region IV (Southeast TACE)
- Email: tacesoutheast@law.syr.edu
- Phone: (404) 541-9001 [voice/tty]
- Fax: (404) 541-9002
- Web: TACESoutheast.org
- Eve Hill, Esq.
Interim Director
- E-mail: ehill@law.syr.edu
- Shelley A. Kaplan, B.A., M.S., C.C.C.,
Co-Principal Investigator
- E-mail: sakaplan@law.syr.edu
- Jill Houghton, Deputy Director
- E-mail: jbhought@law.syr.edu
- Web Development / Instructional Design
- Marsha Schwanke - B.S., M.S.
CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist)
- Phone: (678) 999-8463 [voice]