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Burton Blatt Institute Staff

Chairman -
Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D.
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-9703
Chief Executive Officer -
Michael Morris, J.D.
E-mail:
Phone: (202) 296-2046
Fax: (202) 296-2047
Senior Vice President -
Eve Hill, Esq.
E-mail:
Phone: (202) 296-2044
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director -
James Schmeling, J.D.
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-8953
Executive Director -
Brian McLane, M.Ed.
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-6140
Managing Director for Program Development -
Gary Shaheen, M.P.A
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-9818
Research, Technical Assistance, Training, & Outreach -
Meera Adya, J.D., Ph.D. - Director of Research
Affiliated Faculty, Psychology Department
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-7346
William N. Myhill, M.Ed, J.D.
Director of Legal Research and Writing - BBI
Adjunct Professor - College of Law
Faculty Associate - Center on Digital Literacy, iSchool
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-1367
Jill Houghton, Research Project Coordinator
E-mail:
Phone: (954) 461-4726 [voice]
Fax: (954) 920-4628
Tal Araten-Bergman, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-6173
Michal Soffer, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-8351
Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, Ph.D. - BBI Post-Doctoral Fellow
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-8351
Johnette Hartnett, Ed.D., Co-PI and Project Director
- Asset Accumulation & Economic Self-Sufficiency Project
E-mail:
Phone: (202) 296-2043
Deepti Samant, M.S. (Rehab), M.S. (ECE) - Senior Research Associate
E-mail:
Phone: (202) 296-5393
Steve Mendelsohn, J.D., BBI Researcher and Co-PI
- Asset Accumulation & Economic Self-Sufficiency Project
Stephan Haimowitz, J.D., Research Associate
E-mail:
Phone: (518) 861-8522
Dr. Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., Research Associate
Community-Based, Disability & Employment
Deborah L. Greene, M.A., Senior Program Development Associate
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 560-6348
Nicole LaCorte-Klein, M.A., CRC, Senior Program Development Associate
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 480-9153
Mary Killeen, M.A., Research Project Coordinator
E-mail:
Phone: (703) 619-1703
Elizabeth Jennings, Research Project Coordinator
E-mail:
Phone: (561) 351-9140
Miranda Kennedy, Research Project Coordinator
E-mail:
Phone: (720) 890-3990
Yiyan Wu, M.A., Research Assistant
E-mail:
Phone: (315)443-2502
Administration -
Me‘Shae Brooks-Rolling, M.P.A., C.S.E.P.
Director of Special Events & Public Relations
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-8455
Diana Foote, B.S., Accounting
Business Manager
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-5915
Cathy Hartquist - Administrative Assistant
E-mail:
Phone: (315) 443-2863
Da Thao Nguyen - Computer Consultant
E-mail:
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)
Jeffrey Davenport, B.A. Political Science & Music (J.D./M.P.A. candidate)
Dara D. Lenoff, B.S. Psychology (J.D./E.M.P.A. candidate)
Interns/Work Study -
Nicole Loring (B.A. Political Science candidate)
Erica Dolak (B.S. Chemistry candidate at Villanova University)
Melanie A. Lustig (B.A. Elementary Education candidate)
Stephanie Herring (B.A. Political Science / B.S. Public Relations candidate)
Paris Peckerman (B.S. Television-Radio-Film candidate)
Washington, D.C. office -
Eve Hill, Esq.
Senior Vice President
E-mail:
Phone: (202) 296-2044
María Verónica Reina, M.E.
Executive Director, Global Partnership on Disability and Development (GPDD)
E-mail:
or
Phone: (202) 296-2042 or (703) 465-1369
Deepti Samant, M.S. (Rehab), M.S. (ECE) - Senior Research Associate
E-mail:
Nakia Matthews - Program Administrator
E-mail:
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:
Phone: (404) 541-9001 [voice/tty]
Fax: (404) 541-9002
Web: sedbtac.org
Shelley A. Kaplan, B.A., M.S., C.C.C.,
Project Director / Co-Principal Investigator
E-mail:
Pamela R. Williamson, B.S.,
Director of Training and Technical Assistance
E-mail:
Mary Morder - B.A.,
Help Desk Specialist and Alternate Formats Coordinator
E-mail:
Amparo "Amy" Oliveras
Administrative Assistant / Multicultural Outreach Coordinator
E-mail:
Sally Z. Weiss - B.A.,
Director of Materials Development & Dissemination
E-mail:
Phone: (828) 456-9209 [voice]
Cheri Hofmann,
Distance Learning Coordinator / Information Specialist
E-mail:
Business Leadership Council (BLC)
for DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
Training Team for DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
TACE Center Region IV (Southeast TACE)
Email:
Phone: (404) 541-9001 [voice/tty]
Fax: (404) 541-9002
Web: TACESoutheast.org
Chip (Raymond) M. Kenney, M.S.,
TACE IV Project Director
E-mail:
Phone: (904) 686-1463 [voice or fax]
Eve Hill, Esq.
TACE IV Managing Director
E-mail:
Shelley A. Kaplan, B.A., M.S., C.C.C.,
TACE IV Co-Principal Investigator
E-mail:
Jill Houghton,
TACE IV Deputy Director
E-mail:
Steffany Stevens, Ph.D. candidate
Administrative Specialist I
E-mail:
Web Development / Instructional Design
Marsha Schwanke - B.S., M.S., CTRS
Phone: (678) 999-8463 [voice]
Celestia Ohrazda - B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (ABD)
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