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
Steering Committee
Develops the common agenda and assesses progress
| Name | Affiliation |
| Barbara Leach | Family Support Network |
| Jennifer Michalenok | Chapel Hill Carrboro School Districts |
| Alex Martel | Self Advocate |
| Malinda Todd | Capital Area Workforce Development Board |
| Todd Day | Alliance Health |
| Trudie Hughes | NC Community Colleges |
| Kenneth Kelty | Self Advocate |
| Lisa Kaylie | Extraordinary Ventures |
| Cheryl Powell | NC Empowerment Network & NC Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Stephanie Hanes | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Jennifer Pfaltzgraff | Arc of the Triangle |
| Angelia Lightfoot | NC Department of Health and Human Services |
| Beverly Colwell | Department of Public Instruction |
| Lauren Spencer | NC Department of Health and Human Services |
| Iris Green | Disability Rights NC |
| Tamira White | North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Victoria Nneji | AKALAKA |
| Amy Stevens | The Enrichment Center |
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