The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council is a self-governing body whose appointed members include people with developmental disabilities, family members, service providers, state agency representatives, and representatives of Maryland’s protection and advocacy system and University Center on Developmental Disabilities. The majority of the Council’s members are people with developmental disabilities and family members. The Council is in a unique position to bring together people with diverse perspectives, experiences and knowledge in meaningful partnerships.
2010 Maryland Developmental
Disabilities Council Membership |
Committee Assignment |
| Liz Weintraub |
Montgomery County |
Council Chairperson
Executive |
| Tom Webb |
Kent County |
Council Vice Chairperson
Executive
Cross Cutting Issues
Membership |
| Carol Ann Heath
represented by Karla Saval |
Division of Special Education, MSDE |
Children & Family Issues |
| JoEllen Barnhart |
Washington County |
Children & Family Issues |
| Patricia Bayliss |
Department of Aging |
Adult Issues |
Damon L. Briggs |
Montgomery County |
Adult Issues, Executive |
| Michael Chapman |
Developmental Disabilities Administration |
Adult Issues |
Eric Lee Cole |
Montgomery County |
Children & Family Issues |
|
Eva Cowen |
Montgomery County |
Adult Issues, Executive |
| Sharon Dockery |
Montgomery County |
Children & Family Issues |
| William DuSold |
Anne Arundel County |
Adult Issues |
| George Flamer |
Talbot County |
Adult Issues |
| Gail Godwin |
Baltimore City |
Co- Chairperson, Cross Cutting Issues, Executive |
|
Angela Harp |
Baltimore County |
Adult Issues |
| Polly Huston |
Division of Rehabilitation Services, DORS |
Adult Issues |
| Aaron Kaufmann |
Montgomery County |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Virginia Knowlton |
Maryland Disability Law Center |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Dawn Koplos |
Anne Arundel County |
Children & Family Issues |
| Wendell McKay |
Howard County |
Chairperson, Children & Family Issues, Executive |
| Christopher Smith |
MD Center for Dev. Disabilities |
Children & Family Issues |
| Aileen O'Hare |
Montgomery County |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Lynne Pattison |
Frederick |
Children & Family Issues |
| Steve Pyles |
Prince George’s County |
Executive
Chairperson, Adult Issues |
Cathy Raggio
|
Maryland Department of Disabilities |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Julie Randall |
St. Mary's County |
Adult Issues |
| David Schlegel |
Cecil County |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Jane Wessely |
Office of Health Services, DHMH |
Cross Cutting Issues |
| Grace Pushparany Williams |
Prince George’s County |
Executive, Children & Family Issues |
| Paula Suter |
Baltimore County |
Adult Issues |
