NCCDD Council Members
Today, the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities is a 34-member, governor-appointed body and 60 percent of its members are people with developmental disabilities or family members of people with disabilities.
If you are interested in applying for membership on the Council, two application forms need to be completed. Application Form 1 is available online / pdf / doc format.
Additionally, the North Carolina Governor has issued an executive order for “Enhanced Disclosures from Applicants to Boards and Commissions” pdf / doc and an application form 2 pdf / doc must be completed and sent to the Office of the Governor.
Caroline "Carrie" Ambrose, Raleigh – NCCDD Vice Chair, Self-Advocate Sadie Brewington Barbour, Clinton – Parent-Advocate Lanier Cansler – Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (Secretary) Rosemary Bernauer, St. Giliad – Parent-Advocate James Bodfish, Ph.D.– Center for Development and Learning, UNC-CH, Carolina Institute on Developmental Disabilities Sherry Bradsher – NC Division of Social Services DHHS, ex-officio
Robert "Rusty" Bradstock, Greensboro – NCCDD Vice Chair, Self-Advocate Adonis Brown, Durham – Chairman, Advocacy and Leadership Committee, Self-Advocate Lisa Byrd, Durham – Self-Advocate Dan Coughlin, Concord – NC Council of Community Programs
Senator Katie Dorsett, Greensboro – Representative of the NC Senate Jonathan Ellis, Wilmington –
NCCDD Chairman, Community Capacity Building Committee, Self-AdvocateLourdes M. Fernandez, Raleigh – Parent-Advocate Wilson Finks, Chapel Hill – Self-Advocate Crystal Lee Foreman, Raleigh – Self-Advocate Linda Harrington – NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, DHHS
David A. Horowitz, M.D., Cary – Parent-Advocate Rep. Verla C. Insko, Chapel Hill –
Representative of the NC House of RepresentativesTara Larson – Rep. Division of Medical Assistance
Michael McNeill, Aberdeen – Self-Advocate Desiree Peterson, Raleigh – Self-Advocate Randy Powell, Rocky Mount – Self-Advocate I. Azell Reeves, Greensboro – Parent-Advocate Robert J. "Bob" Rickelman, Ph.D., Charlotte– Chairman, NCCDD Parent-Advocate Walter L. Ruff III, Sylva – Parent-Advocate Kevin Ryan – NC Division of Public Health, DHHS
Paul Sagerman, M.D., Winston-Salem – Parent-Advocate Vicki Smith – Disability Rights North Carolina Dennis Streets – NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, DHHS
David I. Taylor, Jr., Statesville – Self-Advocate Amanda Wagoner, McGrady – Parent-Advocate Leza Wainwright – NC Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, DHHS
Mary Watson – NC Department of Public Instruction
Mike Whitley, Charlotte –
NCCDD Chairman – Disability Systems Change Committee, Provider RepresentativeTracy Parker Willets, Wilmington – NCCDD Secretary / Treasurer, Parent-Advocate Laura Yates – NC Department of Corrections, Ex-Officio
