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AAIDD Announces its 2025-2026 Board of Directors
March 3, 2025; Silver Spring, MD:
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is extremely pleased to announce its 2025–2026 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2025.
The members of the 2025–2026 AAIDD Board of Directors are:
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President: Anthony Rodriguez, PhD, FAAIDD Professor, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island |
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President-Elect: Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD Psychological Services Specialist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lackawanna College; and Luzerne County Community College |
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Vice President: Sarah Hall, PhD, FAAIDD Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
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Secretary-Treasurer: Julie Bershadsky, PhD Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
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Past President: Melissa A. DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD Director, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care, SE Region Health Care Quality Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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At Large: Kruti Acharya, MD, FAAIDD Associate Professor and Director Illinois LEND Program, University of Illinois, Chicago |
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At Large: Justin Kuehl, PsyD, FAAIDD Director of Professional Training Programs, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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At Large: Carol Britton Laws, PhD, FAAIDD Professor and Training Director, Institute on Human Development and Disability, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia |
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At Large: Mary Kay Rizzolo, PhD, FAAIDD President and CEO, CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership, Towson, Maryland |
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Founded in 1876, AAIDD is the oldest professional association concerned with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn more about the organization at www.aaidd.org.