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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:

 Anthony Rodriguez

President
: Anthony Rodriguez, PhD, FAAIDD

Professor, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island


Vincent Chesney

President-Elect:
Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD
Psychological Services Specialist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lackawanna College; and Luzerne County Community College


Sarah Hall_photo
Vice President: Sarah Hall, PhD, FAAIDD 
Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Julie Bershadsky
Secretary-Treasurer: Julie Bershadsky, PhD
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
melissa disipio Past President: Melissa A. DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD 
Director, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care, SE Region Health Care Quality Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kruti Acharya At Large: Kruti Acharya, MD, FAAIDD
Associate Professor and Director Illinois LEND Program, University of Illinois, Chicago
Justin Kuehl At Large: Justin Kuehl, PsyD, FAAIDD
Director of Professional Training Programs,
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carol Britton Laws At Large: Carol Britton Laws, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor and Training Director, Institute on Human Development and Disability, University of Georgia,  Athens, Georgia
Mary Kay Rizzolo 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.



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