Press Releases

March 14 , 2022; Silver Spring, MD:

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is extremely pleased to announce its 2022–2023 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2022. 

The members of the 2022–2023 AAIDD Board of Directors are:

	President: Karrie Shogren, PhD, FAAIDD Professor and Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Kansas, Lawrence
	President-Elect: Dalun "Dan" Zhang, PhD, FAAIDD Professor and Director, Center on Disability and Development, Texas A&M University, College Station
	Vice President: Melissa A. DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD  Director, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care, SE Region Health Care Quality Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Secretary-Treasurer: Sarah Hall, PhD, FAAIDD  Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
	Past President:  Elisa Velardo, MMHS, FAAIDD North Regional Director, Connecticut Department of Developmental Services, East Hartford, Connecticut
	At Large: Kruti Acharya, MD Associate Professor and Director Illinois LEND Program, University of Illinois, Chicago
	At Large: Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD Psychological Services Specialist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lackawanna College; and Luzerne County Community College
	At Large: Joyce Louden, PhD, FAAIDD Director­ of Education and Training, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Louisiana Department of Health, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	At Large: Heather Williamson, DrPh, MBA, FAAIDD Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

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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.