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Students will learn to be leaders in their communities and graduate ready to develop solutions to problems concerning health, education, poverty, and disability across diverse populations and cultures. —Betsy Hopkins Director, Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Introducing the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development A NEW KIND OF SCHOOL FOR A NEW KIND OF WORLD www.umb.edu/globalinclusion • [email protected] • 617.287.3070 Table of Contents The Naonal APSE Conference 2014 APSE Naonal Conference, Long Beach, CA Program has gone Mobile! 2 Leer from the Board President and Execuve Director 3 APSE Gold Members 4 Every Member Counts Fundraising Campaign 5 Sponsors 6 Chapter Sponsors 7 Welcome New Board Members 8 Naonal APSE Award Nominees 9 APSE Annual Raffle 10 Naonal APSE Execuve and Foundaon Board Members 11 Naonal Conference Commiee Volunteers 12 Real Stories Project 13 Hya Regency Hotel Floor Plan 15 Conference At-A-Glance 19 Keynote Speakers 21 Exhibitors 27 Chapter Presidents Access your free 30 Lead Presenters App by scanning 39 Tuesday Concurrent Presentaons the QR Code below 40 Students for APSE Track with your 66 Wednesday Concurrent Presentaons smartphone 82 Thursday Concurrent Presentaons 87 Downtown Long Beach Restaurants 1 2014 A Letter From the Executive Director and Board President Welcome to the 25th Annual National APSE Conference in sunny Long Beach, California, where our theme is Livin’ the dream…building the future for Employment First! Last year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of APSE, this year we celebrate our 25th conference so we hope you enjoy the sun, waves and networking this year. We have a lot of new and exciting events planned that we hope you will enjoy. During lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be several Community Meetings. These informal meetings are designed to broaden the discussion around key topics in our field including Transition, Diversity, Mental Health and many other topics. Box lunches will be available for purchase so you don’t miss out on these critical conversations. If you are interested in hearing several speakers talk about various topics in one session, you won’t want to miss our APSE Talks fashioned after Ted Talks. The APSE Talks will be video-taped and posted on the APSE YouTube page – we hope this new type of session will be of interest to people! Our opening session will include a welcome by Randy Gordon, President of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, an update from Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin and Rehabilitation Services Administration Commissioner Janet LaBreck followed by an inspir- ing presentation by Ray Bradford, former National Director of Policy and Diversity Advocacy for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. We hope to see everyone poolside for our opening Reception Luau where you will be entertained by the local steel drum band, Panjive. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your photo taken at the APSE Conference photo booth! This year we will honor our 2014 Award Nominees and Winners on Wednesday evening at the Long Beach Convention Center Grand Ballroom which will be followed by Karaoke! Dust off your microphones and danc- ing shoes for a fun-filled and memorable evening. Our closing keynote has been changed due to unforeseen circumstances, but you won’t want to miss this event! A premiere screening of the documentary CinemAbility followed by a Q&A with Director Jenni Gold will remind you of the importance of the work we do! Thank you to our host chapter SoCal APSE and the Long Beach Visitors and Convention Bureau who helped organize this year’s conference. A lot of hard work and time goes into coordinating a national conference and we appreciate all the support to ensure that our 25th National APSE Conference is one to remember! We hope you enjoy this beautiful city for some fun, surf, and networking! If you are lucky enough to stay through the 4th of July to enjoy the Long Beach fireworks – we hear they are some of the best! Laura Suzie Laura Owens Susan Rinne Executive Director APSE Board President 2 2014 Meet our elite APSE Business Members APSE would like to recognize our 2014 Gold Business Members Ardmore Enterprises Living Opportunies Bowie, MD Medford, OR Bethesda Lutheran Communies Marcfirst Portland, OR Normal, IL Creave Employment Opportunies, Inc. MENTOR Oregon Milwaukee, WI Portland, OR Devereux New Jersey Morningside W. Depord, NJ Olympia, WA Educaon Service Center Region 12 New Beginnings Inc Waco, TX Lochearn, MD Four Rivers Behavioral Health New England Business Associates Paducah, KY Springfield, MA IABA OMERIC Rehabilitaon Inc. Los Angeles, CA North Hills, CA Kaposia, Inc. St. John’s Community Services St. Paul, MN Washington, DC Keystone Human Services Stand Up, Inc. Harrisburg, PA Lynchburg, VA Join this influenal group by becoming a Gold Business Member Today! 3 2014 Every Member Counts Fundraising Campaign This is the year of the member, because APSE is only as strong as our membership! Support the APSE Foundation to raise funds to continue our existing work and expand our initiatives to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Your supportpp will helpp others to become members and attend APSE eventss – pleasep consider anyy donation to help us build a stronger voice for Employment First!t! Stop by the APSE Exhibit Booth or Registraon to Donate! The APSE Foundaon is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. All gis are tax deducble. 4 2014 2014 Sponsors APSE would like to thank the following sponsors of this year’s annual conference: Hang Ten—$10,000 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundaon Lighthouse—$5,000 Easter Seals Southern California IABA Lanterman Regional Center Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilies Sailboat—$2,500 Metlife Oregon Developmental Disabilies Council Suroard—$1,000 AbilityFirst Carf Internaonal Direct Course Indiana Instute on Disability and Community Jay Nolan Community Services Community Rehabilitaon Program Sponsors Sunshine -$500 North Los Angeles County Regional Center St. John’s Community Services—PA Wave -$250 Life Designs, Inc., IN 5 2014 A very special thank you to our Chapter Sponsors As we leave the Year of the Chapter, we thank the following for their connued support of the Naonal APSE Conference. Paddleboard Level - $1500 OH – Dee Marks and Donna Owens, Co-Presidents Suroard Level - $1000 KY – Kae Wolf Whaley, President MN – Kelly Nye-Lengerman and Jolene Thibedeau-Boyd, Co-Presidents NY – Jim Scu, President Sunshine Level -$500 IA – Ashlea Lantz, President IN – Jackie Tijerina and Carla Orr, Co-Presidents LA – Derek White, President MA – Stave Aalto, President NJ – Rebecca Shulman, President SoCal– Dorothy Blubaugh, President VA – Dan Reichard, President WI—Shannon Huff and Beth Lohman, Co-Presidents Wave Level - $250 CT – Karin McMahon, President DC - Kwaku Agyeman and Kae Pis, Co-Presidents GA – Phil Chase, President IL – Mary Beth DeFauw and LaDonna Henson, Co-Presidents ME – Gail Fanjoy, President MO – Jessica Mahon OK – Teri Egner, President OR – Tara Asai, President PA — Julia Barol, President WA – Cindi Kirchmeier, President 6 2014 Good-Bye and Hello to the National APSE Board A fond farewell to: Don Lavin (MN), Board Member (2011-2014) Sue Ann Morrow (IA), Board Member (2012-2014) You will be missed! Thank you for all you have done on behalf of APSE and the advancement of Employment First! A warm welcome to our newly elected Naonal APSE Board Members: New England and Northeast - Elaine Katz, NJ Mid-Atlanc - Cheryl Bates-Harris, DC Southwest - Peggy Hale, AR Rocky Mountain - Tyler Paris, CO Great Lakes - Heidi Maghan, MN Great Plains - Chaz Nickolaus, MO Northwest and Pacific – Shannon McLain, WA Southeast - Kae Wolf Smith, KY Welcome back to our re-elected APSE Board Members Wendy Parent-Johnson, SD Sherry Becker, IA A special thank you to our outgoing Board President David Hoff. You will definitely be a hard act to follow! Thank you for all of your dedicaon and hard work over the past two years. Stepping up to the plate as our new APSE Board President will be Susan Rinne—She’ll be available throughout the conference for autographs! 7 2014 Congratulations to the 2014 APSE Award Nominees! APSE applauds the following visionaries and leaders who carry out the mission of APSE. “Got Mike!“ Educaonal Leadership Award Lilly Handley, CA Melissa Hough, CA Sachelly Ramos, CA Personal Achievement Award Penni Hoff, IN Samuel Paerson, OH Tyson Terando, OR Professional Award Nancy Brinker, WI Best Pracce Award Josh Dean, MN Community Integrated Services, PA Debbie Gilmer, ME Fairfield County Board of Developmental John Hanlon, IN Disabilies: Job Fusion Employment Services, Chrissie LaMar, IN OH Dana Nichols, MO Mississippi Department of Rehabilitaon Wendy Quarles, NY Services, MS Carol Salter, MD Dave Hammis Award Rebecca McDonald Award Carol Salter, MD Heidi Maghan, MN Corey Smith, PA Carla Orr, IN Outside the Box, Inc., IN Research Award Employer Award - Small Tammy Jorgensen-Smith, FL Klemmer's Banquet Center, WI Sporthaven Marina Bar and Grill, OR Wendy Wood Award Vision Dynamics, CT Dana Eisfeld, MN Brandi Hamilton, IN Employer Award - Medium Pinnacle Sports, OH Media Excellence Award Tailored Label Products, WI Jenni Gold, Director CinemAbility The Harord Indianapolis, IN 2014 APSE Torch Award Employer Award - Large To be announced