NCCDD, i2i Center for Integrated Health and guest panelists will discuss key points regarding the CIE transition such as choice, benefits counseling, and family driven approaches. The panel of guest speakers will include providers, families, individuals with lived experience, the State (Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Dept. of Health Benefits), and advocates.
Panelists include:
- Dave Richard, Deputy Secretary of NC Medicaid
- Ryan Rotundo, Manager of Employment Programs at the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
- Jesse Smathers, President, MARC
- Nancy Baker, parent of an individual with I/DD
- Chris Egan, Senior Director for Employment Services
- Chris Hodgson, Target Leader, Disability Rights NC
- Holly Stiles, Litigation Counsel, Disability Rights NC
- Kathie Trotter, Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)
The facilitators are:
- Ann Rodriguez, Executive Director, i2i
- Mary Hooper, Consultant and former Executive Director of i2i
- Talley Wells, Executive Director, NCCDD
- Tamira White, Systems Change Manager, NCCDD
