State Rehabilitation Council Members
Current Members, effective January 1, 2021
Ellice Switzer Chair representing Business, Industry, and Labor
Joseph M. Delgado Co-Vice Chair representing Disability Advocacy Group
Susan Scheer Co-Vice Chair representing Community Rehabilitation Program Service Providers
Joseph Amodeo representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Naomi Brickel representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Megan Brown representing the State Education Agency responsible for the Public Education of Students with Disabilities who are eligible to receive services
Sebastian Chittilappilly representing Disability Advocacy Group
Alan Gallagher representing the New York State Department Labor (DOL) Workforce Investment Board
Valarie Gambino-Carelli representing Business, Industry, and Labor
Kathleen Grosvenor representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Nancy Grant representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Miranda Harms representing Business, Industry, and Labor
Jenny Hutkowski representing Parent Training and Information Centers
Gregory Lau representing Transition Education Services
Jennifer M. Machucki representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Chana Meir representing Current or Former Applicant for, or Recipient of, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Anthony Morano representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Hillary Nichols representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Evelyn Pugh representing Parent Training and Information Centers
Brenda Shannon representing Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Robert Statham representing Disability Advocacy Groups - A Cross Section of Individuals
Toni Sullivan representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Lafayette Williams representing New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC)
Non-Voting Members, Ex-Officio Members, and State Partners
Melinda Dolezal New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs
Peter Herrig New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB)
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff representing State Education Department (SED) - Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services
Andrew Sink representing New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Lynne Thibdeau representing New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
ACCES-VR staff serving as Committee Liaisons
Lori Boyd liaison to the Workforce Development Committee
Laura Hartmann liaison to the Transition Committee
David Morgan liaison to the Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee
Jennifer Semonite liaison to the Executive and the Policy, Procedure and State Plan Committee
Past Members
2018 Members
2016 Members
2015 Members
2014 Members
2013 Members
2012 Members
2011 Members
State Rehabilitation Council
The Council provides advice and support to The State Education Department’s Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) on behalf of people with disabilities and their families regarding the delivery of effective rehabilitation services that leads to employment for New Yorker's with disabilities.
Meeting Dates
The following meetings will be held virtually by zoom:
(Join the meeting via Zoom)
March 02-03, 2021
June 08-09, 2021
The following meetings will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center, 62 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208:
September 28-29, 2021
December 14-15, 2021
For confirmation of meeting dates or any additional information, contact (518) 486-7490.
Please note: Interpreters are provided only upon request. To request an interpreter or other accommodations, contact ACCES-VR as soon as possible at accessrc@nysed.gov but no latter than 10 days prior to the meeting date.