State Rehabilitation Council Members

Current Members, effective January 1, 2025

Toni Sullivan, Chair, representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers

Marilee Boylan, Vice Chair, representing 

Naomi Brickel, representing Community Rehabilitation Program Service Providers

KerryAnn Buchanan, representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers

Frank Falatyn, representing Business, Industry, and Labor

Bin Feng, representing Disability Advocacy Group

Devin Fernandez, representing 

Emily Foss, representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers

Alan Gallagher representing the New York State Department Labor (DOL) Workforce Investment Board

Valarie Gambino-Carelli, representing Business, Industry, and Labor

Jenny Hutkowski, representing Parent Training and Information Centers

Talanda Jackson-Franklin, representing 

Meesha Johnson, representing Current or Former Applicant for, or Recipient of, Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Kenneth Klassert, representing Business, Industry, and Labor

Frank Krotschinsky, representing Current or Former Applicant for, or Recipient of, Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Mary LaFrance, representing American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Service projects

Adella Lin-Kravitz, representing Disability Advocacy Group

Ryan Lynch, representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers

Tonya Robinson-Mayer, representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers

Brenda Shannon, representing Client Assistance Program (CAP)

Robert Statham, representing Disability Advocacy Groups - A Cross Section of Individuals

Jeffrey Tamburo, representing

Tonia Weichmann, representing Parent Training and Information Centers

Stephanie Woodward, 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

Amanda Hladik, New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB)

representing State Education Department (SED) - Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services

VACANT representing New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)

Julia Kelly, representing New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)

ACCES-VR staff serving as Committee Liaisons

Sheena Bassett, liaison to the Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee

Lori Boyd, liaison to the Business Engagement Committee

Jumoke Branco, liaison to the Membership Committee

Pam Brehm-Bisaillon, liaison to the Pre-ETS Committee

Caitlin Ohlson, liaison to the Annual Report Committee

2021 Members

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.

State Council

Next Meeting Date

September 3-4, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn,
235 Hoosick Street
Troy, NY 12180

For confirmation of meeting dates or any additional information, please contact (518) 402-3955.

Please note: Interpreters are provided upon request. To request an interpreter or other accommodations, please contact ACCES-VR as soon as possible at accessrc@nysed.gov, no later than 10 days prior to the meeting you plan to attend.

Agenda for previous meeting:

State Rehabilitation Council Quarterly Agenda for June 25-26, 2025

Agenda for upcoming meeting:

State Rehabilitation Council Quarterly Agenda for September 3-4, 2025