State Rehabilitation Council Members
Current Members, effective January 1, 2018
Tonya Robinson-Mayer Chair representing Transition Educational Services
Chad W. Underwood Vice Chair representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Megan Brown representing the State Education Department/Special Education (SED)
Melissa Campbell representing Business, Industry, and Labor
Paul Czech representing Disability Advocacy Group
Valerie DeClara representing Community Rehabilitation Services Providers
Joseph M. Delgado representing Disability Advocacy Group
Helene Fallon representing Parent Training and Information Centers
Alan Gallagher representing the New York State Department Labor (DOL) Workforce Investment Board
Michael Godino representing Community Rehabilitation Services Providers
Mica Gonzales representing Disability Advocacy Group
Howard Gross representing Business, Industry, and Labor
Jennifer M. Machucki representing Community Rehabilitation Services Providers
Lindsay Miller representing New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC)
Erica M. Molina representing Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Joan Parker representing Community Rehabilitation Service Providers
Susan Scheer representing Community Rehabilitation Services Providers
Melissa Schindler representing Native American Tribal
Ellice Switzer representing Business, Industry, and labor
Non-Voting Members, Ex-Officio Members, and State Partners
Debora Brown-Johnson representing State Education Department (SED) – Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR)
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff representing State Education Department (SED) – Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR)
Bronce Perze Matos representing the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, TRAID/AH Programs
Lynne Thibdeau representing State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
Peter Herrig representing State Commission for the Blind (NYCB)
Liam McNabb representing State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Angela M Lockhart representing State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASAS)
ACCES-VR staff serving as Committee Liaisons
Laura Hartmann liaison to the Transition Committee
Michelle Barlow liaison to the Executive Committee
Robert Linton liaison to the Policy, Procedure and State Plan Committee
Bryan D. Baszczuk liaison to the Workforce Development Committee
Alesia Simco Liaison to the Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee
Past 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 at the Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center, 62 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208:
March 19-20, 2019
June 18-19, 2019
September 17-18, 2019
December 3-4, 2019
For confirmation of meeting dates or any additional information, contact (518) 402-3955.