Advisory Committee

Dr. Jerry Buisson; Education of the Deaf
The University of Southern Mississipp

Dr. Christina Perigoe; Education of the Deaf
The University of Southern Mississippi

Mr. Edwin Butler; APSE Transition Coordinator;
The Arc of Mississipi

Mr. Mike Fagbemi; Technical Assistance Specialist;
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Ms. Rhonda Cook; Family Representative

Dr. David Daves; Chair & Assistant Professor;
Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
The University of Southern Mississippi

Ms. Barbara Chandler; Regional 4A Representative
Helen Keller National Center

Ms. Catherine Cliburn; MDE Part C Representative
First Steps

Mr. Danny Cowart; President & CEO
Brandi's Hope Community Services

Ms. Lisa Burck; DSPO Project Director
The Arc of Mississippi

Ms. Pam Dollar; Project Director
Parent Training Institute

Ms. Gussie Farris; Coordinator of Special Services
Coahoma County School District

Kris Jones; Interim Director
Bureau of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health

Ms. Brenda Havens; Parent Representative

Ms. Ann Maclain
Disability Rights Mississippi

Ms. Sue Evans; Parent Representative

Ms. Valerie Yerks; Parent Representative

Mr. Eddie Spann; Coordinator of Special Services
Vicksburg-Warren School District

Mr. Charles Hughes, Jr; Executive Director
Council on Developmental Disabilities

Ms. Claudia Hollingsworth
MS School for the Blind

Ms. Jocelyn Doss; Special Services Director
Hinds County School District

Ms. Ashley Lacoste, Coordinator - HCBS-MR/DD
Department of Mental Health

Ms. Juanita McClendon; Parent Representative

Ms. Ozella Ward; Parent Representative

Ms. Cassondra Holly-Glausier; Coordinator of Deaf-Blind Services
MS Department of Rehabilitation Services

Ms. Sylvia Jones; Director of Special Education Services
Choctaw Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Ms. B.J. LeJeune;
Low Vision Research & Training Center in Blindness and Low Vision
Mississippi State University

Ms. Marilyn Miller

Mr. Mike Montgomery, Director of Special Projects
The Arc of Mississipppi

Ms. Ann Moore; Associate Superintendent
MS Department of Education

Ms. Sheila Pearson; Parent Representative

Ms. Judy Stubbs; Parent Representative

Ms. Jo Ann Malone
MS Department of Education

Ms. Susan Davis, Division Director - Parent Outreach
MS Department of Education

Mr. Matt Nalker; Executive Director
The Arc of Mississippi

Ms. Lynn Slay; Special Services Director
Lamar County School District

Mrs. Brandi Gooden; Parent Representative

Ms. Aubre Watts; Consumer

Dr. John Bishop; Assistant Professor;
Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
The University of Southern Mississippi

Mr. Sam Gleese; President
MS Chapter Federation of the Blind

Mr. Ralph Smitherman; Corresponding Secretary
MS Council of the Blind

Ms. Mary Troupe, Executive Director
Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities