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BOARD MEMBERS & EMERITUS COUNCIL LIST
Updated 4/4/19
Board Officers:
Julia Chalker, President, Transition Specialist at the Prosper Independent School District
Sylvia Hodgins, Vice President, retired DARS-DBS Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Client
Assistance Program caseworker living in Dallas
Patt Bourland, Secretary, Program Support staff at HOCTIL-IL Services
Gordon Meredith, Treasurer, Residential Construction Specialist, City of Denton
Board Members:
Rochelle Chandler, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology at Prosper ISD
Margot Dickey, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty in Special Education, Texas A&M University, Department of
Educational Psychology
Carla Forman, Board Member Emeritus, Director of Paratransit & Contracted Services at Trinity Metro
Larry Hughes, retired DARS-DRS Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor living in Collin County
Brooke Lewis, TX Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services Older Individuals Who are
Blind Program Worker in North Texas
Robert Petty, Disability Advocate living in Dallas County
Joe Rivas, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor & Attendant Care Training Specialist in Denton County
Sarah Rose, Ph.D.,Director, minor in Disability Studies & Associate Professor of History at the
University of Texas at Arlington
Jose Santos, Firefighter/Paramedic, Dallas Fire Rescue
David Saunders, Disability Advocate living in Dallas County
Joyce Tepley, retired Licensed Social Worker and published book author living in Dallas County
Timothy Upshaw, Certified Community Health Worker at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Anne Wallace, LPC, Professional Art Therapist & Certified Special Education Teacher living in Collin County
Abu Yilla, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology
Emeritus Council Members:
Penny Acrey, Advocate for People with Disabilities
Maria Bean, Inspection Specialist, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Irving
Pat Nehr, Disability Advocate, retired UPS employee in Dallas
Barbara Nwaigbo, Disability Navigator, ResCare Workforce Services, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas