ODDC - Membership List

Members
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council

The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council consists of at least 28 members appointed by the governor. Members are people with developmental disabilities, parents and guardians of people with developmental disabilities, representatives from concerned state agencies, and nonprofit organizations and local agencies providing services to people with developmental disabilities..

Individuals with a Developmental Disability

Mary Butler, Elyria, Ohio
Ann Christopher, Columbus, Ohio
Shari Cooper , Dayton, Ohio
Todd Gatewood, Coshocton, Ohio
Courtney Jordan, Medina, Ohio
Dianne Koehler , Cincinnati, Ohio
Shelley Papenfuse, Toledo, Ohio
Richard Steinbrunner, Whitehall, Ohio
Deleria Tobias, Coshocton, Ohio
Curtis Wellman, Gahanna, Ohio

Parents or Guardians of Children with a Developmental Disability

Colette Adams, North Olmstead, Ohio
Charles Beatty, Mason, Ohio
Joyce Fox, North Canton, Ohio
Denise Kissel Akron, Ohio
Nestor Melnyk, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jane Novick, Dayton, Ohio
Susan E. McCrary, Columbus, Ohio
Michael Scholl, Worthington, Ohio
Erica Jean Thomas, New Albany, Ohio

Immediate Relatives or Guardians of Adults with Mentally Impairing Disabilities who cannot advocate for themselves

Elsie Helsel , Member Emeritus - Athens, Ohio

Parent or Guardian of a Person with a Developmental Disability who resides in or who has resided in an Institution

Cynthia Walker, Hudson, Ohio

Local Agency

John Pekar, Fairfield County Board of MRDD

Private Agency which Serves Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Ruben Garcia, Toledo, Ohio

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

Peter Keiser , Cincinnati Children's Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati, Ohio
Paula Rabidoux, The Nisonger Center, Columbus, Ohio

Representatives of State Government

Carol Shkolnik, Ohio Department of Aging
Carolynn Head, Ohio Department of Education
James A. Bryant, M.D., Ohio Department of Health
Kevin Aldridge, Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Biljana Manev, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Carl Sabo, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Michael Schroeder, Ohio Department of Mental Health