Advisory Council
The VR-ROI Project Advisory Council provides input to project staff and consultants to ensure that the project findings are relevant, replicable, and sound. This advisory group receives regular reports from the Project Management Team concerning the performance of the project, including progress in meeting the established project milestones, and will provide feedback to the Principal Investigator and staff on project accomplishments. Additionally the Advisory Council will evaluate the practical applicability of proposed models for estimating ROR/ROI and the proposed VR ROI Estimator. Members of the VR-ROI Project Advisory Council include:
Agency Representatives
Virginia DARS
VR-ROI Advisory Council Chair
Kathryn Hayfield
Commissioner, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
kathryn.hayfield@dars.virginia.gov
Dale Batten
Director of DRS, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Dale.Batten@dars.virginia.gov
Shaquwanda Baker
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
shaquwanda.baker@dars.virginia.gov
Delaware DVR
Andrea Guest
Director, Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor, DVR
Andrea.Guest@state.de.us
Jocelyn Langrehr
Deputy Director, Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor, DVR
jocely.langrehr@state.de.us
Kentucky OVR
Cora McNabb
Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Cora.McNabb@ky.gov
Becky Cabe
Assistant Director of Consumer Services at Kentucky Office for the Blind
Becky.Cabe@ky.gov
Maryland DORS
Scott Dennis
Assistant State Superintendent
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services
scott.dennis@maryland.gov
North Carolina DSB
Cynthia Speight
Director of Division of Services for the Blind
NC Department of Health and Human Services
cynthia.speight@dhhs.nc.gov
Chris Egan
Senior Director for Employment Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Chris.Egan@dhhs.nc.gov
North Carolina DVRS
Phil Protz
Director of Program Policy Planning and Evaluation
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVR)
NC Department of Health and Human Services
phil.protz@dhhs.nc.gov
Tara Myers
Deputy Secretary for Human Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services
tara.myers@dhhs.nc.gov
Texas DARS DRS
Cheryl Fuller
Assistant Commissioner for Rehabilitation Services
DARS Division for Rehabilitation Services
Texas Workforce Commission
Cheryl.Fuller@dars.state.tx.us
Adam Leonard
Director, Division of Operational Insight
Texas Workforce CommissionTexas DARS, Division for Blind Services
adam.leonard@twc.state.tx.us
Virginia DBVI
Raymond E. Hopkins
Commissioner, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Ray.Hopkins@dbvi.virginia.gov
Rick Mitchell
Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Rick.Mitchell@dbvi.virginia.gov
Other Members
John Connelly
Director, Research and Grants
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
JConnelly@rehabnetwork.org
Robert Lee Doyle III
Director, Florida Division of Blind Services
Robert.Doyle@dbs.fldoe.org
Sara J. Dunnigan
Deputy Director, GO Virginia and Economic Development
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
sdunnigan@vccs.edu
Kevin Hollenbeck, Ph. D.
Vice President, Senior Economist, Director of Publications
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
hollenbeck@upjohn.org
John O’Neill, Ph.D., CRC
Director, Employment and Disability Research
joneill@kesslerfoundation.org
David Stapleton
Senior Fellow; Director, Center for Studying Disability Policy
Mathematica
dstapleton@mathematica-mpr.com