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Arc Michigan Conference |
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Sterling
Heights,
Michigan
Best Western
Sterling Inn
June 19-20,
2009 |
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2009 Arc Michigan Presentations |
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Key Issues Update: Supports for Persons
with Developmental Disabilities -
Presentation by Michael J.
Head, Director, Mental Health Substance Abuse
Administration, MDCH at the Arc Michigan Conference.
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Meet the Presenters |
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Blaise Winter is a
motivational speaker who played professional football for 11
years for The Colts, The Packers and The Chargers. He is the
author of "A Reason to Believe" and has spoken to over 1500
groups since 1996 on a variety of topics. Blaise has been
married for over 20 years and is the father of two boys. He
and his family live in Appleton, Wisconsin and enjoy
boating, traveling and sharing as much time as possible with
family. |
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Dr. Thomas Pomeranz is
a nationally recognized authority, trainer, clinician and
consultant in the field of services for people with
disabilities. Over the last forty years, Tom has conducted
thousands of seminars and programs throughout the United
States and Canada. His audiences praise his ability to
combine information, humor, passion and storytelling into an
informative whole that does not just present the
information, but really communicates it in a memorable
fashion. He is the highly acclaimed creator of Universal
Enhancement, which teaches strategies promoting community
participation and supporting people to have a quality life.
Additionally, he is noted for his innovative approach to
leadership and management training. Tom is the President and
CEO of Universal LifeStiles with offices located in
Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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Pat Carver's
relentless advocacy for social
justice, especially amid citizens who experience cognitive
or intellectual disabilities, began over four decades ago
when her brother was born. In the past, Pat Carver has
headed the communications effort for the Center for
Self-Determination, coordinated several advocacy projects
and Michigan Partners in Policymaking at the Association for
Community Advocacy (ACA) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today she
serves as a Communication Coordinator for the Michigan
Partners for Freedom and has established Community Drive,
Inc., a knowledge based practice dedicated to helping people
build circles of support. |
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Michelle Fuller
is an attorney and partner at Fuller & Stubbs, PLLC located
in Shelby Township, Michigan. Her probate practice focuses
on elder and disability law, as well as post-settlement
planning. She is currently the Treasurer of the Macomb
County Probate Bar Association and serves as Director of
Advocacy, Inc., a non-profit corporation which
administers special needs trusts for people with
disabilities. |
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Mike Head
is the Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Administration, Michigan Department of Community Health. |
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Dohn Hoyle
is the Executive Director of The Arc Michigan. Dohn is a
long-time advocate for the rights of people with
disabilities. He convenes the Howell Group, an organization
of people across Michigan who intend to see that people with
disabilities have the opportunity to experience what we know
is right and what they desire. Dohn presents across the
country on Alternatives to Guardianship, has consulted with
public officials in a number of states regarding
guardianship and is a member of Michigan's task Force on
Guardianship reform. |
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Joshua Kay
is a staff attorney at Michigan Protection and Advocacy
Services, Inc. specializing in the representation of parents
with disabilities in child protection cases. His work is
supported by a Skadden Fellowship. He attended law school at
the University of Michigan where he was heavily involved in
the Child Advocacy Law Clinic. Prior to law school, he
obtained a PH.D. in clinical psychology at the University of
Michigan. |
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Diana Kern
joined NEW as the Director of the BoardConnect® program with
a commitment to board governance and strong nonprofits.
Diana also oversees NEW's ResourceConnect® which
is the nonprofit community's first stop for assistance with
management issues. She has served on numerous boards and
been involved in non-profit fundraising. She received the
Randolph W. White Memorial Award for Community Service in
2003 for her dedication to serving the housing community.
She is also a certified trainer with the Institute of Real
Estate Management. |
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Lisa Lepine, J.D.
attended law school at the University of Detroit Mercy
School of Law. Prior to graduate school, she attended Wayne
State University and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts with a
major in Political Science and a minor in Russian Studies
and Language. She has been licensed to practice since 1998.
Throughout her years of practice, her focus has been estate
planning, with a specific emphasis on families who support
individuals and/or family members with special needs such as
developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Currently,
Mrs. Lepine is the Associate Director of Arc Services of
Macomb, Inc. as well as also practitioner with a small
private practice. |
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Elizabeth Martin
is
an artist who has her own business called Elegant Designs
by Elizabeth. Through her business, Elizabeth creates,
produces and sells ceramic art, mosaics and quilted and sewn
items. Elizabeth is a member of the Board of Directors and
Advisory Team at Community Living Services and volunteers at
a local Coffee Beanery, Blossoms Floral, Nature Nook,
Roxie's Salon and The Detroit Zoo. Elizabeth is currently
attending classes at Oakland Community College. |
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George Martin
served for 32 years as the
Executive Director of the Community Advocates, the Arc
chapter for Kalamazoo county. He has also served as
President of the Arcadia Institute since its founding in
1994 (his current position). He served eight years as a
board member of Kalamazoo Public Schools, including two
years as President. |
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Mark McWilliams
is
Director of Education Advocacy with Michigan Protection and
Advocacy Service (MPAS). MPAS is the protection and
advocacy agency serving individuals with disabilities in
Michigan; the MPAS Education Team provides individual and
systemic advocacy and training on education and children’s
issues through the state. Mark has worked with individuals
with disabilities in the protection and advocacy systems in
Michigan, California, and West Virginia since 1986. He
obtained his J.D. from the University of California Hastings
College of Law in 1985, is an active member of the Michigan
bar, and teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution at Thomas M.
Cooley Law School. He lives with his family in Eaton Rapids. |
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David R. Moss
is
an Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical
Education at Wayne State University Law School, where he
teaches Disability Law and supervises the Law School's
Disability Law Clinic. David received his B.A. from
Swarthmore College, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Before becoming a law professor, David was a Staff Attorney
and Managing Attorney with Minnesota Disability Law Center. |
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Craig Papas holds a
Bachelor Degree in Sociology & Criminal Justice from Central
Michigan University. He specialized in mediations including
Special Education Mediation, Guardianship/
Family care giving Mediation,
Victim Offender Mediation and Parenting Time Mediation. |
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Ray Shuholz
works as an advocate for the
Detroit Wayne county Community Mental Health Agency. He
serves as a Local Leader with Michigan Partners for Freedom,
is Chair of the Westland Disabilities Council and a Board
Member of the American Association of Intellectual
Disabilities Michigan. Ray sits on Community Living
Services' Peer Support Leadership Committee and is also a
Gentle Teacher at CLS. |
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Barbara Wybrecht is a
nurse specializing in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She has been a
consultant and trainer for the FAS Surveillance Project in
Genesee and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan's FAS Centers of
Excellence Project through the Michigan Department of
Community Health and for Michigan's FAS community Outreach
Education Projects at sixteen sites also through the
Michigan Department of Community Health. She and her husband
co-founded Parents Supporting Parents, a support
group for birth, foster and adoptive parents of children and
adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. |
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