Click below to navigate to that section:

About the Council

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Current Council Members

Minutes from Past Meetings

Other Council Documents

 

About the Council

MDDC’s specific priorities are shaped by its governing council. The Council has 25 members.

Membership consists of:

• 17 Governor-appointed members. Of these:
  • at least 1/3 must be adults with developmental disabilities (DD)
  • at least 1/3 must be parents of children with DD or family members of adults with DD who are unable to advocate for themselves
  • 2 represent non-governmental/local agencies that provide services for individuals with DD
  • the remaining seats can be any combination of the first two designations listed above.
• 6 members who represent State agencies administering federally-funded programs related to persons with disabilities.
• 2 members represent the Council’s sister agencies, the Disability Rights Center and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies at the University of Maine, Orono.

Click here for Defining Developmental Disabilities

 

If you are interested in becoming a Council member, click here.

 

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 on ZOOM

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in person

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in person

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 in person

 

 Council meetings are open to the public. Please get in touch with us if you would like to attend a meeting.

 

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Our next Council Meeting is Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM via Zoom. This meeting is open to the public, but for security reasons, please reach out to Brenda Charneski at 207-480-1478 or toll-free 833-713-2618 or click here: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request the meeting link.

 

CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS

Abbott Philson (Co-Chair)
Self-Advocate

Andrea Dole
Family Member

Alan Cobo Lewis / Sue Russell
University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies

Candace Johnson
Self-Advocate

Cheryl Hathaway
Office of Child & Family Services, Department of Health & Human Services

Craig Patterson
Office of Aging and Disability Services Representative, Department of Health & Human Services

Courtnay Schadtle
Family Member

Leigh Larderi
Department of Education

Jon McGovern
Self-Advocate

Kile Pelletier (Co-Chair)
Self-Advocate

Maggie Hoffman
Family Member

Maria Cameron
Volunteers of America, Northern New England

Mariah Murdock
Family Member

Maryann Preble
Self-Advocate

Monique Stairs
Executive Director – SUFU (Sister Agency)

Nicole Achey
Family Member

Regina Bowie
Self-Advocate

Shaun Nixon
Department of Labor

Staci Converse
Disability Rights Maine (Sister Agency)

Stacey LaFlamme
Maternal and Child Health Program Manager, Department of Health & Human Services

Stacy Atter
Self-Advocate

Stacy Smart
Self-Advocate

Stephanie Vinson
Family member

Todd Marlowe
Family Member

Tracey Webb (Treasurer)
Family Member

 

MINUTES OF PAST MEETINGS

Click on the links below for PDFs of Council meeting minutes

July 10, 2024

May 8, 2024   

February 7, 2024

November 8, 2023

September 13, 2023

July 12, 2023

May 10, 2023

April 12, 2023

February 8, 2023

November 9, 2022

September 14, 2022

July 13, 2022

May 11, 2022

February 9, 2022

November 10, 2021

September 8, 2021

August 11, 2021

July 14, 2021

May 12, 2021

March 10, 2021

January 13, 2021

November 18, 2020

September 9, 2020

August 4 & 7, 2020

May 13, 2020

November 13, 2019

September 11, 2019

July 17, 2019

May 8, 2019

March 20, 2019

November 14, 2018

September 12, 2018

July 18, 2018

May 9, 2018

February 14, 2018

November 8, 2017

September 13, 2017

July 17, 2017

May 10, 2017

 

 

OTHER COUNCIL DOCUMENTS

Click on the titles for links to these documents

MDDC Bylaws

Conflict of Interest Policy

Sexual Harassment Policy

Website Privacy Policy

COVID Office Policy

Acronym Guide

MDDC Remote Participation Policy

Stevens Amendment