MDDC’s specific priorities are shaped by its governing council. The Council has 25 members.
Membership consists of:
Council meetings are open to the public. Please contact us if you would like to attend a meeting.
February 9, 2022
May 11, 2022
July 13, 2022
September 14, 2022
Our next Council Meeting is Wednesday, May 11, 2022 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.
Nicole Achey
Family Member
Alan Cobo-Lewis
Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
Staci Converse
Disability Rights Maine
Deb Davis (Co-Chair)
Family Member
Erin Frazier
Dept. of Education
Robbie Garland
Self-Advocate
Maryann Harakall
Dept. of Health & Human Services, Children with Special Health Care Needs
Maggie Hoffman
Family Member
Maria Lamb
Family Member
Roberta Lucas
Dept. of Education, Child Development Services
Jon McGovern
Self-Advocate
Craig Patterson
Dept. of Health & Human Services (Title XIX Adult Svs. rep)
Kile Pelletier
Self-Advocate
Maryann Preble (Co-Chair)
Self-Advocate
Suzanne Primiano
Department of Labor(Rehabilitation Svs rep)
Denise Ranger
Family Member
Marc Roix
Self-Advocate
Stacy Smart
Self-Advocate
Monique Stairs
Local Non-governmental Agency Representative - SUFU
Cheryl Stalilonis
Family Member
Sarah Trites
Self-Advocate
Tracey Webb
Family Member
Elissa Wynne
Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services
Jean Youde
Family Member
Abbott Philson
Self-Advocate
Kristine Binette
Family Member
Click on the links below for pdf's of recent Council meeting minutes
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MDDC Remote Participation Policy
This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001MESCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.