Project
CONNECT
MDDC’s specific priorities are shaped by its governing council. The Council has 25 members.
Membership consists of:
November 8th, 2023
February 7th, 2024
May 8th, 2024
July 10th, 2024
September 11th, 2024
Council meetings are open to the public. Please contact us if you would like to attend a meeting.
Our next Council Meeting is Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 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.
Jean Youde (Interim Co-Chair)
Family Member
Abbott Philson (Interim Co-Chair)
Self-Advocate
Andrea Dole
Family Member
Anita Trivanian
Family Member
Candace Johnson
Self-Advocate
Cheryl Stalilonis-Francis
Family Member
Craig Patterson
Office of Aging and Disability Services Representative, Department of Health & Human Services
Elissa Wynne
Office of Child and Family Services, Department of Health & Human Services
Leigh Larderi
Department of Education
Jon McGovern
Self-Advocate
Kile Pelletier
Self-Advocate
Kim Moody
Disability Rights Maine (Sister Agency)
Department of Labor (Rehabilitation Services rep)
Maggie Hoffman
Family Member
Maria Lamb
Family Member
Mariah Murdock
Family Member
Maryann Harakall
Children with Special Health Care Needs, Department of Health & Human Services
Maryann Preble
Self-Advocate
Monique Stairs
Executive Director – SUFU (Sister Agency)
Nicole Achey
Family Member
Roberta Lucas
Child Development Services, Department of Education
Stacy Smart
Self-Advocate
Sue Russell
University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
Tracey Webb
Family Member
Click on the links below for PDFs of Council meeting minutes
July 12, 2023
Click on the titles for links to these documents
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.