DISABILITY POLICY CONSULTING
Los Angeles, CA. January 1985 to Present

Consults for and trains businesses, universities, state associations, government entities, centers for independent living and other not-for-profit organizations and has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses, workshops and seminars. Areas of consulting, writing and training include:

• implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act
• advocacy training and skills building (leadership development)
• health, wellness and aging with disability
• developing and analyzing public policy
• grant writing and publications
• planning barrier free meetings
• disability diversity training
• targeting disability customers in terms of marketing, customer service and product design
• telecommunications including using the Internet effectively
• disaster preparedness for people with disabilities
• short-term, strategic and long-term planning
• incorporating universal design principles into existing and new environments and products
• managing, evaluating, program developing, and fund raising for centers for independent living and other organizations

• Directed staff of 45 with a $1.8 million budget
• Established WCIL as one of the most respected and largest independent living centers
• Center honored as one of "The Top Five" centers in the country
• Instituted a weekly strategic advocacy planning and review team
• Expanded services to include: independent living skills training, "linkages" project to prevented institutionalization; several volunteers programs; a South Bay office; and a computer training program
• Diversified funding sources and increased annual private funds raised from $75,000 to $450,000
• Established an endowment and a $300,000 reserve
• Computerized management information systems including fund-raising records, service utilization statistics, personnel records, mailing lists, and accounting systems.
• Upgraded employee benefits and salaries
• Created a salary plan plan with adjustments for internal salary equity and step increases
• Instituted long term and annual strategic plans, providing WCIL with its first directional blueprint

• Developed and expanded peer support, career, and information and referral programs
• Established a local coalition of organizations for improving service coordination to people with disabilities
• Organized and taught courses to peer counselors
• Generated $175,000 in private support and increased fee revenues by 100%

• Provided individual, family and group psychotherapy
• Initiated one of the first programs to serve women with disabilities with Planned Parenthood
• Trained staff regarding disability-related psycho-social issues

• Established first ongoing inservice programs for allied health professionals on sexuality and disability
• Trained USC medical students and graduate social work students in psycho-social aspects of disability

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, M.S.W.
• HOFSTRA University, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, B.A. in Psychology

• United States Access Board
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Profession Education at Western University of Health Sciences, April 2000 to present
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California (LCS 5479)
• Certified Sex Educator and Therapist - American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (ASSECT)
• Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

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