Our Board of Directors

Meet the Board of Directors of NADSP

The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is governed by a 12 person Board of Directors, comprised of leading experts and professionals in the human services field for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Chester Finn (NY)

Board Chair

Special Advisor
New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities

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Maria Walker (IA)

Vice Chair

Program Planner
Polk County Behavioral Health & Disability Services

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Katherine Dunbar (IL)

Secretary

V.P. of Services and Systems Excellence
CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership

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Jennifer Leale (NY)

Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer
The Arc Mid-Hudson

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Jeanne Farr, MA (OR)

Past President

Chief Executive Officer
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed

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Wesley Anderson (NJ)

Director-At-Large

Director of Employment & Community Services
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services

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Robert Budd (NY)

Director-At-Large

Chief Executive Officer/President
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE)

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Cathy Ficker Terrill (IL)

Director-At-Large

Consultant
Alvarez and Marsal

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Monica McCall (MD)

Director-At-Large

Founder
Creative Options, Inc.

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Ashley Ritchey (NJ)

Director-At-Large

Family and Advocate Education Liaison
NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities

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Chet Tschetter

Director-At-Large

National Workforce Consultant
Institute on Community Integration | University of Minnesota

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