Board of Directors
CQL is governed by a Board of Directors representing advocates, providers and professionals.
Katie Arnold, Director of Community Education, Institute on Disability and Human Development, Univ. of IL, Chicago, IL
William Beattie, Associate Executive Director, New Horizons Resources, Inc., Pleasant Valley, NY
Jennifer Becher,Corporate Director of Quality and Performance Enhancement, Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Watertown, WI
Gayle DiCesare, President and CEO, River Valley Behavioral Health, Owensboro, KY
Gary Edwards, Executive Director, UCP of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
William Kiernan, Executive Director, Institute for Community Inclusion, Boston, MA
Joseph MacBeth, Executive Director, National Association of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), Albany, NY
Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors, Washington, DC
Ernest McKenney, Owner, McKenney & Associates, Austin, TX
Joanna Pierson, Executive Director, The Arc of Frederick County, Frederick, MD
Nancy Potter, Vice President of Performance Services, Mosaic, Greeley, CO
Catherine Raggio, Secretary, Maryland Department of Disabilities, Baltimore, MD
Jennifer Rapella, Vice President of Programs, Autism Society, Bethesda, MD
Sally Ritchey, Staff Development Coordinator, Trinity Services Inc., Joliet, IL
Wanda Seiler, Senior Consultant, The Rushmore Group, Pierre, SD
Deborah Spitalnik, PhD, Executive Director, The Elizabeth Boggs Center, New Brunswick, NJ - CQL Board Chair
Peggy Terhune, Executive Director, Monarch, Albemarle, NC
Member Organizations
Member organizations appoint a representative to serve on CQL's Board.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (member since 1969)
American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) (member since 1973)
The Arc (member since 1969)
Autism Society of America (member since 1993)
Bethesda Lutheran Communities (member since 2013)
Mosaic (member since 1998)
National Association of QDDPs (NAQ) (member since 2002)
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) (member since 2006)
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) (member since 1969)