
February, 2015
Convention Report
Connie Cisneros, Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
AAIDD Texas Chapter Convention Committee Chair
Guess who is turning 40? AAIDD Texas Chapter will be having its 40th annual convention in sunny Corpus Christi on July 28th through the 31st. The convention will be held at the Omni Hotel located right off the waters of the gulf. Our Planning committee is preparing for a convention that will provide information and resources to support persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their families, advocates, direct support staff and other professionals working in the IDD field.
The Call for Papers has been released I ask for your support by submitting presentations and/or recommending to your colleagues and friends to share their research, best practices, and expertise in the IDD field by submitting presentations for our convention. I would also ask that you support the convention by being a sponsor. Contact members of our Exhibitors/Sponsors sub-committee or any member of the Planning Committee to learn more about our sponsorship levels.
40th Annual Convention Committee
Connie Cisneros, Chair
Program/Local Arrangements/Awards/Nominations
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
Margo Childs
Awards/Nominations
MHMRA of Harris County
Connie Cisneros
Chair, Local Arrangements/Silent Auction
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
Pat Craig, Ph.D.
Chair/Consumer Stipends
Carson Easley
Program
MHMRA of Harris County
Jermaine East
Awards/Nominations/Exhibitors/Sponsors
MHMRA of Brazos Valley
Steve Fitzner
Exhibitors/Sponsors
Spindletop Center
Andy Griffin, Ph.D.
Program
Mexia State School
andrew.griffin@dads.state.tx.us
Charlotte Kimmel, Ph.D.
Local Arrangements
Mexia State School
charlotte.kimmel@dads.state.tx.us
Vanessa Miller
Program
MHMRA of Harris County
Cheryl Petty
Consumer Stipends
Austin Travis County Integral Care
Jake Pinner
Consumer Stipends
Maria Quintero, Ph.D.
Program
MHMRA of Harris County
maria.quintero@mhmraharris.org
Melissa Rasco, Chair
Silent Auction/Local Arrangements
CALAB
Bernadette Richardson
Kenmar Residential Services
Ollie, Seay, Ph.D.,
Program
Texas State University – San Marcos
Lisa Shelby
Consumer Stipends
Claudia Southern
Silent Auction
Southern Concepts, Inc.
Dion White, Chair
Local Arrangements
Center for Life Resources
Debbie Youngblood, Chair
Exhibitors/Sponsors
Daybreak Community Services